PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seb Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Seb Roland has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Seb Roland seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Roland
vs
Gallagher

180 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Win Nutritional
Londons Best Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gallagher as he avoids it easily.
Gallagher looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Gallagher gets a takedown into half guard.
Gallagher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roland is doing well to control the position and prevent Gallagher from advancing to side control.
Roland is trying to control but can't.
Roland wants to get back to his feet.

Roland looking for submissions off his back.
Roland wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland gets back to full guard.
Roland pulls Gallagher in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roland has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gallagher trying to control but Roland is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roland 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 trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roland lands strikes from half guard.
Roland is trying to control. Gallagher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallagher is looking to control Roland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roland lands a nice short elbow.
Roland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gallagher is not content to let Roland control the position.

Roland is working for a kimura but Gallagher is defending it quite comfortably.
Roland working over Gallagher with some ground and pound. Gallagher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roland is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gallagher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roland is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher has hold of Roland's hands but Roland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roland is nestled in close to Gallagher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Roland looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Roland has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Roland dominating with strikes here.
Roland looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Roland dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roland stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roland tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.

Roland feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roland trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roland is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Seb Roland just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Roland closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gallagher to the mat! Gallagher manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland stops Gallagher from standing up.
Roland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roland passes to side control.
Roland working the body and head with strikes.
Roland controlling from side mount.
Gallagher is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roland in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gallagher tries to bench press Roland off him but Roland keeps the position.

Roland thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roland throwing strikes but Gallagher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gallagher moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gallagher trying to control the position but Roland is working away.
Seb Roland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Roland sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Roland is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gallagher off and has taken his back!
Roland is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Roland 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.
Roland has the hooks in. Gallagher is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Roland. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Roland looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roland is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gallagher knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gallagher for a finish.
Roland is hanging on to Gallagher's back as he tries to escape.
Roland throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Gallagher!
Roland tries to get the hooks in deep but Gallagher pushed the leg off.
Roland lands shots from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Roland dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Roland closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Roland lands in his opponent's guard.
Roland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gallagher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gallagher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roland wanted to stand there but Gallagher had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roland passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Roland working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland wants to control but Gallagher is keeping him busy.
Gallagher wants to control but Roland postures up.
Roland is putting a hurting on Gallagher here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gallagher can't do much from the bottom here.
Roland is looking to take a break and control but Gallagher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gallagher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gallagher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roland puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Roland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roland with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roland throwing shots but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Gallagher wants to get back to full guard but Roland has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland landing strikes from the mount and Gallagher is in trouble!
Roland putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gallagher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gallagher is squirming around, avoiding Roland's attempts to control the action.
Roland is really struggling to control Gallagher but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Roland sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gallagher wants to hold on but Roland pushes him away.

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.
Gallagher working to try and regain half guard.
Roland lands a heavy elbow.
Gallagher is trying to escape the mount.
Roland controlling the position easily from mount.
Michael Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seb Roland is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seb Roland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roland has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Roland!