|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.
|
|
|
190 cm
25
231 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
192 cm
25
247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident |
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Gable! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Gallo! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gallo misses with the combination.
Gable looks to land a left hand but Gallo moved out of range nicely. A punch combination from Gallo misses. Gable darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Gallo has hold of Gable's hands but Gable slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Gable is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Gallo is trying to get back to full guard. Gable wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallo keeps working. Gallo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Gable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gallo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they both work up against the meshing. Gallo is defending against the submission attempts here by Gable.
Gable is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gallo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Gable trying to pass the guard but Gallo defending well. Gallo is trying to control but can't.
Gable working the head and body with strikes. Gable passes to side control. Gallo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Gallo wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
Gallo looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Gallo looks gassed! Gallo is trying to control but can't.
Gable is looking to pass Gallo's guard but actually Gallo recovers to full guard. Gable is in close to Gallo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Gable landing with the ground and pound. Gallo is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Gallo is keeping the position. Gable knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gallo on the ground. Gallo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gable controlling from the top position. Gallo working a defensive guard here.
Gable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gallo is keeping the position for now. Gable postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gable advances position into side control! Gallo being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gallo is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gable lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gallo down.
Gallo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Gable working the head with strikes. Gallo is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Gable controlling from side mount. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Gable working the ground and pound. Gable connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gallo some visible discomfort.
Gallo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Gallo tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control. Gable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gable drops an elbow to the side of Gallo's head. Gallo wants to improve his position but Gable is controlling well.
Gable is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Gable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Gallo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gable lands a nice short elbow. Gallo gets back to full guard.
Gable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Gallo tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gallo trying to keep a closed guard but Gable is proving a slippery customer.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Gallo is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gallo wants to sweep here but Gable controlling him for the moment. Gable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gable shoots in but no luck this time. Alex Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gable looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Gallo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gallo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gable doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gable manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Gable trying to control but Gallo is working from the bottom. Gable is in close to Gallo's body, working some short punches and elbows. Gallo controls Gable momentarily but Gable frees himself. Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gallo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gallo being controlled here, momentarily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage! Gallo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gallo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gable's guard. Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gallo trying to control but Gable is working from the bottom. Gallo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Gable is trying to get back to half guard. Liam Gallo has got the better of the ground game so far. Gable is not content to let Gallo control the position. Gable sneaks out the side door and pushes Gallo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Gallo tries to clinch but Gable moves out of range. Alex Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gable shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gable showed some decent athleticism there. Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Gallo is not content to let Gable control the position. Gable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gallo is trying to control but can't.
Gable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Gallo is still on wobbly legs! Can Gable finish him? Gable has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Gallo wants to hold on but Gable pushes him away. Gallo seems to have recovered his senses. Gallo is looking to improve his position but Gable isn't that keen on the idea. Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gallo?
Gable lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Gable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gable with the ground and pound from mount. Gable can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gallo is looking to escape. Gable landing punches. Gallo is in a horrible position here. Gable smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gable working away from the top, dropping strikes. A nice elbow there by Gable. Gallo wants to hold on but Gable pushes him away. Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gable looking to ground and pound but Gallo is blocking nicely. Gallo tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away. Gallo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Gable. Poor strikes thrown by Gable there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gable scoring with strikes but Gallo is staying in there. Gallo wants to control but Gable is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gable landing strikes from the mount and Gallo is in trouble! Gable raining down shots from the mount! Gallo can't escape the position.
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gallo?
Gable landing shots from mount. Gallo is trying to escape the mount.
Gallo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Gable with a couple of short strikes.Gable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gallo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gallo tries to hold on but Gable postures up. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The referee warns Gallo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable with shots to the head and body - Gallo looks very uncomfortable down there. Gallo is looking to improve his position but Gable isn't that keen on the idea. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gable dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gable 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.
Gallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallo wants to clinch. Gallo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gable scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Gallo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Gable drops an elbow to the side of Gallo's head. Gallo gets back to full guard.
Gable drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gable jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gallo is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
Gallo is looking for a triangle but Gable pushes his legs off easily.
Gable looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gallo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gallo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gable has his hands clasped together but Gallo extends an breaks Gable's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gallo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Liam Gallo! Liam Gallo is the new heavyweight champion!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|