PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skoal Citrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skoal Citrus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gallagher
vs
Citrus

165 cm
23
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

168 cm
23
139 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skoal Citrus!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher tries to move into range but Citrus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher slips a straight right by Citrus.
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Citrus's head but Citrus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Citrus moves away and avoids it.
Citrus scores with a jab to the body.
Citrus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Citrus's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Citrus works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Citrus.
Citrus lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Citrus rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Citrus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Citrus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gallagher pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch but Citrus keeps him there for the moment.

Citrus manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the body

and Citrus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gallagher won't be happy with that.
Citrus is staying tight to Gallagher's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Citrus tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to buck Citrus off but Citrus is having none of it.
Citrus has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here. Citrus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Citrus landing punches.
Citrus landing strikes from the mount and Gallagher is in trouble!
Citrus landing punches.
Citrus lands a nice shot to the head.
Citrus working the ground and pound effectively.
Citrus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gallagher looks a forlorn figure.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here. Citrus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Citrus scoring with strikes but Gallagher is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working to try and regain half guard.
Citrus landing strikes from the mount and Gallagher is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Citrus.
BOOM! Citrus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gallagher is looking to improve his position but Citrus isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Citrus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gallagher looks a forlorn figure.

Citrus has control of Gallagher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gallagher regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Citrus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gallagher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gallagher is looking to improve his position but Citrus isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher regains half guard.
Gallagher is trying to stand back up but Citrus is controlling him
Citrus tries to pass to full mount but Gallagher defends it.
Citrus trying to control from half guard but Gallagher is working away.
Gallagher is trying to stand.
Gallagher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Citrus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Citrus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Citrus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Citrus scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Citrus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallagher swivels and escapes.
Citrus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Citrus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gallagher but Gallagher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skoal Citrus.
Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallagher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Citrus counters with a right hand to the body.
Citrus moves out of range of the strikes.
Citrus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher scores with a jab. Citrus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gallagher.
John Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Citrus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gallagher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Citrus asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Citrus tries for a kimura but Gallagher is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skoal Citrus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Citrus.
Gallagher moves out of range as Citrus strikes.
Citrus throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Citrus takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Gallagher misses.
Nice takedown defense from Gallagher. No joy for Citrus on that attempt.
Gallagher lands a nice hook to Citrus's body. Citrus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Citrus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Citrus's head back.
Citrus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination.

Citrus is rocked!
Gallagher works the jab nicely.
Citrus is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallagher finish him?
Citrus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Citrus seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gallagher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.

Citrus forces Gallagher back against the cage and clinches.
Citrus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Citrus looking to throw knees to the head but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Gallagher is looking to break free of the clinch but Citrus has double underhooks.

Citrus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gallagher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gallagher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Citrus with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Citrus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Gallagher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Citrus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Citrus passes into half guard.
Citrus works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus with a couple of short strikes.
Gallagher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gallagher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Citrus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gallagher is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Citrus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Citrus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gallagher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Citrus lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Citrus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gallagher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Citrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gallagher's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher tries to reverse the position but Citrus maintains control.
Citrus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gallagher's face.
Citrus landing punches.
Gallagher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skoal Citrus has got the better of the ground game so far.

Citrus jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gallagher manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Citrus tries to advance to mount but can't.
Citrus sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gallagher is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Citrus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gallagher!
Gallagher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Citrus looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallagher is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Citrus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Citrus pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gallagher is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Citrus is landing with some decent strikes but Gallagher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Citrus lands a big shot there that rocks Gallagher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Gallagher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Citrus momentarily.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Citrus avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gallagher falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Citrus to counter with a crisp jab.
Skoal Citrus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Gallagher.
Gallagher slips under a jab from Citrus.
Citrus throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.

Citrus closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Citrus has him pressed against the cage.
Citrus lands a nice elbow.
Citrus is leaning against Gallagher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Citrus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Citrus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gallagher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gallagher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Citrus with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Citrus has Gallagher pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Citrus pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gallagher tumbling to the mat - Citrus dives into Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Citrus is controlling him.
Citrus lands a couple of digs.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet but Citrus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Citrus advances position into side control!
Gallagher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Citrus lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gallagher down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citrus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gallagher to see if he's OK.
Gallagher prevents Citrus from moving into mount.
Gallagher wants to control but Citrus postures up.

Citrus has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Gallagher is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Citrus yanks on the arm and Gallagher is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Citrus.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skoal Citrus!