 |
Play
by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
|
Event:
FCL - 22
Date: Apr 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Gable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gable slips under a jab.
Gallegos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallegos.
Gable misses the jab.
Gable's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gallegos slips under a jab from Gable.
Gallegos misses with a body shot.
Gallegos throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Gable counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gable won't allow Gallegos to sweep him here.
Gable wants to control from the top but Gallegos keeps moving.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Gable is trying to keep Gallegos in close.
Gallegos advances position into side control!
Gable manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gallegos manages to get to full guard.
Gallegos keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gallegos is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gable can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gable keeping full guard, as Gallegos tries to pass.
Gallegos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Gable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos is looking to stand up but Gable won't let him.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gallegos throwing strikes from guard but Gable blocks nicely.
Gallegos stands and throws Gable's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gable tries to bench press Gallegos off him but Gallegos keeps the position.
Gable stops Gallegos from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gallegos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gallegos raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos dominating with strikes here.
Gable tries to reverse the position but Gallegos maintains control.#T3#
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gallegos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gable is desperately trying to improve his position but Gallegos has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallegos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gable tries to lock up and control but Gallegos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gable can't escape the position.
Gable blocking the ground and pound.
Gallegos looking to ground and pound but Gable is blocking nicely.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gable's face.
Gallegos punching from mount but Gable doing a good job of avoiding damage. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos unloads with some shots from mount but Gable bucks and avoids them well.
Gable holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gallegos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gallegos throwing strikes here but Gable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gable is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallegos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallegos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gallegos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gable hang on?
Gable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gallegos.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Gallegos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Gallegos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gallegos throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Gable wants to slow Gallegos down by chopping away at his legs.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Gable counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallegos misses the target.
Gallegos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gable can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Gallegos misses #TD2#
and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallegos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallegos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos is working hard here to advance position.
Gable passes into half guard.
Gallegos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gable has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T1#
Gable looking to control but Gallegos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallegos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gallegos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gable wants to control the pace but Gallegos is squirming around nicely.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Gable tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.
Gallegos is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Gable might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gallegos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.
#T3#
Gallegos regains half guard.
Gallegos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Gable trying to control the position here.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos passes into half guard. #SU#
Gallegos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gable to get to his feet. #T4#
Gallegos checks a low kick from Gable.
Gallegos throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallegos throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable with the counter takedown but Gallegos avoids it easily.
Gallegos misses with a straight left.
Gallegos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gable lands a nice shot to the body.
Gable goes for a double leg but Gallegos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallegos continues to drive forward.
Gallegos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallegos.
Gable lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallegos lands a body shot.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Gallegos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gable stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallegos throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it.
Gable on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel Gallegos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallegos with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Gallegos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.#R3#
A shot to the liver by Gallegos. Beautiful body shot.
Gallegos misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely.
Gallegos throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Gallegos.
Gable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallegos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Gable releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallegos lands with a hook. Gable tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallegos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Gallegos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gable's head backwards.#ROC#Gable is rocked!
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Gallegos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gable throws out the jab.
Gallegos misses with an uppercut.
Gallegos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gable.#KD#
Gallegos drops Gable with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gable looks back up at him and smiles so Gallegos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gable is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallegos finish him?
Gallegos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gable falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gallegos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Gallegos! |
|
|
|
Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Gable misses the target.
Rochester half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rochester really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gable misses with a few strikes there.
Rochester attempts a counter takedown but Gable avoids it well and moves away.
Gable's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gable.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rochester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rochester is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rochester tries to improve position but can't.
Rochester is working hard here to advance position.#T1#
Rochester on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gable throwing strikes but Rochester manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gable is looking to reverse the position.
Rochester tries to advance to mount but Gable denies him.
Rochester wants to control but Gable is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Rochester is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gable knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T2#
Gable is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Rochester tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rochester has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Rochester looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Rochester goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gable rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rochester's guard! Nice work there by Gable! #T3##SUB#
Rochester 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 Rochester extends and breaks Gable's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rochester.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ziggy Rochester! |
|
|
|
Event:
STC8| Rodriguez x Helmsley
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Yaroslav shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Yaroslav gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gable to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gable throws a strike but Yaroslav rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Gable has control of Yaroslav's left arm, preventing Yaroslav from doing any damage.
Gable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yaroslav. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaroslav is one step ahead there.
Gable is still trying to improve position.#T1##SUB#
Yaroslav drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gable looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gable looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gable! #REVB#
Yaroslav tries to improve position but can't.
Gable wants to control but Yaroslav is keeping him busy.
Gable in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yaroslav on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Gable looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yaroslav tries to buck Gable off but Gable is having none of it.
Yaroslav definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yaroslav prevents Gable from moving into mount.
Gable has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tappelukerho. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gable throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gable landing strikes.
Yaroslav seems a little lost for a moment, as Gable dominates the positioning.
Gable is looking to take a break and control but Yaroslav is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Gable politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gable prefers to stall for the moment though.#T3#
Yaroslav tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gable wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gable just content to control the position.
Yaroslav struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Yaroslav's face as Gable controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yaroslav tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaroslav trying to remain calm as Gable controls from the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gable cracks Yaroslav with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT2#It looks like Vladimir Yaroslav has been cut.
Don Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaroslav or perhaps it was just good defense by Gable, which made it look bad.
Yaroslav is breathing heavily.
Yaroslav on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Gable lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#KD2#
Gable lands a left and a right that send Yaroslav crashing to the mat, dazed. Gable thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Yaroslav is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable connects with a stiff jab that staggers Yaroslav - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Gable!
Don Gable very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
|
|
|
Event:
STC1| Silveiro x Graves
Date: Dec 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Gable is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cinco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
Cinco throws a leg kick #TD#
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control.
Cinco can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A lull in the action here.
Cinco is not content to let Gable control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cinco is trying to control Gable's posture but Gable avoids it. #T1#
Cinco trying to remain calm as Gable controls from the top position.
Cinco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gable off and has taken his back!
Will Cinco go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Cinco might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gable haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gable covering up well under a series of strikes from Cinco.
Gable just trying to survive but Cinco is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #T2##SUB2#
Cinco is cranking Gable's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Gable! He's tightened the choke and Gable is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Cinco!
After winning the bout, Esteban Cinco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
|
|
|
Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2023 |
#R1#
A lazy left from Gable finds it's target.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gable.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gable.
Gable throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gable looks to land a combination but Meyers avoids it well.
Gable misses with a hook
enabling Meyers to counter with a crisp jab.
Meyers blocks a jab.
Gable feints with a jab and clips Meyers right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Meyers is sent crashing into the canvas and Gable leaps in for the kill! Meyers tries to get to his feet but Gable is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Meyers is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Gable!
Don Gable really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shadow Realm Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
