PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Arturo Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Hanttonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojas comes to the ring accompanied by Brother Ali - Uncle Sam Goddamn. Marko Hanttonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Rojas
vs
Hanttonen

185 cm
26
193 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

171 cm
21
203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arturo Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marko Hanttonen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanttonen throws a one two combo.
Hanttonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rojas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hanttonen momentarily.
Hanttonen checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Rojas misses.
Some wild striking there from Hanttonen.
Rojas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanttonen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanttonen scores with a decent looking hook.

Rojas is rocked!
Hanttonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rojas.

It looks like Marko Hanttonen has been cut.
Rojas dodges the punch combination from Hanttonen.
Hanttonen throws a jab when Rojas was well out of range.
Rojas throws a leg kick which misses Hanttonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanttonen tries to avoid it.
Rojas throws a right hand that Hanttonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanttonen also avoids with ease.
Hanttonen throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Rojas connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanttonen blocks the leg kick.
Hanttonen blocks a head kick by Rojas.
Rojas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanttonen misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hanttonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanttonen misses with a body shot.
Hanttonen lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojas throws a low kick, looking for Hanttonen's leg but Hanttonen calmly moves out of range.
Hanttonen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanttonen scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanttonen. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanttonen scores with a shot to the body.
Rojas misses with a leg kick
and Hanttonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanttonen connects with a body shot.
Rojas is breathing heavily.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanttonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanttonen misses the target.
Hanttonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rojas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Hanttonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanttonen throws an overhand right that lands on Rojas's shoulder, as Rojas tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Rojas blocks the low kick.
Rojas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanttonen checks it well.
Hanttonen lands a jab.
Hanttonen walks into a jab.
Hanttonen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanttonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanttonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanttonen tried to score with a low kick but Rojas checks it.
Rojas misses with a head kick.
Rojas is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marko Hanttonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marko Hanttonen's cut.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hanttonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojas scores with a jab. Hanttonen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A clash of legs there as Hanttonen blocks the low kick.
A big right from Hanttonen misses.
Hanttonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Hanttonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas with a nice cross.
Hanttonen throws a leg kick which misses Rojas's front leg but catches the back leg as Rojas tries to avoid it.
Rojas looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hanttonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rojas misses with a low kick.
Hanttonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanttonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanttonen.
Hanttonen looks for the body kick but Rojas saw that one coming.
Hanttonen checks a low kick from Rojas.
Rojas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojas cracks the inside of Hanttonen's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Rojas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rojas.
Hanttonen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Rojas staying out of range there.

Hanttonen scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Rojas to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Hanttonen away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Rojas got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Oh Rojas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rojas has closed the distance and engaged Hanttonen in a clinch.
Hanttonen can't break the clinch.
Rojas seems to have got his legs back now.
Rojas tries to work over Hanttonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rojas cracks Hanttonen with a nice body shot.
Hanttonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojas has Hanttonen pressed against the ropes, preventing Hanttonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanttonen leaning against his opponent.

Hanttonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hanttonen lands a head kick that bluckles Rojas and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Hanttonen no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Rojas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rojas cracks Hanttonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hanttonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanttonen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Hanttonen ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rojas out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marko Hanttonen!
Marko Hanttonen thanked the fans post fight for their support.