PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mika Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

King
vs
Kallio

185 cm
21
268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
272 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mika Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kallio tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio misses with a knee strike.

Kallio gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kallio throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kallio wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Kallio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kallio won't allow King to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kallio distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kallio with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kallio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kallio preventing the sweep.
Kallio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Kallio wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

King is looking for a triangle but Kallio pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kallio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kallio trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kallio is aware though and is defending well.
King is breathing heavily.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kallio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kallio won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Kallio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kallio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kallio stops King from standing up.
Kallio wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kallio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kallio defends it easily.
Kallio wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Kallio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kallio trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallio working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Kallio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kallio moves into the clinch successfully.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kallio just stands there and leans against the cage.
King blocks the elbow strike.
Kallio looking to slow down the pace here.
Kallio blocks an elbow strike.
Kallio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
King jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kallio walks away with a smile on his face. King gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kallio checks a leg kick nicely.
King throws a jab when Kallio was well out of range.
Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King swings widly with a right hand

and Kallio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallio thows a big elbow that misses.
Kallio preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.

King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kallio is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Kallio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kallio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kallio working some strikes from top position.
Kallio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kallio looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Kallio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King punching from the bottom.
King is trying to stand.

King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kallio trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio prevents King from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Kallio seems content to control.
King tries to get to full guard but Kallio has control of the leg.
Kallio is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mika Kallio wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kallio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Kallio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to improve his position but Kallio is controlling well.
Kallio working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kallio trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Kallio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

King rushes Kallio and presses him up against the cage.
King tries a knee to the head but Kallio blocks it.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Kallio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kallio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King fails to pull guard.
King blocks an elbow strike from Kallio.
Kallio scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King avoids a wild elbow strike from Kallio.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kallio throws an elbow but misses.
King can't break the clinch.

Kallio has picked King up - he's going for a ride! Kallio dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King won't allow Kallio to pass to mount.
King tries to kick Kallio off in order to stand up. Kallio Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kallio throws an elbow but King slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mika Kallio has got the better of the ground game so far.
King dodges the ground and pound from Kallio.
Kallio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear King down.

Kallio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kallio scoring with punches and elbows.
Kallio in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kallio has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Kallio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kallio controlling the position easily from mount.
Kallio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King is desperately trying to improve his position but Kallio has a good base and remains in mount.
Kallio postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have King in real trouble here! The ref calls for King to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mika Kallio!
An out of breath Mika Kallio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.