PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gallegos
vs
Santos

167 cm
27
193 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Angel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos swinging wildly here.
Santos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
Santos just misses with a punch to the body.

Gallegos drives through and clinches with Santos against the ropes.
Gallegos throws an elbow but it misses.
Gallegos stalling the fight.
Gallegos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gallegos lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gallegos throws an elbow but misses.
Gallegos is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallegos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallegos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stalling in the clinch from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos looking to stall.
Santos wants to break free but Gallegos has control.
Gallegos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos blocks a body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Gallegos.
Nice body punch from Gallegos - that landed with a thud.
Gallegos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallegos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.

It looks like Angel Santos has been cut.
Gallegos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallegos lands a damaging elbow.
Gallegos tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a damaging elbow.
Gallegos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallegos.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gallegos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Gallegos clinches.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallegos has him pressed against the ropes.
Gallegos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gallegos lands a nice elbow.
Santos wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gallegos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gallegos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the ropes.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallegos won't allow it.
Gallegos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gallegos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Gallegos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gallegos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gallegos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Gallegos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos tries to break free but Gallegos pushes him back against the ropes.
Gallegos tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Gallegos can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gallegos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos trying to stall but Gallegos improves his position.
Santos avoids the elbow strike from Gallegos, against the ropes.
Gallegos throws an elbow that misses.
Santos tries to circle away but Gallegos has him pinned against the ropes.
Gallegos is struggling to control the position.
Gallegos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallegos lands a damaging elbow.
Gallegos is stalling here.
Gallegos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gallegos is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gallegos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to break free but Gallegos has control.
Gallegos looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallegos.
Ramon Gallegos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gallegos lands an elbow inside that Santos shrugs off.
Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Gallegos - that landed with a thud.
Gallegos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallegos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallegos throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallegos with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gallegos dominated that second 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.

Gallegos clips Santos with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Santos a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Gallegos has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Gallegos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Gallegos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallegos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallegos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gallegos throws an elbow but misses.
Gallegos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Gallegos is controlling him.
Gallegos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gallegos misses with a body punch.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos misses with a body punch.
Gallegos blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallegos pushes off an throws an elbow but Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Gallegos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallegos lands a nice elbow.
Gallegos lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Gallegos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos dodges an elbow strike from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gallegos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallegos tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallegos stalls.
Gallegos lands a shot to the body.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos blocks an elbow strike from Gallegos.
Gallegos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Santos's defenses.
Gallegos lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallegos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallegos lands an elbow just above Santos 's eye.
Gallegos scores with a knee to the head.
Gallegos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gallegos takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
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!

Gallegos throws a head kick that misses.

Gallegos clinches with his opponent.
Gallegos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Gallegos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santos tries to throw a body punch but Gallegos avoids it by throwing Santos back against the ropes.
Gallegos lands a nice elbow.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gallegos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gallegos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallegos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallegos is working Santos over against the ropes.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gallegos slows down the pace here.
Gallegos looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gallegos.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallegos has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallegos won't allow it.
Gallegos pushes Santos back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gallegos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
Santos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gallegos connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a damaging elbow.
Gallegos lands a shot to the body.
Gallegos lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gallegos.
Gallegos is controlling Santos's neck. Gallegos unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Santos goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ramon Gallegos!
Ramon Gallegos gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).