PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olliver Gullion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tino Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tino Kallio has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gullion
vs
Kallio

189 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

169 cm
26
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

V-Mask Clothing (10%)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olliver Gullion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Tino Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio shoots in looking for a takedown but Gullion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kallio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kallio.
Gullion takes a swing at Kallio's ribcage but misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kallio - that will leave a mark!
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio slips a straight right by Gullion.
Kallio throws a leg kick which misses Gullion's front leg but catches the back leg as Gullion tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kallio, right into the meat.
Gullion misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gullion cracks a nice hook into Kallio's ribs.
Kallio shoots for a double leg takedown but Gullion sprawls well. He's pushed Kallio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tino Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullion throws a leg kick but Kallio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gullion moves out of range of the body kick from Kallio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kallio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gullion keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gullion moves in looking to clinch but Kallio pushes him off.
Gullion connects with a right hand. Kallio shakes it off.
Kallio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gullion counters with a straight right hand.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Kallio.
Gullion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crunch! Gullion slams his shin into Kallio's torso.
Kallio shoots for a double leg takedown but Gullion sprawls well. He's pushed Kallio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gullion throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gullion moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullion on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gullion cracks a nice hook into Kallio's ribs.
Gullion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gullion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It appears Gullion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gullion avoids a kick to the body.
Gullion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kallio. That's going to slow Gullion down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gullion, right into the meat.
Gullion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kallio in his tracks.
Kallio throws a body punch but Gullion moves out of range.
Kallio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kallio throws a body punch but Gullion moves out of range.
Kallio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gullion circles away.
Kallio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gullion is out of range.
Gullion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullion lands a nice looking body shot.
Kallio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gullion scores with a nice right hand.
Gullion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kallio throws the left hand but Gullion avoids the punch easily.
Kallio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gullion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gullion lands an overhand right.
Gullion scores with a push kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gullion as Kallio shoots in.
Gullion is looking to clinch but Kallio is avoiding it.

Gullion moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullion misses with the head strike.
Gullion lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gullion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gullion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kallio or not.
Kallio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gullion fails to land.
Gullion has Kallio pressed against the cage, preventing Kallio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gullion lands with a left to the head.
Our sources have told us that Gullion has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gullion is pressed up against the cage. Kallio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gullion down to the mat. Gullion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kallio tries to keep at a distance but Gullion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gullion throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Gullion misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallio.
Gullion tries to work over Kallio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kallio blocks a body shot from Gullion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olliver Gullion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gullion misses with a two punch combination.
Kallio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Kallio misses with a kick to the body.
Gullion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kallio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kallio lands a slapping body shot.

Kallio gets tackled into the cage by Gullion. Gullion maintains the clinch.
Kallio tries for a takedown but Gullion manages to get underhooks.
Kallio is struggling to control the position.
Kallio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gullion walks away with a smile on his face. Kallio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a lazy body kick
and Gullion counters with a nice uppercut.
Kallio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gullion checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Gullion misses its target.
Gullion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gullion lands with a hook. Kallio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kallio throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gullion to counter with a crisp jab.
Olliver Gullion is winning the standup battle so far.
Kallio throws a leg kick that misses.
Gullion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kallio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Gullion lands.
Gullion tries to clinch but Kallio is having none of it.
Gullion wants to clinch up but Kallio keeps it at a distance.
Kallio throws an off balance right hand
and Gullion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kallio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gullion takes a swing at Kallio's ribcage but misses.
Kallio changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gullion moves in looking to clinch but Kallio pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Kallio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullion is looking to score with low kicks.
Gullion on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kallio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gullion rather than just go for the knockout.
Gullion misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Gullion.
Gullion lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gullion.
Gullion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gullion thuds his shin into the meat of Kallio's side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kallio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gullion lands a jab.
Kallio throws the kick towards the body but Gullion avoids it.
Gullion fakes the leg kick and cracks Kallio in the body.
Kallio jabs Gullion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kallio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gullion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kallio misses with a right hand
and Gullion counters with a straight right hand.
Kallio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kallio lands a front kick.
Gullion throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it.
Gullion avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio avoids the head kick by Gullion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio throws a hook but Gullion blocks it.
Kallio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gullion tries to avoid it but Kallio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gullion to the ground. Gullion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olliver Gullion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Kallio.
Gullion checks a leg kick nicely.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio looks for the body kick but Gullion saw that one coming.
Gullion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kallio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gullion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kallio scrambles back to his feet.
Gullion lands a glancing blow to the side of Kallio's head.
Gullion scores with a jab to the body.
Kallio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gullion.
Gullion scores with a push kick.
Gullion throws a sloppy head kick and Kallio moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olliver Gullion dominated that second round.
That's time! Gullion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gullion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gullion throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Gullion misses its intended target.
Gullion throws a right hand that Kallio ducks under and follows up with a left that Kallio also avoids with ease.
Gullion lands a front kick.
Kallio misses with a body kick.
Gullion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kallio can do to turn this around?
Gullion blocks a leg kick.
Gullion throwing a counter right hand but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Gullion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a body punch but Gullion moves out of range.
Crunch! Gullion slams his shin into Kallio's torso.

Gullion has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kallio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gullion prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kallio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kallio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kallio scores with a shot to the side of Gullion's head.
Kallio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Gullion on the inside.
Kallio pushes Gullion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gullion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Kallio.
Gullion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gullion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gullion swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tino Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gullion breaks from the clinch.
Kallio throws a body kick that misses.
Gullion lands a slapping body shot.
Gullion blocks a jab.
Gullion blocks a leg kick.
Gullion feints and then cracks Kallio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kallio down.
Gullion is looking to clinch.
Kallio has a takedown stuffed.
Gullion is looking to counter the offense by Kallio and move into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kallio.
It appears Gullion was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gullion moves out of range of the body kick.
Gullion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kallio looks to land a body kick but Gullion moved away.
Kallio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gullion.
Kallio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kallio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gullion takes a swing at Kallio's ribcage but misses.
Kallio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gullion defends it well.
Gullion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gullion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kallio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gullion counters with a stiff right hand.
Kallio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gullion 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio jabs Gullion right on the nose. Gullion blinks but takes it well.
Kallio looks to land a right hand but Gullion moved out of range.

Gullion moves into the clinch successfully.
Kallio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gullion seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kallio can turn it around.
Kallio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Kallio fails to land.
Kallio has a couple of punches blocked by Gullion.
Gullion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kallios head.

Kallio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gullion scores with a body shot.
Gullion wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olliver Gullion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gullion 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olliver Gullion!
After winning the bout, Olliver Gullion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.