PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simone Loria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loria's choice of entrance music: Folkstone - Nebbie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartikainen
vs
Loria

192 cm
25
274 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

198 cm
27
263 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simone Loria!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loria misses with a two punch combination.
Loria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartikainen manages to avoid it.
Loria scores with a punch to the head.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loria.
Hartikainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loria sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartikainen looks for a takedown but Loria sprawls well.
Hartikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A clash of legs there as Hartikainen blocks the low kick.
Hartikainen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loria on the side of the head.
Loria looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Hartikainen.
Loria throws a lazy right hand but Hartikainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartikainen shoots in and drives through. Loria sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Hartikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Hartikainen does no damage.
Hartikainen throws out a loose jab but Loria uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loria lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Loria does it's job there.
Loria tries to move into range but Hartikainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Viktor Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loria with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartikainen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartikainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loria.
Hartikainen missing with a left hand there. Loria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartikainen.
Nice shot lands for Hartikainen.
A jab from Loria misses.
Hartikainen missing with a left hand there. Loria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loria misses with a low kick.
Loria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Loria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hartikainen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loria tries to avoid it but Hartikainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loria to the ground. Loria escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartikainen is breathing heavily.
Loria misses the shot to the body.
Loria lands a nice hook to Hartikainen's body. Hartikainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Loria slips under a jab from Hartikainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loria. Hartikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Loria.
Hartikainen misses with a body punch
and Loria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loria lands a glancing blow to the side of Hartikainen's head.
Loria misses with a low kick.
Loria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartikainen.
Loria lands with a good body shot.
Loria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a hook to the side of Loria's head but Loria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loria throws a big shot that misses.
Loria stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hartikainen throws a looping overhand right but Loria ducks down to avoid it.
Loria avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Loria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hartikainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Loria thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loria moves away.
Nice cross by Loria.
Loria will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loria is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartikainen looks to land a left hand but Loria moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Loria misses.
Loria throws a nice looking combination but Hartikainen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loria avoids the body shot from Hartikainen.
Decent striking displayed by Loria 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!
Hartikainen throws a hook but Loria avoids it easily.
Loria misses with a few strikes there.
Loria digs a good body shot into Hartikainen's ribs.
Hartikainen looks to land a left hand but Loria moved out of range nicely.
Loria connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hartikainen momentarily.
Loria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen looks to throw the jab but Loria is out of range.
Hartikainen looks to land a left hand but Loria moved out of range nicely.
Loria digs a good body shot into Hartikainen's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartikainen is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartikainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loria throws a shot from downtown. Hartikainen moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Loria misses with a wild body shot.
Loria just misses with a punch to the body.
Loria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Loria.
Loria leaves Hartikainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hartikainen cracks Loria with an open hand slap.
Loria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Loria.
Loria cracks Hartikainen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Loria dodges the punch combination from Hartikainen.
Loria motions for Hartikainen to come forward. Loria throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartikainen lands a lovely overhand right.
Loria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Loria lands a slapping body shot.
Simone Loria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loria shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hartikainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Loria.
A jab from Loria misses.
Loria misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Loria catches Hartikainen right on the button with a cross.
Loria connects with the punch.
Loria takes one to the chin there.
Hartikainen misses with a left hand
and Loria counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loria. That's going to slow Hartikainen down.
Loria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hartikainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Loria pinned against the cage. Loria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen dodges the punch combination from Loria.
Hartikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loria shoots in and drives through. Hartikainen sprawls well.
Hartikainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hartikainen throws a lazy uppercut
and Loria counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loria.
Loria lands a right hook to the body.

Loria clinches.
Hartikainen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loria is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Hartikainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartikainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hartikainen blocks a body shot from Loria.

Loria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loria scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loria scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartikainen misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Loria coming out on top.
Hartikainen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loria counters with a stiff right hand.
Loria shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartikainen pinned against the cage. Hartikainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Loria takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Loria tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loria lands a jab to the head.
Loria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Loria.
Hartikainen slips under a jab from Loria.
Loria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartikainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Hartikainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hartikainen lands in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loria trying to control the position.
Loria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loria preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Loria wants to sweep here but Hartikainen controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loria is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Simone Loria.
Loria misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartikainen drops his hands momentarily and Loria takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Loria slips under a jab from Hartikainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simone Loria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Loria takes a swing at Hartikainen's ribcage but misses.
Hartikainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartikainen misses with a straight right.
Hartikainen shoots in and drives through. Loria sprawls well.
Loria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Hartikainen looking to score a takedown here. Loria is defending well but Hartikainen drives through and ends up in Loria's guard.
Hartikainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loria is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Loria is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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!
Hartikainen is looking to control Loria's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hartikainen avoid being mounted?
Hartikainen is trying to stand.
Hartikainen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hartikainen tries to get out of the position.
Loria looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartikainen's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartikainen is refusing to be controlled, as Loria sits in half guard.
Hartikainen is looking to improve his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Loria is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Simone Loria was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The crowd cheers as Hartikainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loria doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Loria misses.
Hartikainen misses with a looping right.
Hartikainen slips under a jab from Loria.
Loria's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartikainen under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loria takes a swing at Hartikainen's ribcage but misses.
Hartikainen takes a swing at Loria's ribcage but misses.
Hartikainen moves forwards but Loria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loria looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loria throws a sloppy body shot
and Hartikainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartikainen scores with a nice strike.
Loria lands a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartikainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Loria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loria looks to land a combination but Hartikainen avoids it well.
Loria misses with a leg kick.
Loria misses with a shot to the body
and Loria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loria just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loria manages to avoid it.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Loria has time to react.
Hartikainen throws a right hand that Loria ducks under and follows up with a left that Loria also avoids with ease.
Hartikainen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hartikainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartikainen throws a lazy right hand but Loria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loria lands with a straight right. Hartikainen didn't see that one coming.
Hartikainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loria misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Viktor Hartikainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartikainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hartikainen misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loria buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loria wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loria cracks Hartikainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Loria scores with a hook.
Hartikainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartikainen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loria digs a good body shot into Hartikainen's ribs.
Simone Loria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hartikainen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartikainen misses with a hook. Loria ducked under it nicely.
Hartikainen misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loria connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartikainen's hands.
Loria scores with a leg kick.
Hartikainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simone Loria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Loria winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simone Loria!
An out of breath Simone Loria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.