PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Worst Hangover Ever. Terry Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gallagher
vs
Jenkins

190 cm
27
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 7 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
Gallagher throws a solid leg kick but Jenkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gallagher.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a head kick. That will keep Jenkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher tests Jenkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jenkins wants to clinch but Gallagher slips to the side
and Gallagher counters with a body kick that stops Jenkins in his tracks momentarily.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice straight punches there by Jenkins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jenkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jenkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Gallagher counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gallagher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jenkins.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gallagher.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Gallagher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jenkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Gallagher finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gallagher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallagher counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
Gallagher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Terry Jenkins has been cut.
Billy Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
Terry Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenkins misses with a left hand
and Gallagher counters with a head kick. That will keep Jenkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Terry Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gallagher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jenkins misses with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a head kick. That will keep Jenkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jenkins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher scores with a push kick.

Jenkins gets a clinch.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Gallagher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.

Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses

and Gallagher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jenkins!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jenkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gallagher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gallagher sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins wants to hold on but Gallagher pushes him away.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Gallagher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terry Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gallagher slips a jab from Jenkins.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Gallagher misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallagher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallagher at a distance.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.
Jenkins misses with a right hand
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins lands with a cross.

It looks like Billy Gallagher has been cut.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gallagher counters with a two punch combo.
Terry Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallagher throws a poor cross that misses
and Jenkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billy Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
Jenkins swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Gallagher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Jenkins as he checks the leg kick.
Gallagher throws a low kick but Jenkins moves out of range easily.
Gallagher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jenkins. Jenkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gallagher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight for Billy Gallagher!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Billy Gallagher!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Billy Gallagher!

Billy Gallagher wins by unanimous decision!