PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Gallant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gallant
vs
Jr

190 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Gallant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr slips a jab from Gallant.
A jab from Gallant does it's job there.

Gallant gets caught flat footed, as Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gallant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jr.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Gallant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gallant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jr on the ground.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gallant's head.
Gallant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jr lands a couple of digs.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gallant trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr prevents Gallant from getting back to his feet.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Gallant's brow.
Jr cracks Gallant with a solid left hand.
Gallant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr stands up over Gallant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr distracts Gallant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gallant's head.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Jr wants to control from the top but Gallant keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jr distracts Gallant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr trying to control but Gallant is working from the bottom.
Jr won't allow Gallant to sweep him here.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Gallant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jr works over Gallant with some ground and pound from guard.
Gallant wants to get back to his feet but Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gallant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Gallant's brow.
Gallant is trying to keep Jr in close.
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallant trying to control the position.
Gallant has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jr lands a couple of digs.
Jr preventing the sweep.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Gallant is trying to keep Jr in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gallant's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr distracts Gallant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Gallant's brow.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr trying to control but Gallant is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Gallant's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Jr 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.

Gallant lands with a hook. Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallant throws a shot from downtown. Jr moves away and avoids it.
Gallant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jr. Gallant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jr.

Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gallant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gallant has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Andy Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gallant tries to get to full guard but Jr has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallant is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of Gallant's head.
Gallant has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Jr working Gallant over with strikes.
Gallant wants to get back to full guard.
Jr working Gallant over with strikes.
Jr winds up and cracks Gallant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jr working Gallant over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.

Gallant is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to Gallant's temple.
Oh Gallant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallant has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jr works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Gallant is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jr lands with some strikes.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jr! Gallant is hurt baaadly! Jr is firing away with more strikes - Gallant is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Jr!