PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hartola
vs
Gold

192 cm
30
215 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

188 cm
29
223 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
CEC Nutrition Q160

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

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 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hartola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hartola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Hartola misses
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mr Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hartola misses with the combination.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gold misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Gold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold misses with a low kick.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Hartola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold looks winded!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Gold down.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Hartola.
Hartola thumps Gold with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with the combination.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
Gold misses with a takedown attempt - Hartola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartola.
Hartola misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Gold.
Gold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gold throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hartola counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Hartola avoids it.
Hartola throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hartola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartola as he connects with a hook.
Hartola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Gold tenderised Hartola's leg. Hartola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartola tries to land a leg kick but Gold saw it coming and moves away.
Hartola thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold misses with an uppercut. Hartola saw that one coming.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hartola looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice cross by Hartola.
A low kick from Gold misses
and Hartola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gold steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartola. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Gold was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Hartola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hartola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
Hartola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gold's calf.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartola. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hartola lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Gold down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartola catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Hartola cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.
Gold is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola connects with a right hand. Gold shakes it off.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Both fighters circling a little - Hartola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hartola stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartola fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Both fighters circling a little - Hartola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hartola lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Hartola lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Hartola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartola.
Hartola connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hartola.
Gold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tommi Hartola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hartola tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartola cracks Gold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Gold is rocked!
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hartola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gold doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartola cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.

Hartola feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gold sprawling to the canvas! Gold rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hartola finish him?!
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartola finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola thumps Gold with a low kick.
Hartola with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hartola throws a monster overhand right that drops Gold! Hartola follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tommi Hartola waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.