PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - American Bad Ass. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tolonen
vs
Hartola

188 cm
32
223 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

192 cm
28
215 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition
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Perkele!

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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen misses with a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a solid body kick.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tolonen.
Hartola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tolonen can pounce on him.
Tolonen connects with a high kick.

It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Tolonen blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tolonen misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hartola's calf.
Tolonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartola sprawls well. He's pushed Tolonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartola lands a glancing blow to the side of Tolonen's head.
Tolonen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tolonen thows a body kick. Hartola tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Tolonen.
A bone on bone clash there as Hartola blocks the leg kick.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tolonen throws a push kick but Hartola slaps the foot to one side.
Hartola throws a jab when Tolonen was well out of range.
Tolonen checks a low kick from Hartola.
Tolonen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
Tolonen feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
Hartola lands a nice shot to the body.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tolonen moves in looking to clinch but Hartola pushes him off.
Hartola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tolonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartola misses the target.
Hartola wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tolonen walks into a left hand.
Tolonen lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen misses with a low kick.
Hartola lands a jab to Tolonen's midsection.
Tolonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tolonen feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartola. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen closes the distance and clinches up with Hartola, looking for a takedown. Tolonen pushes Hartola against the cage but Hartola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartola lands with an overhand left.
Tolonen wants to land a leg kick but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartola throws a body punch but Tolonen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola thows a body kick. Tolonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tolonen misses with a looping right.
Tolonen throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Tolonen shoots and misses
and Hartola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolonen thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viiksi Tolonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolonen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hartola tries to avoid it but Tolonen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hartola to the ground. Hartola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tolonen on the side of the head.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Tolonen takes one to the chin there.
Hartola thows a body kick. Tolonen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tolonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Viiksi Tolonen has been cut.

Hartola lands a big uppercut and Tolonen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tolonen looks OK. Hartola waves Tolonen back to his feet!

Tolonen is rocked!
Hartola circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tolonen to the canvas! Tolonen doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hartola keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).