PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Enis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linus Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Enis
vs
Kallio

186 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Enis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Linus Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio wants to slow Enis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kallio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Enis.
Enis shoots in but Kallio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kallio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enis. That one must have hurt.

Enis shoots in and bounces Kallio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Enis tries to pass.
Enis won't allow Kallio to get back to his feet.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Enis tries to pass.
Enis postures up and lands a big shot to Kallio's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Enis is controlling him.
Enis scoring with some ground and pound.
Enis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kallio keeping moving, preventing Enis from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kallio wants to stand and escape but Enis is having none of it.
Enis thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Enis misses with a wild combination.
Enis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kallio looks gassed!
Enis avoids a kick to the body.
Kallio swings for the body but Enis moves out of range.
Kallio throws a hook but Enis avoids it easily.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Enis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kallio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Enis lands a few punches from side control.

Enis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Enis has a takedown stuffed.
Linus Kallio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Enis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kallio's knee momentarily.
Kallio throws a low kick but Enis avoids it.
Kallio misses with a low kick as Enis jumps back.
Kallio swinging wilding here.
Enis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kallio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Phil Enis has been cut.
Enis moves in looking to clinch but Kallio pushes him off.
Kallio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kallio throws a hook but Enis avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Enis misses the shot to the body.
Enis throws a lazy right hand but Kallio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Enis shoots in for a takedown but Kallio shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enis. That one must have hurt.
Enis avoids the head kick by Kallio.
Kallio blocks a head kick by Enis.
Kallio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Enis.
Enis throws a right hand that Kallio ducks under and follows up with a left that Kallio also avoids with ease.
Kallio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kallio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallio shoots and misses

and Enis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kallio's guard now.
Enis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kallio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Enis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Enis scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Enis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Enis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Enis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Enis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Enis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kallio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Enis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kallio is fending him off so far but Enis persists. Nope, Kallio circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looks to land a left hand but Enis moved out of range nicely.
Enis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kallio misses with a wild body shot.
Enis throws a head kick that Kallio semi-blocks.
Kallio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kallio tries to clinch up.

Enis drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis works over Kallio's head and body with a nice combination.
Enis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kallio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheers as Kallio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Enis doesn't seem phased though.
Linus Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick
and Enis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kallio is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Kallio is rocked!
Kallio lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kallio.
Enis misses with a takedown attempt - Kallio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Enis fails with the takedown.
Kallio tries to clinch but Enis is having none of it.
Enis darts in trying to clinch
and Kallio counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Kallio misses.

Enis forces Kallio back against the cage and clinches.
Kallio is trying to break the clinch but Enis has him pressed against the cage.
Kallio wants to get back to striking at distance but Enis won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kallio to work.
Kallio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Enis has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kallio tries to break the clinch but Enis is controlling the position.
Enis slows down the pace here.
Enis avoiding damage as Kallio throws knees to the body.

Enis manages to break the clinch.

Enis moves into the clinch successfully.

Enis breaks the clinch.
Enis tries to clinch there but Kallio circles away.
Enis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kallio avoids the body shot from Enis.
Enis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kallio.
Enis throws a head kick but Kallio moves out of range.
Enis looks for a takedown but Kallio sprawls well.
Kallio avoids the head kick by Enis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Enis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Enis lands in his opponent's guard.
Enis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Enis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kallio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Phil Enis's cut is getting worse.

Enis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Enis lands in his opponent's guard.
Enis trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Enis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Enis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kallio misses with a straight left.

Kallio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kallio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Enis throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kallio. What's that going to do exactly?
Kallio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Enis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Enis tries to hold on but Kallio postures up.
Enis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Enis is not content to let Kallio control the position.
Kallio is just content to waste time from the top position. Enis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enis lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Kallio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Enis is keeping the position for now.
Enis is trying to control the position but Kallio postures up.
Enis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kallio's guard.
Kallio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kallio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enis.
Enis wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
Enis prevents Kallio from getting back to his feet.
Kallio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enis.

Enis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kallio cracks Enis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Enis with a poor takedown
and Kallio counters with a nice uppercut.
Kallio thows a body shot but no joy.
Kallio swats away the attempt to clinch by Enis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kallio.
Kallio doesn't manage to clinch there - Enis circles away.
Kallio misses with the body kick

and Enis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kallio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Enis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Enis stands and steps away. Kallio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kallio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kallio has his takedown stuffed
and Enis counters with a body kick.
Enis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enis has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kallio stuffs the takedown attempt from Enis. Enis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Enis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Enis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kallio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enis circles away.
Kallio moves in looking to clinch but Enis pushes him off.
Enis tries for a takedown but Kallio circles away easily
and Kallio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Enis tries to clinch but Kallio is having none of it.
Enis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kallio's calf.
Nice takedown defense from Kallio. No joy for Enis on that attempt.
Linus Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Kallio
and Enis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kallio is lucky that one didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Enis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Enis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Enis!