PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henrik Kallio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kallio
vs
King

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henrik Kallio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy King!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
King looks to clinch

and Kallio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Kallio trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
Kallio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Kallio chips away with some ground and pound.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King controls Kallio momentarily but Kallio frees himself.
Kallio wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
Kallio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio stops King from standing up.
Kallio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kallio wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Kallio wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kallio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King is looking to stand up but Kallio isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control the position but Kallio postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kallio feints and as King raises his hands in defense, Kallio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kallio prevents King from getting back to his feet.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kallio is controlling him.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kallio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Kallio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King has a closed guard, preventing Kallio from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from King misses.
King looks gassed!
Kallio moves out of range of the body kick.

King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
King won't allow Kallio to sweep him here.
Kallio looking to control.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Kallio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kallio swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kallio tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King gets caught flat footed, as Kallio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Kallio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallio wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
King manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is pulling down on Kallio's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henrik Kallio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kallio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kallio showed some decent athleticism there.
Kallio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Kallio sits in half guard.

Kallio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
King manages to get to full guard.
Kallio postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kallio trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Kallio wants to sweep but no luck.
King trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
King looking to pass the guard.

Kallio is working an open guard so King takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio fails to land the takedown.
Kallio misses with a double jab

and King counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kallio!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kallio is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kallio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kallio is trying to reverse the position but instead King has taken his back - oops!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is hanging on to Kallio's back as he tries to escape.
King throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Kallio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
King trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

King has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kallio is defending well but eventually King manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kallio has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy King!
Tommy King thanked the fans post fight for their support.