PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen The Vindictives - Stupid Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sturm
vs
Gallagher

180 cm
28
158 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

176 cm
27
162 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

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Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturm is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gallagher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sturm has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturm and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An attempted straight right counter from Sturm misses the target.
Sturm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.

It looks like Philip Gallagher has been cut.
Sturm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturm.

Gallagher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sturm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallagher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Sturm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sturm misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturm cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Gallagher has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturm digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Sturm struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Sturm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher can't find room to land a body shot as Sturm controls the action.
Gallagher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sturm fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Sturm as the two fighters clinch.
Sturm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sturm managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Sturm throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Sturm tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Sturm back against the cage.
Sturm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gallagher or not.
Sturm tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Sturm misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sturm breaks from the clinch.
Sturm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher's calf.
Sturm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sturm just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher takes a swing at Sturm's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gallagher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sturm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sturm.
Sturm misses with the head strike.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sturm avoids it.
Sturm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sturm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gallagher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturm struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Sturm throws a head punch that misses.
Sturm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturm lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Sturm on the inside.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Sturm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Sturm.
Sturm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
Sturm on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sturm tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sturm blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sturm fails to land.
Sturm misses with some punches.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut.
Sturm swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Sturm.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Sturm can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Sturm misses with a body punch.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Sturm fails to land.
Sturm throws a head punch that misses.
Sturm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sturm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
A short uppercut from Gallagher.
Sturm tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
Sturm misses with the head strike.
Gallagher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturm.
Sturm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher lands a right hand.

Sturm is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sturm tries a body shot but Gallagher blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Felix Sturm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gallagher motions for Sturm to come forward. Gallagher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturm moves out of range as Gallagher throws a body kick.
Sturm is looking to counter punch.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturm throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left lands for Sturm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Sturm slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturm scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gallagher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sturm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Gallagher scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Sturm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gallagher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gallagher lands the left hand.
Gallagher catches Sturm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gallagher scores with a push kick.
Gallagher tests Sturm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Sturm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturm.
Sturm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturm seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturm throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturm doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallagher misses with a body shot
and Sturm counters with a nice uppercut.

Gallagher is rocked!
Gallagher wants to land a leg kick but Sturm is out of range.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturm finish him?
Gallagher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Sturm counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Sturm!
Felix Sturm retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Felix Sturm thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.