PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 520 p4p, 1813 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 74 p4p, 254 weight class). Kimmo Kallio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Logan Justis's chin.

Kallio
vs
Justis

177 cm
28
175
13 - 10 - 1

189 cm
35
183
21 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kallio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Justis avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Kallio fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Kallio's head coaches at Malmi Aitta that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
Kallio throws a counter high kick but Justis was just alert enough to avoid it.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kallio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kallio misses with a straight left.
We've been informed that Justis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Kallio works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
Justis throws a counter combo.
Kallio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a series of punches but Justis avoids them all with ease.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.

Kallio gets caught flat footed, as Justis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Justis decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kallio misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio.
Good leg kick by Kallio.
Kallio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kallio. Kallio obviously looking to wear him down.
Kallio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Kallio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kallio thuds his right hand into Justis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kallio feints and then cracks Justis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justis down.
Kallio misses with a straight right.
Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallio throws a push kick but Justis slaps the foot to one side.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kallio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Justis just manages to avoid it.
Justis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kallio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kallio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good shot there by Kallio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis swings for the body but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis swings widly with a right hand
and Kallio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justis avoids the body shot from Kallio.
Justis is looking for the big counter here.
Kallio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kallio misses with a body shot.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Kallio misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
A leg kick checked by Justis.
Kallio misses with a series of wild punches.
Justis throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Kallio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kallio scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis blocks a head kick by Kallio.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Kallio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kallio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Kallio throws an off balance right hand
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justis throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Kimmo Kallio has been cut.
Justis slips a jab and a cross from Kallio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kallio finds it's target.
Kallio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Justis misses with a hook. Kallio ducked under it nicely.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kallio throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kallio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Justis.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kallio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Justis.
Kallio throws a lazy right hand but Justis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Kallio is rocked!
Justis blocks the body kick.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Kallio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kimmo Kallio is winning the standup battle so far.
Justis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Justis throws a hook to the side of Kallio's head but Kallio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kallio throws a body kick that misses
and Justis counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Kallio out cold! What a finish! Justis is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Logan Justis!
Logan Justis is the new welterweight champion!
Logan Justis very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.