PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Gailfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and erik shinault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gailfus's entrance music is bleed it out. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gailfus
vs
shinault

225 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Gailfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, erik shinault!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shinault misses with a body kick.
Gailfus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as shinault sprawls well. shinault wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gailfus gets slowly back to his feet.

shinault shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gailfus wants to sweep but shinault has passed to side control!

shinault decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gailfus to his feet.
Gailfus misses with a takedown attempt

and shinault counters by clinching up.
shinault gets underhooks to prevent Gailfus's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Gailfus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gailfus has shinault pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. shinault manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
shinault goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gailfus prevents shinault from breaking the clinch.
shinault drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gailfus gets the underhooks and prevents it.

shinault has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gailfus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shinault is not going to allow Gailfus to sit and survive in this position.
shinault has good solid back control here.
shinault controlling well, preventing Gailfus from escaping the position.
shinault struggling to keep hold of the position.
shinault not allowing Gailfus to control his hands.
shinault keeps control of the position easily here as Gailfus tries to buck him off.
Gailfus prevents shinault from getting a body triangle.

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.
shinault punishes Gailfus with strikes from the back mount.
shinault is trying to stick to Gailfus's back but Gailfus is turning into shinault. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in shinault's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gailfus.
shinault looking for a sweep. Not yet shinault, not yet.
Gailfus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
shinault manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
shinault lands a big shot there that rocks Gailfus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
shinault takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gailfus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
shinault punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gailfus is desperately trying to improve his position but shinault has a good base and remains in mount.
shinault lands a big elbow.
shinault wants to control the pace but Gailfus is squirming around nicely.
shinault looks gassed!
shinault takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by shinault.
Gailfus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for shinault on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by shinault.
Gailfus tries to improve his position but instead shinault has taken his back!
Gailfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
shinault has the hooks in. Gailfus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

shinault looking for the choke from the back.
shinault controlling well, preventing Gailfus from escaping the position.
shinault tries to keep control of the position but Gailfus is staying busy.
Gailfus is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

erik shinault dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gailfus avoids the head kick by shinault.
Gailfus fakes the leg kick and cracks shinault in the body.
shinault tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffrey Gailfus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gailfus fails with the takedown

and shinault holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
shinault tries for a takedown. No joy.

Gailfus manages to break the clinch.
shinault fails with the takedown

and Gailfus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in shinault's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gailfus looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

shinault working for a triangle but Gailfus defends it easily.
Gailfus trying to control but shinault is working from the bottom.
Gailfus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. shinault is keeping the position for now.
Gailfus throws a strike but shinault rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
shinault postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
shinault sitting in guard, not really doing much.
shinault is looking to work some ground and pound but Gailfus has wrist control.
Gailfus looking for a sweep. Not yet Gailfus, not yet.

shinault drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gailfus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gailfus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gailfus!
Gailfus controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus wants to control but shinault is keeping him busy.
shinault sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
shinault has his hands clasped together around Gailfus's back. He's all about the action.
shinault trying to control but Gailfus postures up.

That's four 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.

Gailfus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and shinault defends it well.
shinault is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
shinault trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Gailfus dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gailfus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in shinault's half guard.
Gailfus is thwarting shinault's attempts to control the position.
Gailfus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
shinault slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gailfus won't allow shinault to sweep him here.

Gailfus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on shinault, up you get!

Gailfus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gailfus jumps guard but shinault stands there with Gailfus around his waist. Gailfus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
shinault has Gailfus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gailfus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
shinault can't break the clinch.

Gailfus pulls guard.
Gailfus looking to control but shinault passes into half guard.
Gailfus is not content to let shinault control the position.
shinault is nestled in close to Gailfus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gailfus is trying to control but can't.
Gailfus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gailfus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for shinault!
shinault is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailfus avoids the attempt from shinault to control.
Gailfus looking to control and managing it successfully.
shinault sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gailfus is looking to advance position but shinault won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
shinault is staying active underneath Gailfus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
shinault keeping hold of Gailfus's head, controlling as best he can.
shinault is pressing down on Gailfus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gailfus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
shinault keeping full guard, as Gailfus tries to pass.
Gailfus trying to control the position from guard on top but shinault is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

shinault has his feet on Gailfus's thighs here. He's pushed Gailfus off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gailfus screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). erik shinault!