PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Gallindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Pancrazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallindo comes to the cage accompanied by Eppur Si muove. This should be a great matchup!

Gallindo
vs
Pancrazio

170 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduardo Gallindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrea Pancrazio!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gallindo.
Gallindo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallindo.
Gallindo is looking to chop away at Pancrazio's legs.
Gallindo throws a leg kick which misses Pancrazio's front leg but catches the back leg as Pancrazio tries to avoid it.
Pancrazio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pancrazio tries for a takedown but Gallindo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pancrazio misses with a two punch combination.
Pancrazio avoids the head kick by Gallindo.

Gallindo has managed to clinch.

Gallindo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gallindo.
Gallindo thumps Pancrazio with a low kick.
Pancrazio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallindo as he jumps to the side.
Pancrazio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pancrazio.
Eduardo Gallindo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrea Pancrazio.

Gallindo lands a big head kick that sends Pancrazio tumbling to the mat! Gallindo takes a step backwards and waves Pancrazio back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pancrazio is rocked!
Eduardo Gallindo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallindo swings for the body but Pancrazio moves out of range.
Pancrazio is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallindo finish him?
A head kick misses from Gallindo.
Pancrazio shoots in but no luck this time.
Pancrazio looks gassed!

Gallindo clinches with his opponent.
Pancrazio seems to have recovered his senses.

Gallindo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallindo lands a big head kick that sends Pancrazio to the canvas! Gallindo follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Gallindo!