PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruma Juttu (ranked 17730 p4p, 517 weight class) and Sao Galileo (ranked 4381 p4p, 434 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Juttu
vs
Galileo

200 cm
32
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

195 cm
30
210 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruma Juttu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Sao Galileo !
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galileo scores with a jab to the head.
Galileo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galileo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Juttu eats them both and turns towards Galileo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Juttu throws a lazy head kick
and Galileo counters with a left to the body.
Juttu throws a lazy uppercut
and Galileo counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Juttu misses its intended target.
Juttu missing with a left hand there. Galileo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Galileo .
Galileo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juttu slips a jab from Galileo .
Galileo darts in trying to clinch
and Juttu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juttu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juttu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juttu lands a jab to Galileo 's midsection.
Galileo slips a jab from Juttu.
Juttu keeps the fight on the outside.
Juttu throws a hook to the side of Galileo 's head but Galileo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juttu swats away the attempt to clinch by Galileo .
Nice defenses there by Juttu.
Galileo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juttu can pounce on him.
Juttu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galileo .
Despite the aggression on Galileo 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Galileo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galileo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galileo moves out of range of the body kick.
Galileo wants to counter the offense by Juttu and move into the clinch position.
Juttu tries to work over Galileo 's front leg with a kick but Galileo checks it.
Galileo misses with a right hand
and Juttu counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Sao Galileo has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Juttu.
Juttu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Juttu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galileo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Juttu cracks a nice hook into Galileo 's ribs.
Ruma Juttu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galileo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Galileo rushes Juttu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Juttu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juttu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galileo tries a body shot but Juttu blocks it.
Juttu throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galileo .
A shot in the inside from Juttu.

Juttu breaks from the clinch.
Galileo tries to clinch but Juttu is having none of it.
Juttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Galileo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juttu.
Galileo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruma Juttu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sao Galileo 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Galileo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juttu misses with a wild body shot.
Juttu throws out a leg kick but Galileo moves out of range and Juttu only half commits.
Juttu throws the kick towards the body but Galileo avoids it.
Juttu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galileo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juttu moves away.
Galileo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Juttu misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Galileo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Galileo throws a head kick but Juttu moves out of range.
Juttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galileo can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juttu throws a wild body kick that Galileo sees coming a mile off.
Galileo checks a low kick from Juttu.
Galileo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juttu.
Galileo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Galileo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galileo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Juttu.

Galileo ducks into a a hook from Juttu and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Juttu lands a right hook to the body.
Juttu scores with a hook to the body. Galileo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Galileo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juttu throws a leg kick which misses Galileo 's front leg but catches the back leg as Galileo tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Juttu.
Ruma Juttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Galileo closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Juttu to counter with a crisp jab.

Galileo is rocked!
Galileo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Juttu. Juttu obviously looking to wear him down.
Juttu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Galileo staying out of range there.
Galileo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Juttu misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juttu throws a low kick but Galileo moves out of range easily.
Juttu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Juttu lands with an uppercut that bounces Galileo off the ropes and back into range.
Galileo is still on wobbly legs! Can Juttu finish him?
Galileo walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Galileo is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ruma Juttu!
Ruma Juttu retains his light heavyweight title!