PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mitkhun Chakraborti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chakraborti comes into the arena with Marilyn manson - The fight song blaring out of the sound system. Kunnas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chakraborti
vs
Kunnas

200 cm
25
260 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

205 cm
34
288 lbs
29 - 10 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kunnas checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chakraborti blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Kunnas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chakraborti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chakraborti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kunnas checks a low kick from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chakraborti.
Kunnas dodges the punch combination from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti tries a head kick but it misses.
Chakraborti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kunnas has closed the distance and engaged Chakraborti in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Kunnas pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kunnas lands with a short shot to the head.

Chakraborti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.
Kunnas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chakraborti is looking to land body kicks.
Kunnas slips under a jab.
Chakraborti throws a head kick but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas lands a leg kick that knocks Chakraborti off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti throws a front kick aimed at Kunnas's knee but Kunnas avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.
Kunnas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chakraborti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chakraborti blocks the body kick.
Chakraborti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kunnass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chakraborti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kunnas.
Chakraborti throws a series of punches but Kunnas moves out of range.
Chakraborti misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas avoids a kick to the body.
Chakraborti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kunnas throws a body punch but Chakraborti moves out of range.
Kunnas cracks the inside of Chakraborti's front leg.
Kunnas misses with a body kick.
Chakraborti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kunnas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chakraborti thinking.
Kunnas avoids the head kick by Chakraborti.
Mitkhun Chakraborti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chakraborti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chakraborti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kunnas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick
and Kunnas counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Kunnas finds it's way through Chakraborti's defenses.
Chakraborti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kunnas circles away quickly and effectively.

Kunnas clinches up with Chakraborti and pushes him back against the ropes.

Chakraborti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunnas lands a slapping body shot.

Kunnas rushes Chakraborti and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kunnas.
Chakraborti lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chakraborti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kunnas is keeping busy.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kunnas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitkhun Chakraborti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kunnas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chakraborti's head.
Chakraborti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kunnas is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Kunnas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kunnas blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.
A leg kick checked by Kunnas.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Chakraborti moved away.
Kunnas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chakraborti misses with a wild body shot.
Chakraborti avoids the head kick by Kunnas.
Kunnas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chakraborti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mitkhun Chakraborti is winning the standup battle so far.
Chakraborti misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Chakraborti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kunnas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chakraborti.
Kunnas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chakraborti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kunnas.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas staying out of range there.
Chakraborti throws a low kick, looking for Kunnas's leg but Kunnas calmly moves out of range.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Kunnas digs a good hook to Chakraborti's body.
Chakraborti fakes the leg kick and cracks Kunnas in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Chakraborti is looking to land body kicks.
Chakraborti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that Kunnas semi-blocks.
Kunnas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chakraborti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chakraborti lands a nice looking body shot.
Chakraborti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chakraborti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chakraborti throws a front kick that sends Kunnas stumbling back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti misses with a head kick.
Kunnas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chakraborti falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kunnas to counter with a crisp jab.
Chakraborti looks for the body kick but Kunnas saw that one coming.
A combination from Chakraborti does no damage.
Kunnas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chakraborti misses with the combination.
Kunnas looks for the body kick but Chakraborti saw that one coming.
Mitkhun Chakraborti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kunnas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chakraborti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chakraborti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but Chakraborti blocks with his arms.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chakraborti blocks it with crossed arms.

Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chakraborti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunnas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kunnas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Chakraborti. Those never looked like landing.
Chakraborti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kunnas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitkhun Chakraborti dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kunnas throws a head kick that misses.
Chakraborti takes a swing at Kunnas's ribcage but misses.
Chakraborti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kunnas counters with a leg kick.
Chakraborti avoids a kick to the body.
Kunnas throws a front kick aimed at Chakraborti's knee but Chakraborti avoids it well.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.

Chakraborti staggers Kunnas with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Kunnas looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chakraborti scores with a jab.
Kunnas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kunnas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chakraborti - the referee stops the clock and Kunnas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chakraborti. Kunnas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chakraborti throws a series of punches but Kunnas avoids them all with ease.
Chakraborti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kunnas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chakraborti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kunnas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kunnas avoids the head kick by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti throws a front kick aimed at Kunnas's knee but Kunnas avoids it well.
Kunnas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chakraborti.
Chakraborti lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kunnas will feel that in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Chakraborti misses
and Kunnas counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kunnas clinches.
Kunnas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Chakraborti tries to tie him up.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas tries to throw a body punch but Chakraborti avoids it by throwing Kunnas back against the ropes.
Chakraborti is trying to break the clinch but Kunnas is controlling him.

