PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by EODM - Don't speak. Luzhin has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo by Era as his entrance music. Nikolai Luzhin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gallagher
vs
Luzhin

190 cm
26
203 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luzhin drops Gallagher with a beautiful combination! Gallagher stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Luzhin is looking for the KO!

Gallagher is rocked!

It looks like Billy Gallagher has been cut.
Luzhin connects with a body shot.
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gallagher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luzhin.
Luzhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
Billy Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Luzhin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Luzhin counters with a huge right that knocks Gallagher out cold! Luzhin is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Luzhin!