PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ramon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Az Tenochtitlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gallegos
vs
Tenochtitlan

167 cm
28
193 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
27
177 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Az Tenochtitlan!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos takes one to the chin there.
Gallegos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tenochtitlan counters with a three punch combo that has Gallegos backing up. Gallegos nods at Tenochtitlan to acknowledge the strikes.
Tenochtitlan lands a right hook to the body.
Gallegos moves away from the strike by Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan throws a body punch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos misses the body punch
and Tenochtitlan counters with a straight right hand.
Tenochtitlan slips a jab and a cross from Gallegos.
Gallegos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallegos defending well as Tenochtitlan loads up on a big left hand.
Gallegos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tenochtitlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Ramon Gallegos has been cut.
Tenochtitlan cracks Gallegos with a good jab.
Tenochtitlan loads up on a big right hand but Gallegos slips the punch.
Tenochtitlan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gallegos thuds his right hand into Tenochtitlan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tenochtitlan slips a jab from Gallegos.

Gallegos moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos works on Tenochtitlan's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenochtitlan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallegoss head.
Tenochtitlan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenochtitlan misses with some punches.
Gallegos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Gallegos.
Gallegos lands with a short shot to the head.
Tenochtitlan blocks a body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tenochtitlan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tenochtitlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tenochtitlan prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallegos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.

Tenochtitlan is rocked!
Tenochtitlan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tenochtitlan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallegos swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenochtitlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tenochtitlan is trying to stall.
Tenochtitlan prevents a body shot from Gallegos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos struggles to land a body shot inside as Tenochtitlan controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallegos is working Tenochtitlan over against the ropes.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tenochtitlan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Az Tenochtitlan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Gallegos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tenochtitlan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Az Tenochtitlan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tenochtitlan scores with a one two! Gallegos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tenochtitlan scores with a hook to the body. Gallegos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramon Gallegos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenochtitlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallegos throws a series of punches but Tenochtitlan avoids them all with ease.
Gallegos throws a sloppy body shot
and Tenochtitlan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gallegos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gallegos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallegos scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gallegos clinches up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallegos misses with some punches.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos tries to work over Tenochtitlan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallegos is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallegos blocks an uppercut.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos throws a punch but it's blocked by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallegos throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tenochtitlans head.
Gallegos lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gallegos fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tenochtitlan.
Gallegos swings wildly with an uppercut but Tenochtitlan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Tenochtitlan blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tenochtitlan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tenochtitlan is looking to control Gallegos's arms but Gallegos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tenochtitlan has his back to the ropes.
Gallegos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tenochtitlan tries to stall but Gallegos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gallegos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenochtitlan backwards.
Gallegos working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallegos.
Gallegos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tenochtitlan's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Gallegos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramon Gallegos's cut.
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 slips a jab from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallegos avoids the body shot from Tenochtitlan.
Tenochtitlan misses with an uppercut.
Tenochtitlan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallegos.
Tenochtitlan takes a swing at Gallegos's ribcage but misses.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tenochtitlan walks into a big right hand from Gallegos and goes down! The referee sends Gallegos to a neutral corner as Tenochtitlan gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Tenochtitlan throws a series of strikes that have Gallegos backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallegos cracks Tenochtitlan with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tenochtitlan is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tenochtitlan is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tenochtitlan could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ramon Gallegos!
A less than humble Ramon Gallegos misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.