PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trey Oshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elina Kalionidou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Oshiro
vs
Kalionidou

182 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
134 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trey Oshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elina Kalionidou!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oshiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kalionidou, pushing him back against the cage.
Oshiro tries to work over Kalionidou's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oshiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalionidou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oshiro lands a nice uppercut.
Oshiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kalionidou lands a hook that snaps the head of Oshiro backwards.
A short right from Oshiro.
Kalionidou has Oshiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Oshiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Kalionidou avoids the damage to the body.
Oshiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oshiro.
A knee to the head by Oshiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oshiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshiro.
A knee to the head by Oshiro.
Oshiro prevents the takedown attempt.
Kalionidou can't get the takedown.
Trey Oshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elina Kalionidou.
Oshiro lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kalionidou tightens his grip and picks Oshiro up, before dumping him to the ground. Oshiro manages to land in guard.

Oshiro wriggles free and stands up.

Oshiro clinches.
Oshiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshiro lands a left hand.
Oshiro scores with a knee to the head.
Oshiro cracks Kalionidou with a nice body shot.
Kalionidou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oshiro smiles and moves away.
Kalionidou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oshiro is fending him off so far but Kalionidou persists. Nope, Oshiro circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Oshiro misses the target.
Kalionidou looks winded!
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!

Oshiro has managed to clinch.
Kalionidou tries to pull guard but Oshiro holds him up against the cage and eventually Kalionidou drops back down to his feet.
Oshiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oshiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oshiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oshiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oshiro lands a body shot.
Oshiro scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshiro obliges.
Oshiro scores with a shot to the side of Kalionidou's head.
Oshiro lands with a right to the head.
Oshiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshiro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalionidou's defenses.
Oshiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Oshiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalionidou or not.
Kalionidou takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oshiro cracks Kalionidou with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Oshiro.
Oshiro lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Oshiro.
Oshiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Oshiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshiro obliges.
Oshiro lands a damaging elbow.
Oshiro lands with a light punch inside.
Oshiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oshiro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oshiro connects with a knee to the head.
Oshiro landing knees to the head.
Oshiro scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalionidous head.
Oshiro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalionidou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oshiro.
Oshiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oshiro.
Oshiro landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshiro.
Oshiro lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Oshiro as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalionidou takes a shot to the head.
Oshiro lands with a left to the head.
Oshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalionidous head.

Kalionidou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oshiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oshiro misses with a punch to the body.
Oshiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oshiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalionidou can't get the takedown.
Oshiro lands an elbow inside that Kalionidou shrugs off.
Oshiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalionidou or not.
Oshiro lands a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oshiro obliges.
A short body shot lands from Oshiro as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oshiro working Kalionidou over with knees to the body.
Oshiro landing knees to the head.
Oshiro landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oshiro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kalionidou is trying to break the clinch but Oshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Oshiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalionidou can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kalionidou is breathing heavily.
Oshiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Oshiro.
Good body shot from Oshiro.
Kalionidou goes for a takedown attempt but Oshiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kalionidou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oshiro but Oshiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trey Oshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elina Kalionidou.

Oshiro rushes Kalionidou and presses him up against the cage.
Kalionidou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oshiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oshiro pushes Kalionidou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oshiro landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Oshiro.
Oshiro connects with a knee to the head.
Oshiro digs a right hand into Kalionidou's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalionidou's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oshiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oshiro scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Oshiro.
Oshiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Oshiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshiro lands a knee to the body.
Oshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oshiro crunches a lovely knee into Kalionidou's ribcage.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oshiro.
Kalionidou takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro tries to throw a body punch but Kalionidou avoids it by throwing Oshiro back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oshiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oshiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalionidou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oshiro working Kalionidou over with knees to the body.
Oshiro landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Oshiro.
Oshiro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oshiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oshiro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oshiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalionidou blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalionidou tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oshiro smiles and moves away.
Kalionidou shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oshiro sprawls well. Oshiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kalionidou gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oshiro stalks Kalionidou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalionidou's face. Kalionidou staggers backwards, shaken.

Oshiro clinches up with Kalionidou and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oshiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oshiro lands a left hand.
Oshiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalionidou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oshiro lands a nice knee to the body.
Oshiro looking to throw knees to the head but Kalionidou is blocking nicely.
Kalionidou has had enough of the clinch but Oshiro keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Oshiro dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!

Oshiro gets a clinch.
Oshiro connects with a knee to the head.
Oshiro lands a right hand.
Oshiro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oshiro scores with a knee to the head.
Oshiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshiro is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oshiro trying to land knees to the body.
Oshiro scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oshiro tries to throw a body punch but Kalionidou avoids it by throwing Oshiro back against the cage.
Oshiro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kalionidou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oshiro scores with a hook to the body.
Trey Oshiro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalionidou wants a takedown but no success here.
Oshiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalionidou or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oshiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oshiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oshiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kalionidou wants to get back to striking at distance but Oshiro won't allow it.
Oshiro lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oshiro.
Kalionidou can't get the takedown.
Trey Oshiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elina Kalionidou.
A hook to the body from Oshiro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oshiro.
Oshiro keeps control of Kalionidou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalionidou is looking to break free of the clinch but Oshiro has double underhooks.
Oshiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalionidou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kalionidou tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oshiro just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalionidou is trying to break the clinch but Oshiro has him pressed against the cage.
Oshiro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oshiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Oshiro lands an elbow inside.
Oshiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalionidou or not.
Oshiro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oshiro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kalionidou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oshiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oshiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalionidou's face.
Oshiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kalionidou tries to score a body lock takedown but Oshiro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oshiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalionidou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oshiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Oshiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oshiro.
Kalionidou is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oshiro to keep the fight standing.
Oshiro lands with a right to the head.
Oshiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oshiro lands a right hand.
Oshiro connects with a knee to the head.
Oshiro crunches a lovely knee into Kalionidou's ribcage.
Oshiro lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oshiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oshiro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oshiro lands an elbow inside that Kalionidou shrugs off.
Oshiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalionidous head.
Kalionidou has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oshiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oshiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalionidou.
Oshiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalionidou backwards.
Kalionidou fails to pull guard.
A short body shot lands from Oshiro as the two fighters clinch.
Oshiro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oshiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Elina Kalionidou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trey Oshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oshiro is working Kalionidou over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Oshiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oshiro, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Oshiro!