PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 1199 p4p, 162 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 1235 p4p, 166 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly. Strauss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Root Of All Evil. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gallagher
vs
Strauss

182 cm
29
180 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

174 cm
32
170 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Strauss.
Strauss walks into a stiff left hand from Gallagher.
Strauss looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Gallagher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($800/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Strauss tries to counter by closing the distance.
Strauss throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strauss.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Strauss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Good body shot from Strauss.
Strauss blocks an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher is looking to control Strauss's arms but Strauss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher pushes off an throws an elbow but Strauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallagher stalling.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Strauss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Strauss lands with a right to the head.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Strauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Strauss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Gallagher misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gallagher throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Strauss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Strauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strauss dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
A hook to the body from Strauss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a right hand.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Strauss.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Strauss is blocking nicely.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strauss is keeping busy.
Strauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strauss working aggressively here.
Gallagher taking a breather.
Strauss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strauss works on Gallagher's body with a couple of short punches.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Strauss scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Strauss lands with a light punch inside.
Strauss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strauss throws a head punch that misses.
Strauss pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strauss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
A short right from Strauss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strauss scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallagher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Strauss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Strauss lands a right hand.
Strauss misses with a body punch.
Strauss lands a nice shot to the body.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strauss's defenses.
Strauss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss presses Gallagher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strauss tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Strauss.
Gallagher is trying to maintain a safe position but Strauss gets an underhook and turns Gallagher into the cage.
Gallagher lands a nice elbow.
Strauss tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strauss struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strauss's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallagher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strauss's brow.
Strauss misses with some punches.
A short left from Strauss.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Strauss ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Strauss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strauss smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gallagher fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallagher connects with the punch.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Strauss slips the punch.
Strauss tries a head kick but it misses.
Strauss throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Strauss moved out of range.
A big left from Strauss misses.
Frank Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strauss.
Strauss scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strauss throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Strauss throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Strauss's shoulder, as Strauss tries to avoid the shot.
Gallagher misses with a double jab
letting Strauss counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with the combination.
Strauss scores with a decent looking hook.

Gallagher is rocked!
Strauss jabs Gallagher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strauss slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Strauss connects with an inside leg kick.
Gallagher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Strauss finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallagher's head.
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
Strauss digs a good hook to Gallagher's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallagher throws the left hand but Strauss avoids the punch easily.
Strauss throws a low kick but Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strauss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strauss misses with a hook
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gallagher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Strauss, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Strauss.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Strauss.
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
Strauss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strauss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gallagher.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strauss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
Strauss misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Strauss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strauss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
Strauss lands a left hand.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strauss.
Strauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Strauss lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Strauss.
Strauss is working Gallagher over against the cage.
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strauss.
Strauss working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Strauss.
Gallagher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strauss misses with the head strike.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Gallagher blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Strauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Strauss misses with some punches.

Gallagher manages to break the clinch.

Strauss clinches up with Gallagher and pushes him back against the cage.
Strauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strauss avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Strauss swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilhelm Strauss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gallagher throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strauss cracks Gallagher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strauss lands with a shot to the body.
Strauss cracks Gallagher with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gallagher tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Strauss pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gallagher is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilhelm Strauss!
A very excited looking Wilhelm Strauss made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Frank Gallagher stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.