PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 1926 p4p, 3682 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 212 p4p, 368 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Regueiro
vs
Kallio

174 cm
43
174
40 - 27 - 2

177 cm
41
175
24 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regueiro tries to bum rush Kallio with a series of wild strikes but Kallio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Regueiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kallio takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Kallio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Regueiro is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Regueiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kallio manages to avoid it.
Kallio throws a wild body kick that Regueiro sees coming a mile off.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro lands with a straight right. Kallio didn't see that one coming.
Kallio connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Julio Regueiro has been cut.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
Kallio checks the leg kick.
As Regueiro backs off Kallio throws a huge counter combo but Regueiro manages to avoid it all.
Regueiro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Regueiro lands an overhand right.
Regueiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regueiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kallio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regueiro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kallio dodges the punch combination from Regueiro.
Regueiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick and Regueiro moves out of range easily.
Regueiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kallio to counter with a crisp jab.
Kallio scores with a jab to the body.
Regueiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
A head kick misses from Kallio.
Kallio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kallio throws a head kick that misses.
Kallio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kallio looks to score with a jab to the body but Regueiro is just out of range.
Regueiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kallio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Regueiro checks it well.
Regueiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kallio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Regueiro.
Kallio tries to work over Regueiro's front leg with a kick but Regueiro checks it.
Regueiro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kallio throws an overhand right that lands on Regueiro's shoulder, as Regueiro tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro catches Kallio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Regueiro moves out of range as Kallio strikes.
Kallio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kallio cracks Regueiro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Regueiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Kallio misses with a head kick.
Kimmo Kallio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kallio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Regueiro eats them both and turns towards Kallio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kallio throws a body kick that misses.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Regueiro as he connects with a hook.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Kallio ducked under it nicely.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Kallio counters with a straight right hand.
Regueiro swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kallio to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kallio.
Regueiro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kallio.
Kallio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Regueiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kallio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Regueiro's head.
Kallio throws a body shot but no joy.
Regueiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kallio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Kallio slips a jab from Regueiro.
Kallio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kallio ducks under a wild hook from Regueiro.
Regueiro tries to close the distance and clinch but Kallio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kallio fakes the leg kick and cracks Regueiro in the body.
Regueiro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kallio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kallio swats away the attempt to clinch by Regueiro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Regueiro closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Regueiro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Regueiro has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Regueiro misses with the head strike.
Kallio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kallio misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Kallio.
Still in the clinch, Kallio scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kallio.
Kallio lands a shoulder strike.
Kallio misses with the head strike.
Regueiro throws a head punch that misses.
Kallio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio swings wildly with an uppercut but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kallio lands an uppercut.

Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kallio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kallio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kimmo Kallio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Regueiro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Regueiro lands with a right hand.
Regueiro misses the shot to the body.
Regueiro dives in for a single leg takedown but Kallio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Regueiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Regueiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Regueiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Regueiro lands with a left to the head.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Regueiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kallio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Regueiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kallio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kallio lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kallio fails to land.
Regueiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kallio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kallio scores with a nice body kick.
Kallio lunges at Regueiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Regueiro's hand.
Regueiro misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a push kick but Regueiro slaps the foot to one side.
Regueiro throws the left hand but Kallio avoids the punch easily.
Regueiro swings widly with a right hand
and Kallio makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Regueiro really felt that one!
Regueiro looks to land a left hand but Kallio moved out of range nicely.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Regueiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kallio.
Kallio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on Kallio's shoulder, as Kallio tries to avoid the shot.
Regueiro lands with a cross.
Regueiro is looking to clinch but Kallio is avoiding it.
A jab from Regueiro misses.

Kallio lands a big head kick that sends Regueiro tumbling to the mat! Kallio takes a step backwards and waves Regueiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Julio Regueiro's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kallio.

Regueiro is rocked!
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Kallio scores with a counter punch that sends Regueiro to the canvas! Kallio smells blood - he's punishing Regueiro with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Regueiro has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimmo Kallio!
A victorious Kimmo Kallio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.