PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Seppo Kastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Roxton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kastinen
vs
Roxton

180 cm
39
205 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

178 cm
37
195 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Kastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Roxton!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roxton looks to land a combination but Kastinen avoids it well.
Roxton cracks Kastinen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Seppo Kastinen has been cut.
Kastinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kastinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roxton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roxton.
Roxton looks to land a body kick but Kastinen moved away.
Kastinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Roxton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roxton throws a combination that misses
and Roxton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitch Roxton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roxton eats them both and turns towards Kastinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roxton takes one to the side of the head.
Kastinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kastinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Kastinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sloppy strikes from Kastinen. Those never looked like landing.
Roxton throws a hook to the side of Kastinen's head but Kastinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Roxton there.
Kastinen works over Roxton's head and body with a nice combination.
Kastinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Roxton's head.
Roxton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kastinen's head.
Roxton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kastinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roxton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kastinen counters with a nice body shot.
Roxton throws a right hand that Kastinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kastinen also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kastinen misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roxton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roxton throws a hook but Kastinen avoids it easily.
A jab from Kastinen does it's job there.
Kastinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roxton.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Kastinen.
Roxton connects with a solid leg kick.
Kastinen scores with a one two! Roxton had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kastinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kastinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Roxton slams his shin into Kastinen's torso.
Kastinen throws a jab when Roxton was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roxton! But no joy.
Kastinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kastinen looks to land a combination. Roxton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kastinen throws a body punch but Roxton moves out of range.
Roxton raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kastinen tries to bum rush Roxton with a series of wild strikes but Roxton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kastinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roxton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kastinen is just out of range.
A jab from Kastinen misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Kastinen blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roxton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roxton.
An attempted straight right counter from Kastinen misses the target.
A combination from Roxton does no damage.
It looked like Kastinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roxton.
Roxton connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kastinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kastinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roxton on the side of the head.
Seppo Kastinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kastinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kastinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kastinen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Roxton manages to circle out of the way.
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Roxton.
Kastinen lands a right hook to the body.
Roxton lands with a kick to the temple. Kastinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roxton avoids the body shot from Kastinen.
Kastinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roxton misses with a head kick.
Kastinen ducks under a wild hook from Roxton.
Roxton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kastinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roxton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roxton. Kastinen shrugs it off though.
Kastinen works Roxton's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kastinen. Roxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roxton misses with a combination
and Kastinen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kastinen thuds a left hand into Roxton's body.
Some wild striking there from Roxton.
Roxton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kastinen.
Roxton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kastinen.
Kastinen misses with the combination.
Roxton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kastinen avoids the head kick by Roxton.
Roxton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kastinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roxton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seppo Kastinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crunch! Roxton slams his shin into Kastinen's torso.
A good leg kick by Roxton.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton slips a jab and a cross from Kastinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kastinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kastinen thuds his right hand into Roxton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Some wild striking there from Kastinen.
Kastinen throws a right hand that Roxton ducks under and follows up with a left that Roxton also avoids with ease.
Kastinen connects with a looping right hand.
Roxton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kastinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roxton tries a head kick but it misses.
Roxton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kastinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kastinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxton takes one to the chin there.
Kastinen throws a combination. Roxton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roxton throws a sloppy head kick and Kastinen moves out of range easily.
Roxton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Kastinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Kastinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A cross from Kastinen lands.
Mitch Roxton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kastinen lands a slapping body shot.
Kastinen misses with an uppercut. Roxton saw that one coming.
Roxton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Kastinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roxton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roxton thows a body kick. Kastinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roxton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kastinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kastinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kastinen misses with a double jab.
And Roxton responds with a good body kick, but Kastinen manages to step out the way in time.
Roxton misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Kastinen.
Roxton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kastinen throws a big counter combination but Roxton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Roxton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kastinen. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Kastinen.
Roxton throws a series of punches but Kastinen moves out of range.
Kastinen works Roxton's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roxton throws a body kick that misses
and Kastinen counters with a nice body shot.
Kastinen moves away from the strike by Roxton.
Kastinen lands with a cross.
A jab from Kastinen does it's job there.
Kastinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roxton misses with a double jab.
Kastinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roxton.
Kastinen cracks Roxton with an open hand slap.
Kastinen blocks a head kick by Roxton.
Kastinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roxton can do to turn this around?
Roxton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kastinen misses with a wild body shot.
Roxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kastinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roxton moves away.
Kastinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kastinen duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kastinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kastinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roxton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Roxton misses
and Kastinen counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Roxton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kastinen connects with a body shot.
Seppo Kastinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kastinen thuds a left hand into Roxton's body.
Roxton tries a low kick but Kastinen avoids it.
As Roxton looks to move away, Kastinen throws a big counter combo but Roxton just gets out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roxton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kastinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roxton on the side of the head.
Kastinen with a jab.
Kastinen lands with a shot to the body.
Kastinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxton replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kastinen blocks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kastinen counter with a right hand.
Roxton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kastinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Kastinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kastinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Kastinen!
After winning the bout, Seppo Kastinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.