PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalek Gallifrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judge's entrance music is NewTV by FACES OF MARS. A fine choice. Gallifrey has chosen Resist the Thought- Extermination as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Judge
vs
Gallifrey

169 cm
34
141 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

170 cm
32
143 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Judge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dalek Gallifrey!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Judge. Those never looked like landing.
Gallifrey misses with a double jab.
Barney Judge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Judge gets tackled into the cage by Gallifrey. Gallifrey maintains the clinch.
Gallifrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Gallifrey blocking some punches.
Gallifrey lands an elbow inside.
Judge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judge swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallifrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Judge.
Gallifrey working aggressively here.
Gallifrey's coach down at Elite Fighting Temple was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gallifrey's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Judge avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallifrey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judge.
Gallifrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judge's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gallifrey as Judge tries to tie him up.
Gallifrey misses with some punches.
Gallifrey lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judge.
Judge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallifrey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Gallifrey blocks an uppercut.
Judge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallifrey backwards.
Gallifrey lands a nice elbow.
Judge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judge lands a nice uppercut.
Judge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judge is trying to push Gallifrey away but Gallifrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judge misses with some punches.
Judge has a couple of punches blocked by Gallifrey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey pushes off an throws an elbow but Judge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Judge controls the action.
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!
Judge throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Judge controls the action.
Gallifrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judge gets through Gallifrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gallifrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallifrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Judge is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallifrey gets an underhook and turns Judge into the cage.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Judge controls the action.
Gallifrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judge.
Judge blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judge looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gallifrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judge tries to clinch up
and Gallifrey counters with a left and a right that stings Judge.
Judge slips a jab and a cross from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey throws a series of punches but Judge avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Judge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallifrey unleashes a big counter combination but Judge bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Gallifrey takes the fight into the clinch.
Judge blocks the elbow strike.

Judge pulls guard successfully.
Gallifrey wants to stand but Judge is controlling his posture from full guard.

Gallifrey gets to his feet. Judge looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A left and a right from Judge both land. Nice combination.
Judge scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gallifrey forces Judge back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judge avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallifrey.
Judge blocking some punches.
Judge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Judge avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Gallifrey gets through Judge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallifrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judge misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Judge.
Judge has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gallifrey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Judge is trying to stall.
Judge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Judge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallifrey backwards.
Gallifrey tries to throw a body punch but Judge avoids it by throwing Gallifrey back against the cage.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dalek Gallifrey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Judge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gallifrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Judge.
Gallifrey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judge is looking for a counter combo.
Gallifrey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gallifrey lands an overhand right.
Judge throws a one two combo.
Gallifrey scores with a jab to the body.
Gallifrey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judge's head backwards.
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!
Gallifrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Judge. Judge gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Judge finds it's target.
Judge misses with a few strikes there.
Judge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallifrey.
Gallifrey tries to counter with a clinch but Judge shakes him off and moves away.
Gallifrey closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Judge - just one landing.
Gallifrey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallifrey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gallifrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Judge.
Gallifrey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Gallifrey moves into range and clinches up with Judge.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallifrey.
Judge lands a right hand.
Gallifrey cracks Judge with a nice body shot.
Gallifrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Judge.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gallifrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gallifrey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dalek Gallifrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallifrey misses with some punches.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judge blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Judge tries to break free but Gallifrey pushes him back against the cage.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gallifrey.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judge.

Judge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Judge scores with a four punch combination!
Judge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallifrey's waist but Gallifrey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Judge off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Judge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gallifrey backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Judge misses.
Judge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dalek Gallifrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Judge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallifrey misses with a two punch combination.
Gallifrey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gallifrey wants it to stay on the feet.
Judge lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallifrey circles away quickly and effectively.

Gallifrey darts in and clinches Judge up against the cage.
Gallifrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judge prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
A shot in the inside from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gallifrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judge blocks the elbow strike.
Judge creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gallifrey just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judge's brow.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Gallifrey scores with a hook to the body.
Gallifrey can't find room to land a body shot as Judge controls the action.
Judge dodges an elbow strike from Gallifrey.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judge lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallifrey is leaning against Judge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Judge works on Gallifrey's body with a couple of short punches.
Judge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallifrey is keeping busy.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallifrey digs a right hand underneath Judge's ribcage. Judge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Judge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Judge wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallifrey won't allow it.
Judge prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Judge controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Gallifrey as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallifrey lands an elbow inside.
Judge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barney Judge will probably get the nod.
That's time! Judge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gallifrey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Judge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallifrey dodges the punch combination from Judge.

Gallifrey forces Judge back against the cage and clinches.
Gallifrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallifrey lands an elbow inside.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.

Judge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gallifrey as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Judge misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallifrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gallifrey closes the distance and pushes Judge back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judge blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Judge looking to slow down the pace here.
Judge prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallifrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judge swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallifrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallifrey lands a right hand.
Gallifrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judge.
A hook to the body from Gallifrey.
Judge tries to stall but Gallifrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judge misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallifrey lands an uppercut.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Judge blocks an elbow strike.
Gallifrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judge's elbow.
Gallifrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Judge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallifrey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judge.
Judge scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Judge. That snapped Gallifrey's head back.
Judge throws a combination that misses

and Gallifrey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gallifrey.
Still in the clinch, Gallifrey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Judge controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallifrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judge.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Judge controls his hands.
Judge blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Judge.
Judge misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Judge.
Gallifrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Judge controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Gallifrey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallifrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gallifrey just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gallifrey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Gallifrey pushes Judge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallifrey tries a body shot but Judge blocks it.
Judge blocks a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey misses with a body punch.
Judge lands with a left to the head.
Gallifrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallifrey blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallifrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judge prevents a body shot from Gallifrey.
Gallifrey pushes off an throws an elbow but Judge leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Judge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gallifrey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barney Judge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallifrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judge's elbow.
Gallifrey misses with a punch to the body.
Judge is trying to force a seperation but Gallifrey has the dominant position.
Gallifrey tries to work over Judge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Gallifrey is controlling him.
Judge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judge lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Judge fails to land.
Gallifrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallifrey backwards.
Judge lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dalek Gallifrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gallifrey 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dalek Gallifrey!
Dalek Gallifrey decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.