Chakraborti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kunnas takes a swing at Chakraborti's ribcage but misses.
Chakraborti tries to land a body kick
and Kunnas counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chakraborti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kunnas throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti misses with a head kick.
Chakraborti throws a series of punches but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chakraborti.

Kunnas closes the distance and pushes Chakraborti back into the ropes.
Kunnas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunnas connects with a knee to the head.
Chakraborti is looking to break free of the clinch but Kunnas has double underhooks.
Chakraborti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kunnas looking to throw knees to the head but Chakraborti is blocking nicely.
Kunnas gets through Chakraborti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kunnas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Mitkhun Chakraborti has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunnas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kunnas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chakraborti blocks it with crossed arms.
Chakraborti taking a breather.
Chakraborti is trying to force a seperation but Kunnas has the dominant position.
Kunnas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kunnas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chakraborti avoids the elbow strike from Kunnas, against the ropes.
Chakraborti is trying to push Kunnas away but Kunnas has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Kunnas breaks from the clinch.
Chakraborti throws a right hand that Kunnas ducks under and follows up with a left that Kunnas also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Kunnas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chakraborti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chakraborti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kunnas scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitkhun Chakraborti takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Mitkhun Chakraborti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chakraborti throws a body kick that misses.
Chakraborti misses with a kick to the body.
Kunnas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kunnas tries to move into range but Chakraborti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kunnas throws a solid leg kick but Chakraborti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kunnas.
Kunnas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chakraborti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunnas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chakraborti to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakraborti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chakraborti throws a wild body kick that Kunnas sees coming a mile off.
Chakraborti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kunnas.
That kick from Chakraborti tenderised Kunnas's leg. Kunnas is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Kunnas misses.
Chakraborti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chakraborti tries to land a front kick but Kunnas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chakraborti throws a leg kick which misses Kunnas's front leg but catches the back leg as Kunnas tries to avoid it.
Chakraborti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kunnas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chakraborti's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kunnas 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.
Kunnas looks to throw the jab but Chakraborti is out of range.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chakraborti tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Chakraborti misses.
Chakraborti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kunnas counters with a solid body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chakraborti.
Kunnas checks a low kick from Chakraborti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti tries to land a body kick
and Kunnas counters with a nice body kick.
Kunnas throws the kick towards the body but Chakraborti avoids it.
Chakraborti misses with a head kick.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chakraborti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunnas.
Chakraborti connects with a jab.
Chakraborti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses.
Chakraborti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chakraborti throws a right and a left that Kunnas avoids nicely.
Chakraborti is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Chakraborti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chakraborti misses with a kick to the body
and Kunnas counters with a good low kick that Chakraborti was not able to check.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chakraborti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kunnas's head.
Chakraborti lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chakraborti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chakraborti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chakraborti scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitkhun Chakraborti had his way with Mauri Kunnas in that round.
The cut man is working on Mitkhun Chakraborti's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kunnas blocks a head kick by Chakraborti.
Chakraborti misses with a two punch combination.
Kunnas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chakraborti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunnas moves out of range of the leg kick from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chakraborti misses with a body kick.
Kunnas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chakraborti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti throws a hook but Kunnas avoids it easily.

Kunnas clinches up with Chakraborti and pushes him back against the ropes.
Chakraborti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kunnas lands a hook that snaps the head of Chakraborti backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kunnas.
Kunnas misses with a knee strike.
Chakraborti wants to break free but Kunnas has control.
Kunnas struggles to land a body shot inside as Chakraborti controls his hands.
Chakraborti lands a nice knee to the body.
Kunnas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A bit of stalling here from Kunnas.
Kunnas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Chakraborti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chakraborti manages to break the clinch.
Mauri Kunnas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti misses with an uppercut
and Kunnas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti connects with a solid leg kick.
Chakraborti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kunnas.
A head kick misses from Chakraborti.
Kunnas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kunnas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Chakraborti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas checks a low kick from Chakraborti.
Chakraborti tries a head kick but it misses.
Chakraborti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti throws a body punch but Kunnas moves out of range.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Chakraborti throws a sloppy head kick and Kunnas moves out of range easily.
Chakraborti misses with a combination
and Kunnas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chakraborti's knee momentarily.
Chakraborti misses with a double jab

and Kunnas counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kunnas.
Chakraborti trying to land knees to the body.
Kunnas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kunnas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Chakraborti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitkhun Chakraborti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kunnas slows down the pace here.
Chakraborti takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunnas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kunnas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kunnas with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauri Kunnas.
I think Chakraborti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitkhun Chakraborti!
Mitkhun Chakraborti is the new heavyweight champion!
Mitkhun Chakraborti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.