PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kampa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kampa's choice of entrance music: End of All Hope. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jorma Kampa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gallagher
vs
Kampa

190 cm
22
216 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Kampa!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gallagher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gallagher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kampa circles away.
Kampa swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallagher.

Kampa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gallagher tries to score a body lock takedown but Kampa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kampa gets underhooks to prevent Gallagher's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Gallagher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallagher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kampa.

Gallagher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Kampa ducks down to avoid it.

Kampa scores with a takedown into Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Kampa from controlling successfully.
Gallagher will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kampa wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
Kampa passes Gallagher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kampa trying to mount his opponent but Gallagher defends it.
Gallagher controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but Kampa is controlling well.
Gallagher trying to control but Kampa postures up.
Gallagher is refusing to be controlled, as Kampa sits in half guard.
Kampa is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Kampa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kampa controlling the action here.
Kampa throwing shots but Gallagher is blocking nicely.

Kampa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kampa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.

Gallagher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kampa is tying to control. Gallagher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gallagher is looking to control Kampa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Gallagher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gallagher tries to get out of the position.

Kampa is working for a submission of some sort.
Kampa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kampa is working for a submission of some sort.
Kampa looks gassed!
Kampa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gallagher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kampa works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kampa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gallagher has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gallagher!
Gallagher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Kampa keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kampa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gallagher escapes and throws Kampa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kampa is trying to improve his position.
Gallagher moves into full mount!
Gallagher with the ground and pound from mount.
Kampa is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is landing with some decent strikes but Kampa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gallagher wants to control the pace but Kampa is squirming around nicely.
Kampa gets back to half guard.
Gallagher trying to mount his opponent but Kampa defends it.
Gallagher wants to take a breather but Kampa is having none of it.
Kampa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gallagher lands with a punch from half guard.
Kampa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kampa looking for a guillotine here but Gallagher defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gallagher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Kampa keeps moving.
Gallagher passes Kampa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorma Kampa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kampa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kampa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kampa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kampa is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Gallagher has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Gallagher! He waited for his chance and took it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liam Gallagher!