PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti as his entrance music. Leonard Christopher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christopher
vs
Gallagher

185 cm
26
265 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

202 cm
41
250 lbs
35 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christopher.
Christopher scores with a leg kick.
Christopher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Christopher has Gallagher up against the cage in a clinch.
Christopher working hard to break the clinch.
Christopher tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher lands with a light punch inside.
Christopher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Christopher lands an elbow that stopped Gallagher in his tracks for a moment.
Christopher throws an elbow that misses.
Christopher looking to throw knees to the head but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Christopher pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Gallagher connects with a crisp jab.
Christopher wants to clinch.
Gallagher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christopher.
Gallagher defending well as Christopher loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher misses with a takedown
and Christopher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Christopher misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christopher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christopher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christopher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Christopher misses with a head kick.
Leonard Christopher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christopher tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
A combination from Christopher does no damage.
Christopher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Christopher.
Christopher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher tests Christopher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christopher.
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gallagher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Christopher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher swinging wildly here.
Christopher throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Gallagher throws a jab but it's blocked by Christopher.
Christopher tries a head kick but it misses.
Christopher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gallagher takes a step back to recover.

Christopher has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gallagher taking a breather.
Christopher tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
Christopher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
Christopher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Christopher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christopher lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christopher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Christopher drops Gallagher with a big knee straight up the middle! Gallagher is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Gallagher is rocked!

It looks like Killian Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Christopher.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Christopher finish him?
Christopher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Christopher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killian Gallagher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Christopher misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Christopher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Gallagher 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Christopher misses with a right hand
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Christopher.
Christopher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christopher throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Christopher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christopher looks to land a body kick but Gallagher moved away.
Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gallagher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gallagher jabs Christopher right on the nose. Christopher blinks but takes it well.

Gallagher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christopher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Christopher looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christopher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gallagher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gallagher tries to pass to full mount but Christopher defends it.

Christopher manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Christopher rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Christopher looking to throw knees to the head but Gallagher is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christopher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.

Christopher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christopher tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Christopher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christopher just misses with a punch to the body.
Christopher darts in trying to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Christopher avoids them all with ease.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Gallagher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Killian Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christopher can pounce on him.
Gallagher stalks Christopher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Christopher's face. Christopher staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christopher doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Leonard Christopher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher throws a front kick that sends Christopher stumbling back into the cage.
Christopher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Christopher avoids them all with ease.
Christopher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christopher.
Christopher throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Killian Gallagher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Killian Gallagher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Christopher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Christopher throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christopher misses with a low kick.
Christopher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christopher lands a nice shot that snaps Gallagher's head back.
Christopher connects with a right hand. Gallagher shakes it off.
Christopher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gallagher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher trying to control the action but Christopher is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallagher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christopher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Gallagher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christopher, who protects the arm well.
Gallagher prevents Christopher from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gallagher tries to move into full mount but can't pass Christopher's legs.
Christopher takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gallagher working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gallagher in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Christopher avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gallagher.
Gallagher throwing strikes but Christopher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to buck Christopher off but Christopher is having none of it.

Christopher decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christopher wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gallagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Christopher.
Christopher misses the jab.
Christopher throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Christopher tries to clinch but Gallagher is having none of it.
Christopher slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christopher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christopher tries to clinch but Gallagher is having none of it.

Christopher moves into range and clinches up with Gallagher.

And that's the end of the fight!
Killian Gallagher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gallagher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killian Gallagher!