PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas Hartmann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Armstrong
vs
Hartmann

180 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

191 cm
28
223 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukas Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.

Armstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hartmann sprawls well initially but Armstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hartmann tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartmann holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Armstrong decides to stand up.
Hartmann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails with the takedown
and Hartmann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
enabling Hartmann to counter with a crisp jab.

Hartmann lands a left and a right that sends Armstrong crashing to the canvas! Hartmann dives into mount looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Hartmann pushes him away.
Hartmann looking to control but Armstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hartmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armstrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Armstrong is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hartmann thowing shots but they're missing.

Hartmann working for a submission but Armstrong is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann avoids the attempt from Armstrong to control.
Hartmann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
Hartmann looking to control and managing it successfully.
Armstrong is trying to escape the mount.
Hartmann looking to control but Armstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to buck Hartmann off but he can't manage it.
Hartmann looking to control but Armstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Hartmann pushes him away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Hartmann's attempts to control the action.
Hartmann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Armstrong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Armstrong is controlling an arm, preventing Hartmann from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying desperately to improve position.
Armstrong sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Armstrong tries to roll over but Hartmann keeps him under control.
Hartmann moves into full mount! Armstrong won't be happy about that!
Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Hartmann maintains control.
Hartmann can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann is looking to work his way around to Armstrong's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Hartmann dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hartmann digs a good hook to Armstrong's body.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
Hartmann stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartmann wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann lands a nice shot that snaps Armstrong's head back.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Hartmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Armstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armstrong on the side of the head.

Armstrong is rocked!
Hartmann feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Armstrong crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lukas Hartmann!