PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darius Dassow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dassow
vs
Gallagher

190 cm
22
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darius Dassow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dassow misses with the combination.
Dassow looks to land a combination. Gallagher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Robbie Gallagher has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassow misses with a two punch combination.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dassow misses with a two punch combination.
Gallagher throws a hook but Dassow avoids it easily.
Dassow fails to land with a series of punches.
Darius Dassow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dassow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Dassow does no damage.
Gallagher cracks Dassow with a big right hand and Dassow goes down!

It looks like Darius Dassow has been cut.
Gallagher wants to get up but he can't break Dassow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dassow has his feet on Gallagher's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher ducks right into an uppercut from Dassow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dassow duly obliges.
Gallagher looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Dassow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dassow tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Dassow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dassow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That has opened up Robbie Gallagher's cut even more.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dassow.
Dassow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dassow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dassow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dassow duly obliges.
Dassow wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dassow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dassow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dassow is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jab, jab by Dassow - just one landing.
Gallagher shoots in looking for a takedown. Dassow tries to sprawl out of it but Gallagher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dassow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dassow tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
Dassow stalks Gallagher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gallagher's face. Gallagher staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Dassow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dassow throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
Gallagher is looking to clinch but Dassow is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dassow closes the distance and clinches.

Dassow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dassow misses with a series of wild punches.
Dassow looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Dassow lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dassow lands the left hand.
Dassow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dassow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Dassow closes the distance and clinches.

Dassow breaks from the clinch.
Dassow connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dassow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dassow blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Dassow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Dassow misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Dassow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dassow tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallagher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dassow tries to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dassow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dassow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left and a right from Dassow both land. Nice combination.
Dassow scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Dassow dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dassow lunges at Gallagher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gallagher's hand.
Dassow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dassow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dassow.
Dassow misses with a few strikes there.
Dassow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand.
Gallagher has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Dassow misses.
Dassow stuffs the takedown attempt from Gallagher. Gallagher gets slowly back to his feet.
Gallagher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dassow misses with a combination

and Gallagher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassow has control of Gallagher's left arm, preventing Gallagher from doing any damage.
Dassow looking to control.
Dassow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gallagher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gallagher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Dassow has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gallagher is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dassow.
Dassow is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gallagher has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dassow trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gallagher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dassow doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.

Dassow has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Dassow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dassow here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A short right from Dassow.
Dassow scores with a shoulder strike.

Dassow breaks the clinch.

Gallagher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Gallagher stands up.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassow swinging wilding here.
Darius Dassow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dassow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gallagher momentarily.
Dassow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher lands a head kick!
Dassow misses with a double jab.
Dassow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darius Dassow is winning the standup battle so far.
Dassow throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dassow.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Dassow moved out of range nicely.
Dassow lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gallagher backs up against the cage.
Dassow is looking to clinch.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dassow throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Gallagher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dassow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Dassow moves out of range easily.
Dassow throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dassow throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Dassow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dassow tries to bum rush Gallagher with a series of wild strikes but Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dassow throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
A big left from Gallagher misses.
Dassow throws a one two combo.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dassow moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Gallagher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dassow circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Dassow.
Dassow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dassow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dassow closes the distance but Gallagher moves to the side
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Darius Dassow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dassow throws a one two combo.
Dassow scores with a jab.
Dassow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dassow looks to clinch
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dassow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dassow wants to clinch.
Dassow closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Dassow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dassow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dassow scores with a nice head shot.
Gallagher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dassow looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dassow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gallagher counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Dassow pushes Gallagher off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dassow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dassow misses with an uppercut.
Dassow is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dassow misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Dassow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Dassow does no damage.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dassow but Dassow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Darius Dassow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Gallagher.
Gallagher tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallagher throws a hook but Dassow blocks it.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dassow.
Dassow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Gallagher finds it's way through Dassow's defenses.
Dassow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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.
Dassow looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Dassow blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Dassow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a big head kick but Dassow shrugs it off.
Decent striking displayed by Gallagher there.
Dassow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dassow misses with a body kick.
Dassow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dassow looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Dassow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dassow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dassow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robbie Gallagher.
I think Gallagher 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!