PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harri Mulqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mulqvist
vs
Gallardo

187 cm
37
216 lbs
37 - 11 - 1

200 cm
28
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 37 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Mulqvist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gallardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulqvist with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mulqvist misses with a right hand
and Gallardo counters with a left and a right that stings Mulqvist.

Gallardo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulqvist.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallardo is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulqvist is defending well for now.
Gallardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gallardo trying to control the position but instead, Mulqvist has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallardo into the cage.
Mulqvist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallardo misses with a knee to the head.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo avoiding damage as Mulqvist throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mulqvist is keeping busy.
A short left from Gallardo.
Gallardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mulqvist as Gallardo tries to tie him up.
Mulqvist misses with an elbow over the top.
Gallardo has Mulqvist pushed against the cage.
Mulqvist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mulqvist stalls.
Mulqvist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gallardo fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mulqvist is keeping busy.
Mulqvist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallardo trying to stall but Mulqvist improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallardo is defending well for now.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallardo's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mulqvist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallardo's elbow.
Mulqvist blocks an uppercut.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulqvist struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallardo controls his hands.
Gallardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Gallardo trying to land knees to the body.
Mulqvist throws an elbow that misses.
Mulqvist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallardo is keeping busy.
Gallardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gallardo lands with a light punch inside.
Gallardo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallardo.
Gallardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mulqvist backwards.
Mulqvist tries to work over Gallardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulqvist throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Gallardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Mulqvist blocks it.
Mulqvist displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gallardo up against the cage.
Gallardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist missing with knees to the body.
Gallardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallardo just leaning against Mulqvist, taking a breather.
Gallardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Mulqvist blocks it.
Gallardo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Gallardo as the two fighters clinch.
Mulqvist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambo Gallardo dominated that round.
That's time! Mulqvist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gallardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulqvist lands a slapping body shot.
Gallardo tries to clinch but Mulqvist is having none of it.
Mulqvist throws the kick towards the body but Gallardo avoids it.

Gallardo rushes Mulqvist and presses him up against the cage.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Mulqvist lands a body shot.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Mulqvist controls the action.
Gallardo wants to stall.
Gallardo avoids a wild elbow strike from Mulqvist.
Still in the clinch, Gallardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mulqvist.
Gallardo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist throws an elbow but it misses.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Mulqvist stalling in the clinch but Gallardo improves position.
Mulqvist blocking some punches.
Gallardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Mulqvist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallardo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mulqvist digs a right hand underneath Gallardo's ribcage. Gallardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Gallardo.
Gallardo pushes Mulqvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallardo missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gallardo as Mulqvist tries to tie him up.
Mulqvist misses with the head strike.
Gallardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallardo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulqvist blocks an elbow strike from Gallardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Mulqvist is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallardo has double underhooks.
A short right from Gallardo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gallardo.
Mulqvist managing to block the knees to the body from Gallardo.
Mulqvist tries to work over Gallardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mulqvist misses with a body punch.
Gallardo throws a head punch that misses.
Gallardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mulqvist.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Mulqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Gallardo working aggressively here.
Gallardo has a couple of punches blocked by Mulqvist.
Nice body punch from Gallardo - that landed with a thud.
Gallardo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist takes a shot to the head.
Gallardo lands a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mulqvist prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Gallardo on the inside.
Mulqvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mulqvist makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mulqvist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallardo lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulqvist's elbow.
Mulqvist wants to break free but Gallardo has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulqvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gallardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mulqvist avoiding damage as Gallardo throws knees to the body.
Mulqvist misses with some punches.
Mulqvist prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo tries to throw a body punch but Mulqvist avoids it by throwing Gallardo back against the cage.
Gallardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gallardo fails to land.
Mulqvist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mulqvist wants to stall.
Gallardo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mulqvist up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulqvist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lambo Gallardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gallardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mulqvist thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallardo lands with a good body shot.
Mulqvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mulqvist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gallardo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mulqvist lands a jab to the nose.
Mulqvist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mulqvist avoids the body shot from Gallardo.
Mulqvist throws a solid leg kick but Gallardo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mulqvist.
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!
No joy there for Gallardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallardo tries to clinch there but Mulqvist circles away.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulqvist throws a big shot that misses.
Mulqvist tries a head kick but it misses.
Mulqvist tries to clinch but Gallardo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gallardo.
Mulqvist misses with a wild body shot.
Gallardo throws a series of punches but Mulqvist moves out of range.
Gallardo tries to clinch there but Mulqvist circles away.
Gallardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mulqvist lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gallardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallardo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mulqvist circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mulqvist counters with a nice uppercut.
Mulqvist punishes Gallardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallardo cracks a nice hook into Mulqvist's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mulqvist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mulqvist avoids the body shot from Gallardo.
Harri Mulqvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambo Gallardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulqvist feints and then cracks Gallardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallardo down.
Mulqvist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gallardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulqvist lands with a nice body kick.
Jab from Mulqvist.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mulqvist. That's going to slow Gallardo down.
Mulqvist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gallardo blocks a head kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist throws a leg kick that misses.
Mulqvist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulqvist thows a body shot but no joy.
Mulqvist is looking to wear down Gallardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gallardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mulqvist lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gallardo takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Mulqvist.
Mulqvist connects with a solid leg kick.
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!

Mulqvist cracks Gallardo with a big right hand and Gallardo goes down!

Gallardo is rocked!
Mulqvist arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Gallardo's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harri Mulqvist!
Harri Mulqvist gave a mention to CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).