PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by EODM - Don't speak. Powell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stepping Razor kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
Powell

190 cm
25
203 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

182 cm
26
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Powell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gallagher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gallagher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Powell defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.

Powell rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Powell cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
Powell stalling against the cage.
Powell missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Billy Gallagher has been cut.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Powell to work.
Powell is trying to stall.
Gallagher slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell stalling in the clinch but Gallagher improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Powell.
Powell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Powell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.
Gallagher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powell lands with a right to the head.
Gallagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Powell tries to stall but Gallagher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Powell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powell misses with a knee to the head.
Gallagher tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Powell.
Powell landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Powell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gallagher's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher can't break the clinch.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Powell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallagher takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powell slips a jab from Gallagher.
Powell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallagher checks it well.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallagher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
Gallagher misses with a hook. Powell ducked under it nicely.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher lands with a nice combination. Powell backs away looking to recover.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Powell looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powell defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Powell doesn't seem bothered though.
Powell moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Powell 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Powell looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Powell throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
A left lands for Gallagher.
Gallagher catches Powell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Powell looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Powell misses with a hook.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gallagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Powell.
Powell punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Powell moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Powell takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Powell's body.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher with a jab.
Powell throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Powell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallagher. That did some damage!
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Powell.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher throws a one two combo.
Gallagher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher tests Powell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Powell wants to clinch up but Gallagher keeps it at a distance.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Powell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
A shot to the liver by Gallagher. Beautiful body shot.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body punch
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
Billy Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Powell.
Gallagher throws a good cross that connects.
Gallagher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Powell throws a jab when Gallagher was well out of range.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Joe Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell misses with a hook.
Gallagher moves out of range of the body kick from Powell.
Gallagher scores with the left hand. Powell knows he should have avoided that one.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gallagher rather than just go for the knockout.
Gallagher swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a jab. Powell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Powell's body.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Powell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Gallagher lands a jab to Powell's midsection.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
Gallagher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gallagher scrambles back to his feet.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Powell with a series of wild strikes but Powell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powell staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Gallagher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Powell doesn't seem phased though.
A good leg kick by Powell.
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher jabs Powell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Powell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Powell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell moves out of range as Gallagher strikes.
Powell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gallagher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.

Powell has Gallagher up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell trying to land knees to the body.
Powell avoiding damage.

Powell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Gallagher slips a jab from Powell.
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Powell.
A big right from Powell misses.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gallagher.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Powell misses with a looping left.
Gallagher lands a slapping body shot.
Powell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Powell counters with a nice body kick.
Gallagher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Powell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Powell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Gallagher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Gallagher is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powell connects with a leg kick. Gallagher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Billy Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
That kick from Powell tenderised Gallagher's leg. Gallagher is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Powell saw that one coming.
Powell cracks Gallagher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Powell lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallagher slips a jab from Powell.
A nice inside leg kick there by Powell. That's going to slow Gallagher down.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
Powell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Powell. Beautiful body shot.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher misses with a body punch
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
Powell misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gallagher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powell scores with a hook to the body. Gallagher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Powell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Powell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Powell scores with a jab. Gallagher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher defending well as Powell loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Powell misses.
Nice uppercut there from Powell.
Powell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallagher drops his hands momentarily and Powell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Powell lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Powell.
Joe Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Powell cracks Gallagher with a good jab.
Powell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Powell is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Powell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gallagher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powell counters with an outside leg kick.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Powell!