PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gallo's choice of entrance music: Represent. Liam Gallo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hart
vs
Gallo

190 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
252 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo tries to score with a low kick but Hart moves his leg out of the way.
Gallo throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Gallo throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Gallo throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallo is looking to score with low kicks.
Hart defending well as Gallo loads up on a big left hand.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gallo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallo throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Gallo misses with a head kick.
Hart throws a series of punches but Gallo avoids them all with ease.

Hart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gallo wants to control but Hart passes into side.
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallo keeps working.
Hart scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gallo down.
Gallo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Gallo is rocked!
Gallo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gallo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gallo is still in real trouble! Can Hart finish him?
Hart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallo keeps working.

Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gallo seems to have recovered his senses.

Hart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gallo is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hart's best efforts.
Hart trying to control from half guard but Gallo is working away.
Gallo is trying to maintain the position but Hart is very close to passing his half guard.
Hart 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.
Gallo is looking to escape.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gallo defending well though.
Hart working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gallo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gallo looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hart controlling the action here.

Hart is trying to work for a kimura but Gallo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart 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.

Hart is looking for a kimura here.
Gallo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hart slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hart is working to tighten is grip on Gallo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Gallo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Hart is really squeezing tight and eventually Gallo passes out! Hart breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chad Hart!