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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Gallero (ranked 5197 p4p, 5157 weight class) and Zachary Neer Neer (ranked 511 p4p, 508 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marvin Gallero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Neer Neer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallero fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Neer takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallero.
Gallero jabs at Neer's body.
Neer instigates a clinch.
Neer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neer forces Gallero back against the cage and clinches.
Gallero is looking to control Neer's arms but Neer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallero has his back to the cage.
Neer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gallero avoids it.
Gallero tries to break the clinch but Neer is controlling the position.
Gallero is trying to push Neer away but Neer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Neer successfully pulls guard.
Gallero trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gallero won't allow Neer to pass to mount.
Gallero wants to get back to full guard but Neer has mounted him!
Neer prevents Gallero from getting the reversal.
Neer raining down hammerfists from mount.
Neer controlling the pace for now.
Gallero tries to reverse the position but Neer maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallero avoids a series of strikes thrown by Neer.
Neer prevents Gallero from getting the reversal.
Neer controlling the position easily from mount.
Gallero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Neer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gallero hang on?
Neer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Neer misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neer prevents Gallero from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gallero tries to lock up and control but Neer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Neer content just to control the position here.
Neer lands a big elbow.
Neer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neer landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Neer Neer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Neer moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallero taking a breather.
Neer jumps into guard, dragging Gallero to the mat.
Gallero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallero defends well.
Neer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neer pulls Gallero in close to his closed guard and prevents Gallero from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neer wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer keeping moving, preventing Gallero from controlling successfully.
Neer wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallero passes Neer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neer is not content to let Gallero control the position.
Neer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neer misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Neer gets full guard.
Gallero has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Neer is proving hard to escape from.
Neer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neer trying to control the position.
Gallero trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gallero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neer pushes Gallero up against the cage in a clinch.
Neer manages to break the clinch.
Gallero scores with a jab. Neer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gallero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallero shoots in for a double leg but Neer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neer moves into range and clinches up with Gallero.
Gallero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neer jumps into guard, dragging Gallero to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gallero trying to control the action but Neer is working from the bottom.
Neer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neer is refusing to be controlled, as Gallero sits in half guard.
Neer wants to improve his position but Gallero is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gallero is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neer trying to hold on to Gallero's head to control him but Gallero postures up.
Neer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neer is pressing down on Gallero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Neer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallero defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer is breathing heavily.
Gallero prevents Neer from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neer looking to control but Gallero passes into half guard.
Neer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Neer Neer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gallero fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallero lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gallero.
Gallero scores with a nice head shot.
Gallero throws a nice looking combination but Neer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Neer on the side of the head.
Gallero gets caught napping as Neer dives in and scores a takedown. Gallero manages to retain guard.
Neer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gallero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neer stands and throws Gallero's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallero manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Gallero throwing shots but Neer is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer controlling the position for now.
Gallero is pressing down on Neer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Neer is holding on for now.
Neer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gallero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gallero has passed into side control.
Neer regains half guard, as Gallero was trying to land strikes.
Gallero trying to mount his opponent but Neer defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neer is trying to maintain the position but Gallero is very close to passing his half guard.
Neer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gallero stopping the sweep attempt from Neer.
Gallero throwing strikes but missing.
Gallero trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallero is really struggling to control Neer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gallero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neer controls Gallero momentarily but Gallero frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gallero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallero looking to sit in guard and control but Neer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallero isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Neer stacks Gallero on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Neer!
Neer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gallero will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallero prevents Neer from moving into mount.
Marvin Gallero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zachary Neer Neer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallero is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neer wants to pass the guard but Gallero is defending well.
Neer controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neer is looking to take a break and control but Gallero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Gallero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zachary Neer Neer!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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