PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Hirvonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Protagonist has chosen Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hirvonen
vs
Protagonist

185 cm
32
196 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

183 cm
36
195 lbs
33 - 12 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pentti Hirvonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown into Protagonist's guard.
Hirvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Protagonist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen won't allow Protagonist to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hirvonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Protagonist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hirvonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Protagonist is retaining full guard.
Protagonist is looking to stand up but Hirvonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Hirvonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Protagonist is keeping the position for now.
Protagonist wants to get back to his feet but Hirvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hirvonen controls from within his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Protagonist misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a body shot.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hirvonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Protagonist cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Protagonist pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Protagonist misses.
Hirvonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Protagonist.
Protagonist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Protagonist connects with a single shot there.
Hirvonen avoids the body shot from Protagonist.
Hirvonen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Protagonist's waist but Protagonist gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hirvonen off to one side.
Protagonist scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hirvonen doesn't seem bothered though.
Protagonist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hirvonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Protagonist throws a nice outside leg kick.
Protagonist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirvonen manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Protagonist throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hirvonen throws a looping overhand right but Protagonist ducks down to avoid it.
Protagonist swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirvonen.
Protagonist jabs Hirvonen right on the nose. Hirvonen blinks but takes it well.
Protagonist moves out of range of the leg kick from Hirvonen.
Protagonist stuns Hirvonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Protagonist swats away the attempt to clinch by Hirvonen.
Protagonist throws a leg kick that misses.
Protagonist throws the left hand but Hirvonen avoids the punch easily.
Hirvonen 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.
Protagonist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hirvonen.
Hirvonen defending well as Protagonist loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Protagonist. That snapped Hirvonen's head back.
Protagonist throws a hook to the side of Hirvonen's head but Hirvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Protagonist works Hirvonen's body with a nice hook.
Protagonist stuffs the takedown attempt from Hirvonen. Hirvonen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hirvonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Protagonist misses with a hook. Hirvonen ducked under it nicely.
Protagonist tried to score with a low kick but Hirvonen checks it.
Hirvonen looks for the body kick but Protagonist saw that one coming.
Hirvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Protagonist throws out the jab.
Hirvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Protagonist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hirvonen manages to avoid it.
Hirvonen has a takedown stuffed.
Protagonist throws a right hand that Hirvonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hirvonen also avoids with ease.
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hirvonen drops his hands momentarily and Protagonist takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Protagonist misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen defending well as Protagonist loads up on a big left hand.
Protagonist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hirvonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Protagonist throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Protagonist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Protagonist misses with a straight left.
Hirvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Protagonist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Protagonist.
Hirvonen blocks a jab.
Protagonist misses with a straight right.
Protagonist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hirvonen.
Hirvonen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Protagonist.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist swinging wildly here.
Protagonist ducks under a wild hook from Hirvonen.
Protagonist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hirvonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Protagonist scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiro Protagonist dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice cross by Hirvonen.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Protagonist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hirvonen throws a right hand that Protagonist ducks under and follows up with a left that Protagonist also avoids with ease.
Hirvonen lands with a cross.
Hirvonen slips a jab from Protagonist.
A looping hook to the body misses from Protagonist. Hirvonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Hirvonen misses.
Protagonist takes a swing at Hirvonen's ribcage but misses.
Protagonist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Protagonist misses.
Hirvonen wants to slow Protagonist down by chopping away at his legs.
Hirvonen defending well as Protagonist loads up on a big left hand.
Protagonist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hirvonen moves away.
Protagonist throws a right hand that Hirvonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hirvonen also avoids with ease.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Protagonist.
Protagonist looks to land a combination but Hirvonen avoids it well.
Protagonist stuffs the takedown attempt from Hirvonen. Hirvonen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hirvonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Protagonist avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen blocks a leg kick.
Protagonist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hirvonen throws out the jab.
Hirvonen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hirvonen tries for a takedown but Protagonist circles away easily
enabling Protagonist to counter with a crisp jab.
Hirvonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Protagonist.
Hirvonen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hirvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Protagonist.
Hirvonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Protagonist connects with a solid leg kick.
Protagonist lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hirvonen catches Protagonist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Protagonist throws out a leg kick but Hirvonen moves out of range and Protagonist only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Hirvonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Protagonist fails to land with a series of punches.
Protagonist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hirvonen.
Protagonist throws a series of punches but Hirvonen moves out of range.
Hirvonen avoids a kick to the body.
Hiro Protagonist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Protagonist avoids the body shot from Hirvonen.
Hirvonen misses with an uppercut.
Protagonist thuds a left hand into Hirvonen's body.
Protagonist fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Protagonist slips a jab and a cross from Hirvonen.
A decent looking cross lands there for Protagonist.
Hirvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Protagonist.

Hirvonen dives in and scores a takedown into Protagonist's guard.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvonen wants to pass the guard but Protagonist is keeping the position.
Hirvonen is working hard here to advance position.
Hirvonen stops Protagonist from standing up.
Hirvonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hirvonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hirvonen won't allow Protagonist to get back to his feet.
Hirvonen throws a big elbow that misses.

Hirvonen drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hirvonen as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Protagonist screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hirvonen! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pentti Hirvonen!
Pentti Hirvonen retains his middleweight title!
Pentti Hirvonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.