PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Olivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hanttonen
vs
Olivero

171 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Olivero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Olivero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanttonen walks into a stiff left hand from Olivero.
Olivero throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanttonen swings widly with a right hand
and Olivero counters with an outside leg kick.
Olivero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.
Olivero staying out of range there.
Olivero 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.
Olivero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Olivero saw that one coming.
Olivero ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Olivero avoids the body shot from Hanttonen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanttonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanttonen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olivero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanttonen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olivero. That's going to slow Hanttonen down.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Olivero throws a leg kick but Hanttonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Olivero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hanttonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Olivero.
Hanttonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen slips a straight right by Olivero.
Hanttonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Olivero eats them both and turns towards Hanttonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hanttonen cracks Olivero with a good jab.
Olivero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Olivero moves away and avoids it.
Olivero scores with a nice head shot.
Olivero ducks under a wild hook from Hanttonen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olivero!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanttonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olivero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanttonen.
Olivero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olivero lands with a shot to the body.
Olivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a hook. Olivero ducked under it nicely.
Olivero connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Hanttonen does no damage.
Olivero lands a leg kick that knocks Hanttonen off balance momentarily.
A cross from Hanttonen lands.
Olivero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Hanttonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olivero checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hanttonen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Olivero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hanttonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olivero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Olivero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanttonen.
Olivero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olivero throws a right hand that Hanttonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanttonen also avoids with ease.
Marko Hanttonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanttonen throws a jab when Olivero was well out of range.
Olivero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen misses with a combination
and Olivero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olivero throws a leg kick but Hanttonen checks it.
Hanttonen throws the kick towards the body but Olivero avoids it.
Hanttonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olivero has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Olivero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanttonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olivero throws a body punch but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Olivero connects with an inside leg kick.
Olivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanttonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Olivero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olivero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanttonen.
Olivero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanttonen is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Olivero.
A leg kick checked by Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Olivero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Olivero tried to score with a low kick but Hanttonen checks it.
Olivero misses with a hook.
Olivero avoids the body shot from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen tries to bum rush Olivero with a series of wild strikes but Olivero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanttonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olivero cracks Hanttonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Olivero scores with a jab. Hanttonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanttonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Olivero off the ropes and back into range.
Marko Hanttonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Olivero lands with a straight right. Hanttonen didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olivero throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hanttonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olivero lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A left lands for Olivero.
Olivero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanttonen misses with a right hand
and Olivero counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hanttonen's knee momentarily.
Hanttonen loads up on a big right hand but Olivero slips the punch.
Olivero slips under a jab.
Olivero with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Olivero scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hanttonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olivero.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olivero throws a chopping leg kick but Hanttonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Olivero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanttonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Olivero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Olivero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Olivero lands a nice shot to the body.
Olivero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Olivero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanttonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Olivero misses with a low kick.
Olivero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Hanttonen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanttonen misses with a hook. Olivero ducked under it nicely.
Olivero scores with a leg kick.
Hanttonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olivero moves away.
Olivero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanttonen.
Olivero is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olivero works Hanttonen's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Olivero lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanttonen avoids the head kick by Olivero.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olivero. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olivero staying out of range there.
Hanttonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olivero counters with a head kick. That will keep Hanttonen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Olivero lands with an overhand left.
Olivero throws a low kick, looking for Hanttonen's leg but Hanttonen calmly moves out of range.
Hanttonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Hanttonen thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanttonen.
Olivero throws a series of punches but Hanttonen avoids them all with ease.
Hanttonen thows a body shot but no joy.
Olivero scores with a jab.
That kick from Olivero tenderised Hanttonen's leg. Hanttonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen misses with a double jab
and Olivero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen misses with a combination
and Olivero counters with a straight right hand.
Olivero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanttonen.
Olivero misses with a low kick as Hanttonen jumps back.
Hanttonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olivero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olivero throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen throws a series of punches but Olivero moves out of range.
Hanttonen throws the left hand but Olivero avoids the punch easily.
Olivero blocks the body kick.
A jab from Olivero finds it's way through Hanttonen's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanttonen slips a jab from Olivero.
Hanttonen misses with a straight right.
Olivero scores with a nice right hand.
Olivero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Olivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Olivero really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Olivero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Olivero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olivero pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanttonen is out of range and Olivero settles back down.
Olivero tries to score with a low kick but Hanttonen moves his leg out of the way.
Hanttonen throws a shot from downtown. Olivero moves away and avoids it.
Olivero misses with a body kick.
Olivero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanttonen manages to avoid it.
Olivero lands the left hand.
Hanttonen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanttonen throws a low kick, looking for Olivero's leg but Olivero calmly moves out of range.
Olivero scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanttonen should have avoided that one.
Hanttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Olivero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen swings for the body but Olivero moves out of range.
Olivero blocks a jab.
Hanttonen misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Olivero.
Olivero swings for the body but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick which misses Olivero's front leg but catches the back leg as Olivero tries to avoid it.
Hanttonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Olivero scores with a jab.
Olivero blocks a low kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Olivero blocks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olivero.
Hanttonen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Olivero finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanttonen's head.
Hanttonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Olivero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hanttonen's sensitive parts.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Olivero connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen jabs at Olivero's body.
Olivero scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanttonen checks the leg kick.
Olivero takes one on the button.
Hanttonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Olivero scores with a hook to the body. Hanttonen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olivero.
Hanttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Olivero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hanttonen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Olivero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanttonen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Olivero scores with a jab. Hanttonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hanttonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olivero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Olivero dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Olivero swings for the body but Hanttonen moves out of range.
Olivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olivero.
Nice defenses there by Olivero.
Olivero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olivero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanttonen is looking to chop away at Olivero's legs.
Hanttonen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Olivero lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hanttonen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanttonen misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen tries to bum rush Olivero with a series of wild strikes but Olivero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanttonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Olivero circles away quickly and effectively.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Olivero. Hanttonen shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Olivero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olivero misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanttonen drops his hands momentarily and Olivero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hanttonen misses with a body punch
and Olivero counters with a nice body shot.
Olivero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a two punch combination.
Olivero connects with a body shot that sends Hanttonen's belly button to the back.
Olivero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanttonen walks into a jab.
Olivero blocks a jab.
Hanttonen throws a right and a left that Olivero avoids nicely.
Olivero misses with a double jab.
Olivero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Olivero coming out on top.
Hanttonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanttonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanttonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olivero.
A slapping body kick lands there for Olivero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olivero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olivero.
Olivero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch lands to the side of Hanttonen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Olivero drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Hanttonen. Those never looked like landing.
Hanttonen misses with a straight left.
Hanttonen looks to land a left hand but Olivero moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Olivero moves away.
Hanttonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marko Hanttonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Olivero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hanttonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Olivero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olivero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Olivero!