PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven S Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gallo
vs
S Svensson

190 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
33
160 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven S Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Svensson.
Svensson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gallo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Svensson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gallo lands with a shot to the body.
Svensson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Gallo lands with a cross.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Svensson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallo. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallo avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Svensson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Svensson blocks a jab.
Gallo blocks a head kick by Svensson.
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!
Gallo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Svensson lands with a kick to the temple. Gallo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Svensson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Svensson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo lands a head shot.
Sven S Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallo lands a head shot.
Gallo swings for the body but Svensson moves out of range.
Gallo scores with a shot to the body.
Svensson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Svensson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Svensson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gallo is able to avoid easily.
Gallo is looking to wear down Svensson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Gallo's head coaches at GTi Boot Camp that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Svensson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gallo. Gallo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallo moves away.
Svensson throws a body kick that misses.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.

Gallo clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gallo walks away with a smile on his face. Svensson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Svensson throws a looping overhand right but Gallo ducks down to avoid it.
Svensson works the jab nicely.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
Gallo misses the shot to the body.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson lands with a slapping head kick.
Svensson lands a leg kick that knocks Gallo off balance momentarily.
Gallo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Gallo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svensson. That's going to slow Gallo down.
Svensson scores with a nice right hand.
Gallo moves away from the strike by Svensson.
Gallo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Svensson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallo's calf.
Gallo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gallo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gallo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gallo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Svensson.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo 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.
Gallo lands a slapping body shot.
Gallo lands a jab.
Gallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Svensson. Gallo shrugs it off though.
Gallo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svensson looks to land a left hand but Gallo moved out of range nicely.
Gallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Svensson cracks Gallo with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
and Gallo counters with a one-two to the body.
Gallo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Svensson counters with a good, hard body kick but Gallo shrugs it off.
Gallo scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Svensson finds it's target.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Gallo scores with a jab to the body.
Gallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Gallo is looking to clinch but Svensson is avoiding it.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
Gallo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svensson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gallo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gallo misses the shot to the body.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
Gallo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Gallo - just one landing.
Gallo blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Gallo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven S Svensson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gallo lands the left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Gallo blocks the leg kick.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Svensson. That's going to slow Gallo down.
Svensson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svensson.
Svensson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Svensson scores with a hook to the body. Gallo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Svensson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson scores with a kick to the body.
Gallo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svensson throws a low kick but Gallo moves out of range easily.
Svensson connects with the punch.
Sven S Svensson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Svensson connects with a leg kick. Gallo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a looping left.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svensson moves away.
Svensson lands with a shot to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick but Gallo moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Svensson.
Svensson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Svensson, right into the meat.
Gallo moves out of range of the body kick.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallo looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson throws a front kick that sends Gallo stumbling back into the cage.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Svensson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson misses with a hook. Gallo ducked under it nicely.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Gallo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Svensson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Svensson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Svensson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallo.
Gallo works over Svensson's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallo punishes Svensson's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo avoids a kick to the body.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
That kick from Svensson tenderised Gallo's leg. Gallo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gallo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Gallo seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Svensson. Gallo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Svensson closes the distance and pushes Gallo back into the cage.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svensson is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson lands a knee to the body.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallo tries to work over Svensson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallo swings wildly with an uppercut but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallo blocks an uppercut.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Svensson is keeping busy.
Svensson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallo.
Gallo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svensson scores with a shoulder strike.
Svensson missing with knees to the body.
Svensson lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo working aggressively here.
Svensson scores a nice knee to the body.
Svensson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gallo avoids it.
Gallo presses Svensson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gallo blocks an uppercut.
Gallo working aggressively here.
Svensson pushes Gallo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallo misses with a body punch.
Gallo struggles to land a body shot inside as Svensson controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Svensson on the inside.
Gallo throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Svensson tries to pull guard but Gallo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Svensson pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svensson trying to keep a closed guard but Gallo is proving a slippery customer.
Gallo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Svensson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gallo defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven S Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick from Svensson misses.
Svensson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gallo lands a jab to the nose.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Gallo moves his leg out of the way.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gallo is out of range.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Svensson can pounce on him.
Gallo swinging wildly here.
Gallo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Svensson.
Gallo looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
Svensson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallo in his tracks.
Svensson throws out a loose jab but Gallo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo thuds his right hand into Svensson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Svensson.
Gallo lands a right hook to the body.
Gallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Svensson avoids them all with ease.
Svensson scores with a head kick.
Gallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Svensson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gallo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Svensson scores with a jab to the body.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Gallo's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallo tries to avoid it.
Gallo lands a jab to Svensson's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Svensson, as that shot connected.
Svensson misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Svensson connects with a body shot that sends Gallo's belly button to the back.
Svensson scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gallo. Beautiful body shot.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gallo is able to avoid easily.
Svensson throws a leg kick which misses Gallo's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallo tries to avoid it.
Sven S Svensson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gallo blocks a jab.
Svensson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gallo checks a leg kick.
Gallo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson throws the kick towards the body but Gallo avoids it.
Joe Gallo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Svensson wants to land a leg kick but Gallo is out of range.
Gallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo stuns Svensson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the body.
Svensson misses with a head kick.
Gallo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
Gallo misses with an uppercut.
Gallo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Svensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Svensson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Svensson connects with an inside leg kick.
Svensson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Svensson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svensson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Svensson tests Gallo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Svensson thows a body shot but no joy.
Svensson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Svensson lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with an uppercut.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Gallo seems unphased.
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Gallo staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svensson.
Svensson throws a hook but Gallo avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallo slips a jab from Svensson.
Svensson stuns Gallo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallo. Svensson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Svensson.
Svensson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Gallo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven S Svensson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Svensson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven S Svensson!
Sven S Svensson thanked the fans post fight for their support.