PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Franko Jackson (ranked 3573 p4p, 5251 weight class) and Pico Gallo (ranked 389 p4p, 485 weight class). Pico Gallo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
Gallo

225 cm
19
265
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
224
0 - 1 - 0

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Intelligent

Dangerous knees
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franko Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pico Gallo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Pico Gallo has been cut.
Jackson jabs Gallo right on the nose. Gallo blinks but takes it well.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallo misses with a head kick.

Gallo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallo working aggressively here.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson tries to break free but Gallo pushes him back against the cage.
Gallo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Gallo.
Gallo misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Gallo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallo misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallo has double underhooks.
Jackson avoiding damage as Gallo throws knees to the body.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo misses with an elbow strike.
Gallo working aggressively here.
Gallo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to break free but Gallo pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to break free but Gallo pushes him back against the cage.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Gallo trying to land knees to the body.
Gallo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gallo throws an elbow but misses.
Gallo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Gallo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gallo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Franko Jackson has been cut.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallo won't allow it.
Jackson is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gallo throws an elbow but misses.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Gallo throws an elbow that misses.
Gallo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Gallo throws an elbow but it misses.
Gallo tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Gallo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Gallo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling him.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling the position.
Gallo lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Gallo lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Gallo missing with knees to the body.
Gallo has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Gallo.
Gallo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Gallo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Gallo, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Gallo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson blocks a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo misses with some punches.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pico Gallo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson looks to land a combination but Gallo avoids it well.
Jackson with a hook.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Gallo clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Gallo misses.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson clobbers Gallo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Gallo moves into the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Gallo throws knees to the body.
Gallo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gallo looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling the position.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Gallo.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pico Gallo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Gallo throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gallo.
Gallo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallo prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Gallo misses with a knee strike.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Gallo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallo.
Gallo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo lands a nice elbow.

Franko Jackson's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gallo.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Gallo keeps him there for the moment.
Gallo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallo lands an elbow inside.
Gallo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Gallo.
Gallo lands an elbow inside.
Gallo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallo misses with a knee strike.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling the position.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Gallo, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo lands a nice elbow.

Franko Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gallo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Nice elbow from Gallo.
Gallo tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gallo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Gallo - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pico Gallo 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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Gallo.
A right-left combo lands from Jackson.
Jackson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gallo scores a nice knee to the body.
Gallo scores with a knee to the head.
Gallo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Jackson crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Jackson face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Gallo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Pico Gallo!
In his post fight interview, Pico Gallo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.