PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 341 p4p, 498 weight class) and Pho Hunna (ranked 22 p4p, 34 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ro
vs
Hunna

170 cm
28
139
17 - 12 - 0

157 cm
26
130
11 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pho Hunna!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Hunna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Ro tries to sprawl but Hunna drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunna not doing much here.
Ro is trying to maintain the position but Hunna is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunna trying to control from half guard but Ro is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunna stalling away here and it's allowed Ro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hunna tries to free his leg and advance position but Ro is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro being controlled here, momentarily.
Hunna passes Ro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ro wants to get back to full guard.
Hunna tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ro trying to hold on to Hunna's head to control him but Hunna postures up.
Hunna is trying to control the action in half guard but Ro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ro wants to control but Hunna is keeping busy.
Hunna controlling the action here.
Hunna prevents Ro from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunna wants to take a breather but Ro is having none of it.
Hunna prevents Ro from improving his position.
Ro is staying active underneath Hunna, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hunna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunna.
Hunna shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ro but Ro pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro misses with a left hand

and Hunna counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunna.
Ro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunna trying to control the position from guard on top but Ro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunna slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hunna is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hunna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hunna is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hunna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunna should have avoided that one.
Ro with a jab.
Ro misses with a body shot.
Hunna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ro throws a body shot but no joy.
Ro misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunna! But no joy.
Hunna throws the left hand but Ro avoids the punch easily.
Ro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ro throws a right hand that Hunna ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunna also avoids with ease.
Hunna is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ro with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot to the body from Ro misses
and Hunna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunna throws a jab when Ro was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunna throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ro misses the target.
Hunna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ro manages to avoid it.
Hunna lands a nice looking body shot.
Ro slips a straight right by Hunna.
Ro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunna is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Hunna counter with a right hand.
Ro swings widly with a right hand
letting Hunna counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro throws a poor cross that misses
and Hunna counters with a nice uppercut.

Ro is rocked!
A big right from Ro misses.
Hunna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Ro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Hunna counters with a double leg. Ro bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... Hunna follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Pho Hunna!
An out of breath Pho Hunna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.