PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gallo (ranked 1091 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lauss (ranked 2917 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gallo
vs
Lauss

195 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Lauss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lauss scores with a jab.
Gallo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gallo throws a hook but Lauss blocks it.
Lauss takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Gallo misses.
Lauss misses with a body punch
enabling Gallo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallo lands a right hook to the body.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Lauss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lauss.
Lauss has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lauss walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo misses with a looping right.
Lauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lauss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lauss counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Gallo does it's job there.
Gallo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Lauss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Lauss moves out of range easily.
Lauss tries to counter with a clinch but Gallo shakes him off and moves away.
Gallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallo swings widly with a right hand
letting Lauss counter with a right hand.
Lauss misses with a hook.
Gallo throws the left hand but Lauss avoids the punch easily.
Lauss with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lauss throws a lazy right hand but Gallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lauss lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lauss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallo.
It looked like Gallo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gallo misses with a body punch
and Lauss counters with a straight right hand.
Gallo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lauss.
Gallo misses with a right hand
and Lauss counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauss punishes Gallo's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Gallo misses its intended target.
Gallo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lauss.
Lauss throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallo throws a low kick, looking for Lauss's leg but Lauss calmly moves out of range.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lauss manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gallo.
Gallo throws an off balance right hand
and Lauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Gallo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lauss takes a swing at Gallo's ribcage but misses.
Gallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallo scores with a punch to the head.
Gallo swings for the body but Lauss moves out of range.
A big left from Gallo misses.
Gallo throws an overhand right that lands on Lauss's shoulder, as Lauss tries to avoid the shot.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body. Gallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lauss scores with a shot to the body.
Lauss avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Lauss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lauss loads up on a big right hand but Gallo slips the punch.
Lauss throws the left hand but Gallo avoids the punch easily.
Gallo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lauss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallo.
Gallo looks to throw the jab but Lauss is out of range.
Lauss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lauss works Gallo's body with a nice hook.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauss checks a leg kick nicely.
Lauss misses the jab.
Jab from Lauss.
Lauss is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gallo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gallo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gallo defending well as Lauss loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lauss misses with a straight left.
Gallo misses with a wild body shot.
Lauss connects with the punch.
Gallo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Lauss moves into the clinch.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallo has had enough of the clinch but Lauss keeps him there for the moment.
Lauss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lauss throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallo.
Gallo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lauss blocks an uppercut.
Lauss lands a shot to the body.
Gallo is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lauss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.

Gallo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lauss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lauss lands a glancing blow to the side of Gallo's head.
Gallo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lauss counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Lauss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gallo loads up on a big right hand but Lauss slips the punch.
Gallo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gallo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lauss counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallo throws a body punch but Lauss moves out of range.
Gallo misses with an uppercut.
Lauss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lauss scores with a nice head shot.
Lauss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallo lands a jab.
Gallo misses with an uppercut
and Gallo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallo misses the target.
A big right from Gallo misses.
Lauss lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallo misses with a jab to the body
and Lauss counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gallo thinking.
Lauss comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lauss lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauss lands with a nice body punch.
Lauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallo ducks under a wild hook from Lauss.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Lauss moves away from the strike by Gallo.
Gallo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gallo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lauss.
Gallo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lauss.
Lauss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lauss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
It looked like Gallo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lauss.
Lauss lands a nice looking body shot.
Lauss just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lauss misses with an uppercut. Gallo saw that one coming.

Lauss moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallo can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lauss misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallo is trying to break free.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Lauss controls the action.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lauss blocking some punches.
Gallo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lauss gets through Gallo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lauss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lauss lands with a light punch inside.
Lauss pushes Gallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gallo breaks the clinch.
Gallo throws out a loose jab but Lauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lauss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gallo throws a sloppy head kick and Lauss moves out of range easily.

Lauss has Gallo up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lauss lands with a left to the head.
Gallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Lauss controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniel Lauss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Lauss.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lauss.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body.
Lauss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lauss scores with a hook to the body.
Lauss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss works on Gallo's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lauss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lauss misses with a body punch.
Lauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauss lands a left hand.
Lauss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallos head.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Lauss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lauss lands a left hand.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Gallo is rocked!
Lauss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Gallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lauss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lauss lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Lauss as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Lauss.
Lauss lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallo backwards.
Lauss throws a big uppercut that drops Gallo! More strikes from Lauss and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gallo lies dazed against the cage as Lauss celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Lauss!