PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Kallio (ranked 1006 p4p, 139 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 133 p4p, 17 weight class). Kimmo Kallio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bastien Harris's chin.

Kallio
vs
Harris

177 cm
42
175
26 - 13 - 1

190 cm
26
177
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)
Conviction

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 26 - 13 - 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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Kallio moved out of range.
Kallio throws a wild body kick that Harris sees coming a mile off.
Harris catches Kallio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice jab there from Harris.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Harris.
Kallio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Harris.
Kallio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kallio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Kallio moved out of range nicely.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kallio.
Jab by Harris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kallio checks it well.
Kallio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kallio stalks Harris and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harris's face. Harris staggers backwards, shaken.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kallio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
A jab from Harris misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Kallio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kallio doesn't seem bothered though.
Kallio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Kallio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kallio lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Kallio.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris misses with a hook. Kallio ducked under it nicely.
Kallio misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Harris misses
and Kallio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Kallio's leg but Kallio calmly moves out of range.
Harris with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio misses with a few strikes there.
Harris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kallio's sensitive parts.
Harris dips to his left and cracks Kallio with an uppercut!
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Harris misses.
It looked like Kallio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kallio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kallio looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kallio.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kallio finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Kallio slips a jab from Harris.
Harris keeps Kallio at a distance using the push kick.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Kallio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Kallio slips a jab from Harris.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kallio. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kallio is looking for a counter combo.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kallio was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Kallio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Kallio slips a jab from Harris.
Kallio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Kallio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kallio defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
As Harris looks to move away, Kallio throws a big counter combo but Harris just gets out of the way.
Kallio drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kallio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
It looked like Kallio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kallio's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kallio duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris checks the leg kick.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Kallio ducks down to avoid it.
Harris fakes the leg kick and cracks Kallio in the body.
A jab from Harris misses.
Whack! Kallio lands a heavy head kick that drops Harris. The ref tackles Kallio to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Harris was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Kimmo Kallio!
Kimmo Kallio retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Kimmo Kallio 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.