PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dangerous Daisy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (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.

Daisy
vs
Gallagher

174 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dangerous Daisy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Daisy.
Gallagher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Daisy tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.

Gallagher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gallagher lands in his opponent's guard.
Gallagher stops Daisy from standing up.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daisy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallagher passes Daisy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gallagher wants to pass the guard but Daisy is defending well.
Daisy pushes Gallagher off looking to stand but Gallagher dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher works his foot free and advances to mount.
Daisy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gallagher looking to finish Daisy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daisy!
Daisy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gallagher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daisy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Daisy blocking the ground and pound.
Gallagher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gallagher dominating with strikes here.
Daisy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daisy is breathing heavily.
Gallagher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daisy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gallagher misses with a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Gallagher trying to control but Daisy is having none of it.
Gallagher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daisy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gallagher cracks Daisy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Daisy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gallagher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gallagher controlling the pace for now.
Daisy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gallagher content just to control the position here.
Gallagher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gallagher working for a guillotine from mount but Daisy is in no mood to give up.
Gallagher controlling the pace for now.
Gallagher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daisy is looking to escape.
Daisy wants to try and get back to his feet.
Daisy is squirming around, avoiding Gallagher's attempts to control the action.
Gallagher landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daisy taking shots to the head.
Gallagher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gallagher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daisy hang on?

Gallagher looking for a guillotine from mount but Daisy is having none of it.
Daisy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Daisy tries to buck Gallagher off but Gallagher takes his back!

Gallagher is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gallagher misses with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daisy holding both Gallagher 's hands and preventing any damage.
Gallagher is working the ground and pound. Can Daisy escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Gallagher dominated that round.
That's time! Daisy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dangerous Daisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daisy misses with the combination.
Gallagher takes one to the chin there.
Daisy drops Gallagher with a left and a right! Oh, Gallagher is hurt - Daisy dives into side control looking to finish!

Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher is looking for a sweep.
Gallagher is still in real trouble! Can Daisy finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daisy wants to stand but Gallagher is controlling his arm.
Gallagher wants to control but Daisy postures up.
Gallagher is looking to reverse the position.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Daisy wants to stand but Gallagher has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daisy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daisy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gallagher drives through and clinches with Daisy against the cage.
Gallagher goes for a takedown attempt but Daisy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Gallagher shoots in and bounces Daisy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gallagher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daisy's head.
Gallagher slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Daisy wants to get back to his feet but Gallagher is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daisy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallagher stands and throws Daisy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daisy wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daisy keeps working.
Daisy is trying to buck Gallagher off.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daisy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daisy is looking to slow Gallagher down with leg kicks.
Daisy closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gallagher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daisy wants to stand up but Gallagher is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
Gallagher stays in close to Daisy's body and controls the position.
Daisy can't keep his opponent in guard - Gallagher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gallagher is looking to take a break and control but Daisy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daisy is looking to escape.
Gallagher controlling the pace.
Daisy is looking to escape.
Gallagher trying to control the pace.
Daisy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gallagher is tying to control. Daisy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallagher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Daisy pushes Gallagher off looking to stand but Gallagher dives back in and keeps control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gallagher lands a nice short elbow.
Gallagher content to control rather than advance.
Gallagher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Liam Gallagher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallagher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Daisy wants to slow Gallagher down by chopping away at his legs.
Daisy throws a combination that misses

and Gallagher counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daisy's guard now.

Gallagher postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daisy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gallagher, into his guard.
Gallagher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gallagher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daisy defends it well.
Gallagher is keen to just control but Daisy is a slippery customer.
Gallagher tries to pass to full mount but Daisy defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daisy is trying to stand up here but Gallagher is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is pressing down on Daisy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Daisy is holding on for now.
Daisy is looking to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gallagher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daisy wants to get back to his feet.
Gallagher controlling the pace.
Gallagher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daisy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gallagher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gallagher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Gallagher seems to be looking for submissions.
Daisy tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gallagher manages to move to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daisy is squirming around, avoiding Gallagher's attempts to control the action.
Daisy wants to get back to his feet.

Daisy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gallagher.
Gallagher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Daisy wants to get back to his feet.

Gallagher looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daisy squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daisy is looking to escape.
Gallagher thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallagher tries to control but Daisy wriggling away.
Gallagher loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Daisy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gallagher land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gallagher stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Gallagher!