PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalle Reinikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reinikainen comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Verta ja Lihaa (Proteus Mental remix). Protagonist has chosen Teenage Bottlerocket - Bigger Than Kiss as his entrance music. 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.

Reinikainen
vs
Protagonist

190 cm
26
197 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

183 cm
32
195 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Reinikainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reinikainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Protagonist momentarily.
Reinikainen swings for the body but Protagonist moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Protagonist.
Reinikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Protagonist misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen lands with a shot to the body.
Protagonist attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reinikainen feints and then cracks Protagonist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Protagonist down.
Reinikainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Protagonist throws out the jab.
Protagonist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reinikainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Protagonist's corner calls for a 1-2. Protagonist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Protagonist misses with a left hand
and Reinikainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reinikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reinikainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reinikainen lands a jab to the nose.
Reinikainen thumps Protagonist with a low kick.
Reinikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Protagonist counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Protagonist blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Protagonist. That did some damage!
Protagonist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Protagonist looks to score with a jab to the body but Reinikainen is just out of range.
Protagonist throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Protagonist is looking to chop away at Reinikainen's legs.
Protagonist throws out a loose jab but Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reinikainen. That's going to slow Protagonist down.
Reinikainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Protagonist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Protagonist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reinikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Protagonist misses with a hook.
Protagonist 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.
Reinikainen checks a low kick from Protagonist.
Reinikainen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Reinikainen scores with a punch to the head.
Protagonist misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Protagonist just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist feints a jab promting Reinikainen to slip. Protagonist then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Reinikainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Kalle Reinikainen has been cut.
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!
Protagonist throws a series of punches but Reinikainen avoids them all with ease.
Protagonist feints and then cracks Reinikainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reinikainen down.
Reinikainen cracks Protagonist with an open hand slap.
Protagonist misses with a double jab.
Reinikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Protagonist moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Protagonist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reinikainen throws a leg kick but Protagonist sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiro Protagonist will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalle Reinikainen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Protagonist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reinikainen stuns Protagonist with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Protagonist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen motions for Protagonist to come forward. Reinikainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Protagonist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Reinikainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Protagonist jabs Reinikainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Reinikainen tenderised Protagonist's leg. Protagonist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Protagonist throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reinikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Protagonist.
A head kick misses from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Reinikainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reinikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Protagonist connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Reinikainen tumbling to the canvas! Protagonist pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Reinikainen was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiro Protagonist!
Hiro Protagonist is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hiro Protagonist waved his t-shirt featuring Undead clothing. All items 10$'s logo in front of the cameras.