PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris OSullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juntti Jallu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OSullivan comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston - Dropkick Murphys. Chris OSullivan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Juntti Jallu's chin.

OSullivan
vs
Jallu

182 cm
24
245 lbs
5 - 14 - 1

180 cm
23
230 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 5 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris OSullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juntti Jallu!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OSullivan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jallu is looking to slow OSullivan down with leg kicks.
Jallu scores with a jab. OSullivan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
OSullivan shoots in for a takedown but Jallu shows good takedown defense.
Jallu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jallu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jallu cracks the inside of OSullivan's front leg.
OSullivan with a poor takedown
and Jallu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Juntti Jallu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jallu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jallu.
Jallu lands a nice leg kick that just misses OSullivan's sensitive parts.
Jallu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Chris OSullivan has been cut.
A head kick by Jallu misses
and OSullivan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jallu's knee momentarily.

Jallu gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

OSullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OSullivan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jallu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris OSullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jallu connects with a knee to the head.
OSullivan looking to stall.
Jallu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jallu scores with a hook to the body.
OSullivan takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jallu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
OSullivan is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Jallu.
Jallu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jallu taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jallu on the inside.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for OSullivan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jallu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jallu effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Jallu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jallu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
OSullivan tries to score a body lock takedown but Jallu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jallu unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu lands a right hand that snaps the head of OSullivan backwards.
Jallu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jallu with a knee to the head.
Jallu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jallu digs a right hand into OSullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OSullivan's gas tank.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jallu is pushing OSullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Jallu.
Jallu with a knee to the head.
Jallu pushes OSullivan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jallu landing knees to the head.
Jallu just leaning against OSullivan, taking a breather.
A short right from Jallu.
OSullivan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jallu is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jallu.
Jallu lands a hook to the side of the head.
OSullivan throws a head punch that misses.
Jallu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jallu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OSullivan backwards.
Jallu lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Jallu.
OSullivan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Jallu.
The referee calls for Jallu to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Jallu.
Jallu taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris OSullivan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jallu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OSullivan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Jallu lands a left and a right that send OSullivan crashing to the mat, dazed. Jallu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Jallu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jallu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on OSullivan if he has to take too many more of those.

Jallu darts in and clinches OSullivan up against the cage.
OSullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jallu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jallu.
Jallu lands a knee to the head.
Jallu works on OSullivan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jallu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
OSullivan being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jallu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Jallu on the inside.
Jallu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jallu cracks OSullivan with a nice body shot.
Jallu lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jallu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juntti Jallu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jallu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OSullivans head.
Jallu lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OSullivan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Jallu.
Jallu crunches a lovely knee into OSullivan's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jallu.
Jallu lands a good knee to the midsection. OSullivan won't want to take too many of those.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jallu.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jallu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jallu.
Jallu lands a left hand that snaps the head of OSullivan backwards.
Jallu lands a body punch.
Jallu lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jallu scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jallu lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jallu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jallu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jallu with a knee to the head.
Jallu stalling the fight.
Jallu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of OSullivan backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Jallu.
Jallu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jallu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jallu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OSullivan or not.
Jallu is pushing OSullivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Jallu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu is stalling here.
Jallu scores a nice knee to the body.
Jallu stalling.
Jallu digs a right hand into OSullivan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on OSullivan's gas tank.
Jallu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jallu displaying some good clinch control by pressing OSullivan up against the cage.
Jallu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jallu stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Juntti Jallu.
OSullivan shoots in for a takedown but Jallu shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juntti Jallu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris OSullivan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jallu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jallu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Jallu's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jallu.
OSullivan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jallu to keep the fight standing.
Jallu lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jallu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jallu controlling the action here for a moment.
Jallu connects with a nasty looking knee right to OSullivan's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jallu pushes OSullivan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jallu lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jallu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jallu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jallu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

OSullivan jumps into guard, dragging Jallu to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jallu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jallu advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jallu working the ground and pound.
Jallu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear OSullivan down.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Chris OSullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OSullivan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jallu's best efforts.
Jallu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Jallu postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for OSullivan to stand up.
OSullivan dodges the punch combination from Jallu.
Juntti Jallu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jallu cracks OSullivan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Jallu gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jallu scores with a hook to the body.
Jallu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OSullivan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jallu cracks OSullivan with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Jallu.
A body shot lands from Jallu.
OSullivan being controlled against the cage.
OSullivan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OSullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Juntti Jallu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jallu scores with a shot to the side of OSullivan's head.
OSullivan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juntti Jallu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jallu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juntti Jallu!
A very excited looking Juntti Jallu 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.