PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shawn kilhefner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallo comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. The crowd seem to be enjoying kilhefner's choice of entrance music: right here right now. shawn kilhefner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gallo
vs
shawn kilhefner

188 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Adrenaline Fight Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, shawn kilhefner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kilhefner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gallo scores with a spinning back kick!
Gallo throws a left and a right that both miss
and kilhefner counters with a thumping low kick.

kilhefner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. kilhefner showed some decent athleticism there.
Gallo wants to get back to his feet.
Gallo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but kilhefner manages to mount him!

kilhefner stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
kilhefner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallo.
Gallo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but kilhefner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kilhefner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gallo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Gallo as kilhefner shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kilhefner tries to clinch up but Gallo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallo closes the distance but kilhefner moves to the side

so kilhefner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
kilhefner thows a big elbow that misses.
Gallo keeping moving, preventing kilhefner from controlling successfully.
kilhefner preventing the sweep.
kilhefner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gallo is looking for a sweep.
Gallo wants to control but kilhefner postures up.
Gallo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but kilhefner is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kilhefner landing a few strikes.
kilhefner working away.
kilhefner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
kilhefner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gallo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gallo tries to get out of the position.
Gallo wants to get back to his feet.
Gallo gets back to half guard.
Gallo is breathing heavily.
kilhefner prevents Gallo from standing back up.
kilhefner works his way into side control.
Gallo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but kilhefner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
kilhefner working the head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo is trying to get back to his feet.
kilhefner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

kilhefner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gallo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for kilhefner but great work by Gallo.
kilhefner is not content to let Gallo control the position.
Gallo working away.

Gallo stands up.
Gallo closes the distance looking to clinch

and kilhefner moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo is trying to break free.
Gallo throws an elbow that misses.

Gallo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
kilhefner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gallo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Joe Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gallo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawn kilhefner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gallo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallo throws a right and a left that kilhefner avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Gallo misses.
Nice takedown defense from Gallo. No joy for kilhefner on that attempt.
kilhefner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallo's waist but Gallo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kilhefner off to one side.
kilhefner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Gallo is predictable there

and kilhefner counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

kilhefner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallo throws a series of punches but kilhefner avoids them all with ease.
kilhefner is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallo gets a clinch.
Gallo is looking to break free of the clinch but kilhefner has double underhooks.
Gallo has had enough of the clinch but kilhefner keeps him there for the moment.
Gallo tries to break the clinch but kilhefner is controlling the position.
Gallo is trying to break the clinch but kilhefner has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
kilhefner misses with a knee strike.
Gallo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallo tries to break the clinch but kilhefner is controlling the position.

That's two 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.
Gallo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallo is trying to break the clinch but kilhefner has him pressed against the cage.
Gallo is trying to break free.
Gallo is trying to break the clinch but kilhefner has him pressed against the cage.
kilhefner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallo is trying to break the clinch but kilhefner has him pressed against the cage.
kilhefner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallo wants to get back to striking at distance but kilhefner won't allow it.

Gallo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gallo throws a left and a right that both miss
and kilhefner counters with a low kick, right behind Gallo 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo thows a leg kick but kilhefner checks it
and kilhefner counters with a low kick, right behind Gallo 's knee.
Gallo misses with the combination.
Gallo wants to clinch

and kilhefner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gallo tries to kick kilhefner off but kilhefner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
kilhefner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gallo is looking to get back to is feet but kilhefner passes into side control.
Gallo tries to bench press kilhefner off him but kilhefner keeps the position.
Gallo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
kilhefner happy to just control the position for now.
Gallo wants to get back to his feet.
Gallo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on kilhefner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Gallo pushes kilhefner off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

kilhefner clinches up with Gallo and pushes him back against the cage.
Gallo wants to break free but kilhefner has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawn kilhefner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gallo throws a series of punches but kilhefner avoids them all with ease.
Gallo misses with a double jab
and kilhefner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
kilhefner tries to clinch there but Gallo circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Gallo as kilhefner shoots in.

Gallo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
kilhefner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

kilhefner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gallo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for kilhefner!
Gallo scoring with strikes but kilhefner is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo landing strikes, looking to finish!
kilhefner wants to hold on but Gallo pushes him away.
Gallo with shots to the head and body - kilhefner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gallo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. kilhefner looks a forlorn figure.

Gallo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
shawn kilhefner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallo with shots to the head and body - kilhefner looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo lands a big shot there that rocks kilhefner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Gallo.
kilhefner is squirming around, avoiding Gallo's attempts to control the action.

Gallo has hold of kilhefner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and kilhefner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gallo cracks kilhefner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns kilhefner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gallo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish kilhefner?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo with shots to the head and body - kilhefner looks very uncomfortable down there.
kilhefner tries to reverse the position but Gallo maintains control.

Gallo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but kilhefner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
kilhefner keeps Gallo under control for a moment.

Gallo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick by Gallo misses

and kilhefner decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gallo's guard.
kilhefner wants to control from the top but Gallo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gallo kicks kilhefner off and gets to his feet.
Joe Gallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and kilhefner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by kilhefner.
Gallo can't break the clinch.
Gallo is working for takedown but kilhefner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gallo wants to break free but kilhefner has control.
Gallo is trying to break free.
kilhefner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gallo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gallo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think kilhefner 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shawn kilhefner!