PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuomari Hurmio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes to the cage accompanied by Amish Paradise. Hurmio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Star. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hart
vs
Hurmio

170 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

165 cm
23
148 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tuomari Hurmio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Hurmio coming out on top.
Hart lands a leg kick that knocks Hurmio off balance momentarily.
Hurmio defending well as Hart loads up on a big left hand.
Hart scores with the left hand. Hurmio knows he should have avoided that one.
Hart throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurmio.
Hurmio slips under a jab from Hart.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Hart moves out of range easily.
Hurmio is looking to slow Hart down with leg kicks.
That kick from Hurmio tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hurmio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
An inside leg kick from Hurmio misses.
Good leg kick by Hurmio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Hurmio finds it's way through Hart's defenses.
Hart throws a right hand that Hurmio ducks under and follows up with a left that Hurmio also avoids with ease.
Hurmio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hart defends it well.
Hart throws a lazy right hand but Hurmio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hart keeps Hurmio at a distance using the push kick.
Hart throws a series of punches but Hurmio avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hurmio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurmio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurmio.
Hurmio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hart counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurmio throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Hurmio shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Hurmio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurmio blocks a head kick by Hart.
Hurmio tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hart throws a low kick but Hurmio moves out of range easily.
Hart feints and then cracks Hurmio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hurmio down.
Hart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hurmio scores with a kick to the midsection.

Hart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hurmio to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Hart has his foot on Hurmio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurmio works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Hurmio trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.

Hurmio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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!

Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hurmio preventing the sweep.

Hart working for a triangle but Hurmio defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hart looking for a guillotine here but Hurmio defends easily.

Hart has his foot on Hurmio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurmio works his way back into a safe position though.

Hart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hurmio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hurmio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Hart has his foot on Hurmio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hurmio works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hurmio showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hurmio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Hart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hurmio defends well.

Hart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hurmio throws a big elbow that misses.

Hart looking for subs off his back but Hurmio has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elijah Hart will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hurmio.
Hurmio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hurmio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
Hurmio misses with a body kick.
Hurmio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurmio misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Hurmio tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hurmio scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hurmio.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurmio.
Hurmio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A clash of legs there as Hart blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart lands a nice shot that snaps Hurmio's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio avoids the head kick by Hart.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Hurmio had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurmio.
An inside leg kick from Hart misses.
Hurmio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart staying out of range there.
Hart is looking to counter punch.
Hurmio moves away from the strike by Hart.
Hurmio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
Hart tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hurmio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hart's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hurmio working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hurmio throws a big elbow that misses.
Hart is trying to keep Hurmio in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.

Hart looking for a guillotine here but Hurmio defends easily.

Hart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hart is trying to control the position but Hurmio postures up.
Hurmio throwing strikes from guard but Hart blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Hart looking for a guillotine here but Hurmio defends easily.
Hurmio is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Hart has his feet on Hurmio's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Hurmio moves away and avoids it.
Hart throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hart defending well as Hurmio loads up on a big left hand.
Hurmio avoids the head kick by Hart.
Hurmio feints the counter takedown.
Hurmio misses the jab.
And Hart counters with a quick kick to the body but Hurmio blocks it.
Hurmio with a nice cross.
Elijah Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurmio is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hurmio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurmio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurmio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hart has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hart and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hart throws a leg kick but Hurmio checks it.
Hurmio with the counter takedown but Hart avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hurmio.
Hart throws a sloppy head kick and Hurmio moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Hurmio misses
and Hart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurmio 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.

Hurmio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuomari Hurmio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hurmio throws a head kick that misses.
Hurmio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart wants to clinch.
Hart misses with a body shot.
Hart swings for the body but Hurmio moves out of range.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurmio throws a low kick but Hart avoids it.
Hart lands a head kick!
Hurmio throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurmio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Hurmio.
Hurmio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hurmio misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurmio moves forwards but Hart connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Hurmio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart tries to score with a low kick but Hurmio moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Hart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hart thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hurmio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hurmio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hart.
Hart throws the kick towards the body but Hurmio avoids it.
Hart scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurmio in his tracks.
Hurmio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hart takes a swing at Hurmio's ribcage but misses.
Hart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hurmio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hurmio feints the counter takedown.
Hurmio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hurmio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hurmio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurmio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurmio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Hart is rocked!
Hurmio lands with a big left! Hart is wobbled badly! Hurmio comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hart to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tuomari Hurmio!
Tuomari Hurmio is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Tuomari Hurmio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Elijah Hart was interviewed post fight and said 'Impressive. Well done!'.