PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey has chosen Bitches Brew as his entrance music. Tommi Hartola had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hartola
vs
Harvey

192 cm
23
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hartola counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harvey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartola thumps Harvey with a low kick.
That kick from Hartola tenderised Harvey's leg. Harvey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Harvey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hartola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hartola there.
Hartola with a hook.
Harvey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
No joy there for Hartola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartola checks a low kick from Harvey.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Harvey misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Hartola.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
Hartola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harvey. That did some damage!
Harvey looks gassed!
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harvey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harvey takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola lands with a hook. Harvey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hartola with a hook.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harvey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartola misses with a looping right.
Harvey looks to clinch
and Hartola counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a series of punches but Harvey avoids them all with ease.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Hartola.
Hartola is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hartola changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola cracks Harvey with a good jab.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hartola counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harvey takes one on the button.
A big right from Hartola misses.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola cracks Harvey with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Harvey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Harvey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A combination from Hartola does no damage.
Harvey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartola counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartola connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Hartola lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Harvey down.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey is looking to slow Hartola down with leg kicks.
Harvey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Hartola throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Hartola.
Hartola throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.

Harvey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harvey is thwarting Hartola's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartola is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to control but Hartola is keeping him busy.
Harvey tries to pass to full mount but Hartola defends it.
Harvey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harvey trying to control from half guard but Hartola is working away.
Hartola is holding on to half guard well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hartola is refusing to be controlled, as Harvey sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartola misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Hartola. Beautiful body shot.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartola.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartola!
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
Harvey misses with a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harvey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Harvey blocks a low kick nicely.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a body kick.
Hartola throws a head kick that Harvey semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey swings widly with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartola jabs Harvey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hartola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harvey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola clobbers Harvey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hartola throws the kick towards the body but Harvey avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartola misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Hartola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
That's time! Hartola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hartola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harvey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola misses with a head kick.
Hartola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harvey 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.
Hartola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harvey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola throws a right and a left that Harvey avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harvey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind Harvey 's knee.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harvey.
Hartola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harvey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doug Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Harvey is predictable there
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harvey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hartola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harvey.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartola scores with a nice head shot.
Hartola falls off balance throwing a combination

and Harvey counters with a shoot takedown. Hartola fights it but they end up in guard.
Hartola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartola tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola trying to control the position here.
Hartola working a defensive guard here.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartola is retaining full guard.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartola keeping full guard, as Harvey tries to pass.
Harvey stops Hartola from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommi Hartola wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Harvey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Harvey creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hartola sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hartola pushes Harvey away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harvey gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harvey wants to control but Hartola is keeping him busy.
Hartola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harvey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hartola's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Harvey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hartola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommi Hartola!