PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Gallegos (ranked 2291 p4p, 3427 weight class) and Don Gable (ranked 223 p4p, 327 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Gallegos
vs
Gable

172 cm
20
163
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
165
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Gable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gable slips under a jab.
Gallegos throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallegos.
Gable misses the jab.
Gable's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gable's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gallegos slips under a jab from Gable.
Gallegos misses with a body shot.
Gallegos throws an off balance right hand

and Gable counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gable won't allow Gallegos to sweep him here.
Gable wants to control from the top but Gallegos keeps moving.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable is trying to keep Gallegos in close.
Gallegos advances position into side control!
Gable manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gallegos manages to get to full guard.
Gallegos keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gallegos is on top in guard.

Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gable can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gable keeping full guard, as Gallegos tries to pass.
Gallegos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallegos.
Gallegos is looking to stand up but Gable won't let him.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gallegos throwing strikes from guard but Gable blocks nicely.
Gallegos stands and throws Gable's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gable tries to bench press Gallegos off him but Gallegos keeps the position.
Gable stops Gallegos from passing to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gallegos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gallegos raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos dominating with strikes here.
Gable tries to reverse the position but Gallegos maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gallegos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gable is desperately trying to improve his position but Gallegos has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallegos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gable tries to lock up and control but Gallegos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gable is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gable can't escape the position.
Gable blocking the ground and pound.
Gallegos looking to ground and pound but Gable is blocking nicely.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gable's face.
Gallegos punching from mount but Gable doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable tries to hold on but Gallegos postures up.
Gallegos unloads with some shots from mount but Gable bucks and avoids them well.
Gable holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gallegos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gallegos throwing strikes here but Gable is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gable is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallegos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallegos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Gallegos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gallegos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gable hang on?
Gable avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gallegos.
Gallegos thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Gallegos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Gallegos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gallegos throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
Gable wants to slow Gallegos down by chopping away at his legs.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Gable counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallegos misses the target.
Gallegos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gable can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Gallegos misses

and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Gallegos looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallegos, not yet.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallegos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallegos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gallegos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallegos is working hard here to advance position.
Gable passes into half guard.
Gallegos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gable has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable looking to control but Gallegos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallegos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gallegos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gable wants to control the pace but Gallegos is squirming around nicely.
Gallegos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.
Gallegos is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Gable might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gallegos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gallegos working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos regains half guard.
Gallegos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gable trying to control the position here.
Gallegos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos passes into half guard.

Gallegos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gable to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos checks a low kick from Gable.
Gallegos throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallegos throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
Gable with the counter takedown but Gallegos avoids it easily.
Gallegos misses with a straight left.
Gallegos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gable lands a nice shot to the body.
Gable goes for a double leg but Gallegos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallegos continues to drive forward.
Gallegos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallegos.
Gable lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallegos lands a body shot.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Gallegos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gable stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallegos throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it.
Gable on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emanuel Gallegos is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallegos with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Gallegos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A shot to the liver by Gallegos. Beautiful body shot.
Gallegos misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely.
Gallegos throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab from Gallegos.
Gable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallegos.
Gallegos lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Gallegos misses.
Gallegos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallegos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Gable releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallegos lands with a hook. Gable tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gallegos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Gallegos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gable's head backwards.

Gable is rocked!
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Gallegos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallegos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gable throws out the jab.
Gallegos misses with an uppercut.
Gallegos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gable.

Gallegos drops Gable with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gable looks back up at him and smiles so Gallegos waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gable is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallegos finish him?
Gallegos lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Gable falls backwards - clearly groggy! Gallegos dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emanuel Gallegos!