PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drung Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Gallindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallindo has chosen Eppur Si muove as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Douglas
vs
Gallindo

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drung Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduardo Gallindo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gallindo rushes Douglas and presses him up against the cage.
Gallindo gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
Douglas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gallindo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Douglas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douglas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Douglas prevents Gallindo from getting back to his feet.
Douglas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Douglas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Douglas prevents Gallindo from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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!
Gallindo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Douglas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Douglas prevents Gallindo from getting back to his feet.
Douglas scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Douglas prevents Gallindo from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Douglas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Douglas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Douglas chips away with some ground and pound.
Gallindo wants to stand and escape but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas is in close to Gallindo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Douglas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Douglas lands a couple of digs.
Gallindo wants to stand up but Douglas is controlling him.
Douglas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas connects with a couple of short punches.
Douglas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Douglas scoring with punches to the head and body.

Gallindo is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gallindo wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
Gallindo is still in real trouble! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Douglas is working Gallindo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gallindo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gallindo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gallindo looks gassed!
Douglas with a nice head shot there.
Douglas 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.
Gallindo wants to get back to his feet but Douglas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Douglas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Douglas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gallindo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Douglas is controlling him.
Douglas is in close to Gallindo's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas landing with the ground and pound.
Douglas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gallindo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Douglas distracts Gallindo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Douglas gets to his feet and stands over Gallindo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Gallindo felt that one! Douglas unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Gallindo from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drung Douglas!