PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francois Gays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gays comes to the cage accompanied by sexy back de justin timberlake. Gailfus has chosen bleed it out as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gays
vs
Gailfus

177 cm
18
134 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

225 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois Gays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Gailfus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gays stuffs the takedown.
Gailfus misses with a takedown attempt - Gays sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Gays shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gailfus is desperately trying to improve his position but Gays has a good base and remains in mount.
Gays wants to control the pace but Gailfus is squirming around nicely.
Gailfus has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Gays is persistently looking for the submission but Gailfus is defending it well.
Gailfus prevents Gays from getting a body triangle.
Gays is hanging on to Gailfus's back as he tries to escape.
Gays really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gays is trying to stick to Gailfus's back but Gailfus is turning into Gays. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gays's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gailfus.
Gailfus postures up.
Gailfus trying to control but Gays is working from the bottom.
Gailfus won't allow Gays to sweep him here.
Gays keeping moving, preventing Gailfus from controlling successfully.

Gays working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gailfus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gailfus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gays bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gailfus's guard.
Gays sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gays cracks Gailfus with a solid left hand.
Gailfus wants to stand up but Gays is controlling him.
Gays slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gailfus has Gays pulled in close to control his posture.
Gays pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gailfus is keeping the position for now.
Gays trying to control the position from guard on top but Gailfus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus looking to control.
Gailfus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gays. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gailfus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gays counters by moving into the clinch.
Francois Gays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Gailfus.
Gailfus looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Gays.
Gailfus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gays looking to stall.
Gays stops a takedown attempt from Gailfus.
Gays is working for takedown but Gailfus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gailfus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gays throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gailfus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gays wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gays looking to throw knees to the head but Gailfus is blocking nicely.
Gays tries to break the clinch but Gailfus is controlling the position.
Gays is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gailfus is keeping busy.
Gays tries to circle away but Gailfus has him pinned against the cage.
Gailfus drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gays pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gays shoots and misses

and Gailfus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gailfus.
Gays is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gailfus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gays tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Gailfus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gays regains guard.
Gailfus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gays not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gays might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gays trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gailfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gays wants to stand and escape but Gailfus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Gays 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.

Gailfus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gailfus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gays has one foot on Gailfus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gailfus fails to land the takedown.
Gays tries to clinch up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gays.

Gailfus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gays is refusing to be controlled, as Gailfus sits in half guard.
Gays is positioning himself well to prevent Gailfus advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus trying to control from Gays's half guard. Gays has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gailfus wants to stand but Gays has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gays is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gays keeping full guard, as Gailfus tries to pass.

Gays has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gailfus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gailfus is looking to stand up but Gays won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gays looking for a guillotine here but Gailfus defends easily.
Gailfus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gays's guard.
Gailfus wants to stand up but Gays has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gays lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus wants to stand but Gays has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gays manages to get to full guard.
Gays is trying to keep Gailfus in close.
Gailfus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gailfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gailfus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gailfus preventing the sweep.
Gailfus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gays looking to control.
Gailfus wants to control from the top but Gays keeps moving.
Gays looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeffrey Gailfus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gays closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gailfus circles away.
Gays looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gailfus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gays tries to avoid it but Gailfus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gays to the ground. Gays escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gays misses with a straight left.
Gays throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Francois Gays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gailfus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gays's guard.
Gailfus trying to control but Gays is working from the bottom.

Gailfus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gays dives on top into guard.
Gays controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gailfus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gailfus is trying to control the position but Gays postures up.
Gailfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gailfus, not yet.
Francois Gays overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gays controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gays passes into half guard.

Gays is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gailfus tries to get to full guard but Gays has control of the leg.
Gailfus is looking to control Gays's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gailfus avoid being mounted?
Gays not doing much here.
Gailfus tries to get to full guard but Gays has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus missing with punches from the bottom.
Well, if Gays is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gays wants to stand up but Gailfus has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gays trying to control the action but Gailfus is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gays darts in trying to clinch

so Gailfus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gays wants to stand but Gailfus is controlling the position.

Gays had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gailfus is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gays Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gailfus's back instead.
Gays doesn't have the hooks in and Gailfus manages to turn into his guard.
Gailfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Gays is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Gailfus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gailfus 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 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Francois Gays!