PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiluva Kalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heiluva Kalu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Gallagher's chin.

Gallagher
vs
Kalu

188 cm
18
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
256 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heiluva Kalu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalu misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Kalu.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Some wild striking there from Kalu.
Kalu cracks Gallagher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Kalu misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallagher swings for the body but Kalu moves out of range.
Kalu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gallagher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalu looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher connects with a looping right hand.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalu.
Kalu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Kalu misses.
Kalu misses with a two punch combination.
Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kalu. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Gallagher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Heiluva Kalu has been cut.
Gallagher could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the head.
Gallagher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kalu looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Kalu looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Kalu slips a jab from Gallagher.
Kalu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalu throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher slips under a jab from Kalu.
Kalu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kalu throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalu misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Kalu.
Heiluva Kalu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalu looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalu moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Kalu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalu slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher dips to his left and cracks Kalu with an uppercut!
Kalu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Kalu saw that one coming.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Kalu lands a nice hook to Gallagher's body. Gallagher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Gallagher.
Kalu avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Kalu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Kalu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Kalu moves forwards but Gallagher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher scores with a nice head shot.
Gallagher misses with a hook. Kalu ducked under it nicely.
Kalu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallagher jabs at Kalu's body.
Kalu lands with a hook. Gallagher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher defending well as Kalu loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalu throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kalu misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalu. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Gallagher does no damage.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Kalu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heiluva Kalu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kalu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kalu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalu misses with a wild combination.
Kalu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gallaghers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kalu slips under a jab.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Kalu ducks down to avoid it.
Kalu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kalu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kalu tries to bum rush Gallagher with a series of wild strikes but Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallagher slips under a jab from Kalu.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher throws a hook but Kalu blocks it.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
Frank Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Kalu moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Kalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Kalu misses with a looping left.
Kalu staying out of range there.
Kalu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Kalu misses with the combination.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Kalu misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Gallagher misses.
Kalu throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher stuns Kalu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Kalu.
Gallagher clobbers Kalu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalu throws a left and a right that both miss
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gallagher counters with a left to the body.
Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Kalu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Kalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalu swinging wildly here.
Kalu throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Kalu avoids it well.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalu misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Heiluva Kalu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalu checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalu. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalu misses with the combination.
Gallagher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalu misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Kalu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu throws a lazy right hand but Gallagher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalu moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Kalu.
Kalu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher.
Kalu is breathing heavily.
Kalu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher cracks Kalu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kalu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kalu looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Kalu blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalu swinging wildly here.
Gallagher cracks Kalu with an open hand slap.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalu.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalu misses with a double jab
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalu.
Gallagher throws a hook but Kalu blocks it.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher looks to throw the jab but Kalu is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kalu has time to react.
Kalu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kalu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kalu misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gallagher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heiluva Kalu'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. And we move into the final round!

Kalu scores with a body shot.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Kalu.
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Kalu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kalu in his tracks.
Kalu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Kalu slips the punch.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Kalu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalu misses with a wild body shot.
Kalu throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kalu misses.
Gallagher with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kalu.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Kalu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalu avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalu.
Kalu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher throws a jab when Kalu was well out of range.
Kalu misses with a two punch combination.
Kalu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Kalu ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher with a jab.
Kalu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Kalu slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalu throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
Kalu avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Kalu throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kalu misses.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
Kalu slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kalu misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Kalu misses.
Kalu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gallagher slips a jab from Kalu.
Kalu looks to land a left hand but Gallagher moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Kalu moves away and avoids it.
Gallagher takes a swing at Kalu's ribcage but misses.
Kalu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Kalu moves out of range.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Kalu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalu lands a jab to the head.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalu.
Kalu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Kalu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the head.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Kalu's shoulder, as Kalu tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Gallagher misses.
No joy there for Kalu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Kalu moved out of range nicely.
Kalu throws a combination that misses
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Gallagher throws a jab when Kalu was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallagher throws a hook but Kalu avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
Kalu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalu misses with a body shot.
Frank Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Heiluva Kalu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalu fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gallagher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
A very excited looking Frank Gallagher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.