PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Gallows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnelly has chosen Guru Josh Project-Infinity as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Gallows
vs
Donnelly

170 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 London, Tyler Gallows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Donnelly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallows closes the distance and clinches up with Donnelly, looking for a takedown. Gallows pushes Donnelly against the cage but Donnelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gallows throws a leg kick which misses Donnelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Donnelly tries to avoid it.
Donnelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donnelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gallows eats them both and turns towards Donnelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gallows throws a head kick that misses
and Donnelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Gallows slips a jab and a cross from Donnelly.
Gallows misses with a looping right.
Donnelly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gallowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donnelly connects with a body shot.
Tyler Gallows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gallows closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly tries to work over Gallows's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donnelly is looking to control Gallows's arms but Gallows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Donnelly has his back to the cage.
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallows has him pressed against the cage.
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallows has him pressed against the cage.
Gallows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallows breaks from the clinch.
Gallows fails with a takedown attempt.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallows fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Gallows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly slips under a jab from Gallows.
Gallows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donnelly's corner calls for a 1-2. Donnelly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donnelly throws a good cross that connects.
Donnelly avoids the head kick by Gallows.
Donnelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallows looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
Donnelly stalks Gallows and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gallows's face. Gallows staggers backwards, shaken.
Donnelly throws a nice looking combination but Gallows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Donnelly.
Gallows looks to land a combination but Donnelly avoids it well.
Donnelly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gallows fails with a takedown attempt.

Gallows rushes Donnelly and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!

Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly thuds a left hand into Gallows's body.
Gallows on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donnelly is working the combinations to good effect here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gallows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallows looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallows avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallows is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallows thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly cracks Gallows with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donnelly takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Patrick Donnelly has been cut.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Gallows avoids nicely.
Gallows throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donnelly throws a right hand that Gallows ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallows also avoids with ease.
Gallows shoots for a takedown but Donnelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallows throws a nice looking combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallows dives in and grabs Donnelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donnelly pushes down on Gallows's head and hops out.
Gallows is breathing heavily.
Gallows swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donnelly.
Gallows is looking to land body kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallows.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
Donnelly works over Gallows's head and body with a nice combination.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallows.
No luck for Gallows with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallows tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
Donnelly misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Donnelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Patrick Donnelly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gallows moves in looking to clinch but Donnelly pushes him off.
Gallows tries to score a power double leg takedown but Donnelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gallows somewhat.
Gallows shoots in but Donnelly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donnelly swinging wildly here.
Gallows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Donnelly scores with a four punch combination!
Donnelly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Donnelly. No joy for Gallows on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Gallows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallows plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gallows fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Gallows misses
and Donnelly counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Donnelly enables Gallows to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Donnelly manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallows sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Donnelly's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallows stops Donnelly from getting back to his feet.
Gallows prevents Donnelly from improving his position.
Gallows scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gallows content to control rather than advance.
Donnelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
Donnelly punching from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly tries to kick Gallows off but Gallows keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gallows scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Donnelly is defending against the submission attempts here by Gallows.
Gallows wants to stand but Donnelly has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnelly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gallows jumps into side control!
Donnelly manages to get back to half guard.
Gallows performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gallows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donnelly keeps working.
Gallows not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gallows is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gallows trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Gallows throwing shots but Donnelly is blocking nicely.
Gallows trying to control from half guard but Donnelly is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyler Gallows just wasn't active enough.
Gallows misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Donnelly finds it's target.
Donnelly dodges the punch combination from Gallows.
Donnelly fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gallows checks it well.
Donnelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallows. Donnelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallows throws a right and a left that Donnelly avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Donnelly scores with a four punch combination!
Gallows walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donnelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Gallows dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Donnelly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Donnelly connects with a body shot.
Gallows tries for a takedown but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallows throws a head kick but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gallows on the side of the head.
Gallows is trying hard to land a takedown here. Donnelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gallows looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Gallows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donnelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallows will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallows looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with the combination.
Gallows tries for a takedown but Donnelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gallows misses with a wild combination.
Donnelly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Donnelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallows misses the target.
Patrick Donnelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donnelly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gallows looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good shot there by Donnelly.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallows tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly throws a shot to the body.
Gallows misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallows walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Donnelly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donnelly cracks Gallows with an open hand slap.
Donnelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallows.
Donnelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Donnelly wants it to stay on the feet.

Gallows darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gallows in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallows trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.
Gallows is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Donnelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gallows thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gallows trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.

Tyler Gallows has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Donnelly wants to slow Gallows down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donnelly misses with a few strikes there.
Donnelly scores with a three punch combo!
Gallows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Gallows shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donnelly napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donnelly keeps working.

Gallows decides to stand back up. Gallows steps back and let's Donnelly get back to his feet.

Donnelly tries to sprawl but Gallows drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallows not doing much here.
Gallows trying to control the action but Donnelly is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Gallows showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gallows has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Gallows!