PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Kallio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Thompson
vs
Kallio

188 cm
20
224 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
270 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terry Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Kallio.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kallio is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been informed that Kallio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kallio blocks it.
Kallio tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kallio.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kallio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.

Kallio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Kallio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thompson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Kallio.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kallio misses with a hook.
Kallio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.

Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a left hand.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kallio is trying to force a seperation but Thompson has the dominant position.
Kallio struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kallio's elbow.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kallio.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Kallio wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kallio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kallio working hard to break the clinch.
Kallio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kallio tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Kallio lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kallio.
Kallio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kallio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kallio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Kallio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Thompson blocks a body shot from Kallio.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kallio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kallio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson is working Kallio over against the cage.
Kallio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kallio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Kallio's ribcage. Kallio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kallio tries to keep at a distance but Thompson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kallio.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Kallio wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio.
Kallio is looking to clinch.
Kallio looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Kallio lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
Kallio scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Thompson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kallio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson clinches.
Kallio gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kallio pushes Thompson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio is trying to stall.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kallio.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kallio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson tries to work over Kallio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kallio stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallio.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio blocking some punches.
Thompson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
A short body shot lands from Thompson as the two fighters clinch.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Kallio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kallio tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kallio avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kallio.
Kallio throws a punch but it's blocked by Thompson.
Kallio digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Kallio tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kallio backwards.
Kallio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kallio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Terry Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kallio blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Thompson.
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kallio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Kallio tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallio.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson just leaning against Kallio, taking a breather.
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.
Kallio blocks an uppercut.
Kallio lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kallio tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Kallio back against the cage.
Kallio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Thompson dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kallio lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kallio is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Kallio fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Kallio misses.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson misses with a leg kick.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kallio loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
Kallio scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Kallio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kallio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kallio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson throws a push kick but Kallio slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kallio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson walks into a jab.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kallio cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kallio.
Kallio lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kallio closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kallio misses with a knee to the head.
Kallio wants to stall.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kallio.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson digs a right hand underneath Kallio's ribcage. Kallio let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kallio wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson pushes Kallio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kallio can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Kallio lands a right hand.
Kallio blocking some punches.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kallio effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kallio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kallio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Kallio taking a breather.
A short left from Thompson.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kallio gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Thompson presses Kallio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kallio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to push Kallio away but Kallio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
A shot in the inside from Thompson.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terry Thompson.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Thompson!
Terry Thompson thanked the fans post fight for their support.