PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Hartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaakko Kolloo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Hartnell's chin.

Kolloo
vs
Hartnell

170 cm
26
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

175 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Hardcore Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Hartnell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolloo connects with a body shot that sends Hartnell's belly button to the back.
Kolloo lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartnell off the cage and back into range.
Kolloo misses with a leg kick.
Kolloo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolloo.
Hartnell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Norman Hartnell has been cut.
Kolloo throws a series of punches but Hartnell moves out of range.
Hartnell throws a nice looking combination but Kolloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolloo scores with a body shot.
Hartnell scores with a body shot.
Kolloo slips a jab and a cross from Hartnell.
Hartnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kolloo takes one to the side of the head.
Kolloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolloo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kolloo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartnell is just out of range.
Kolloo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hartnell throws out the jab.
Kolloo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kolloo looks to throw the jab but Hartnell is out of range.
Kolloo with a jab.
Kolloo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kolloo lands a nice looking body kick.
Kolloo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Hartnell blocks the low kick.
Kolloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kolloo throws a hook but Hartnell avoids it easily.
Kolloo throws a big shot that misses.

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!
Hartnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kolloo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartnell throws out a powerful jab.
Hartnell throws a nice looking combination but Kolloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartnell lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Kolloo slams his shin into Hartnell's torso.
Kolloo sizes up Hartnell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kolloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kolloo lands a nice hook to Hartnell's body. Hartnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kolloo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Hartnell moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolloo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartnell misses with a wild combination.
Kolloo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartnell checks a low kick from Kolloo.
Hartnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hartnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut.
Kolloo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hartnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartnell lands with an overhand left.
Kolloo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hartnell jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Kolloo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kolloo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Hartnell misses.
Kolloo misses the jab.
Kolloo misses with a hook.
Kolloo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Kolloo tenderised Hartnell's leg. Hartnell is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kolloo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartnell.
Kolloo throws a hook but Hartnell avoids it easily.
Kolloo cracks Hartnell with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaakko Kolloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Hartnell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kolloo throws a wild body kick that Hartnell sees coming a mile off.
Kolloo throws a right hand that misses
and Hartnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kolloo. Hartnell shrugs it off though.
Kolloo throws a leg kick which misses Hartnell's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartnell tries to avoid it.
Kolloo misses with a two punch combination.
Norman Hartnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kolloo throws a leg kick but Hartnell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hartnell misses with a wild combination.
Kolloo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hartnell.
Kolloo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Hartnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolloo, right into the meat.
Hartnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartnell fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartnell blocks a jab.
Hartnell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kolloo momentarily.
Kolloo throws a low kick, looking for Hartnell's leg but Hartnell calmly moves out of range.
Hartnell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kolloo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kolloo.
Kolloo avoids the body shot from Hartnell.
Kolloo cracks the inside of Hartnell's front leg.
Kolloo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kolloo connects with an inside leg kick.
Hartnell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kolloo eats them both and turns towards Hartnell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kolloo swings for the body but Hartnell moves out of range.
Kolloo throws a poor cross that misses

and Hartnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kolloo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartnell feints a jab promting Kolloo to slip. Hartnell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kolloo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kolloo looks to land a left hand but Hartnell moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Kolloo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kolloo, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Kolloo.
Kolloo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartnell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kolloo counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Hartnell misses its intended target.
Hartnell needs to keep his hands up - Kolloo had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kolloo.
Kolloo pushes Hartnell away with a front kick.
Kolloo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kolloo missing with a left hand there. Hartnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kolloo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartnell.
Hartnell throws the left hand but Kolloo avoids the punch easily.
Hartnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kolloo manages to avoid it.
Hartnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kolloo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jaakko Kolloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolloo connects with a looping right hand.
Kolloo misses with an uppercut. Hartnell saw that one coming.
Kolloo misses with a hook.
Hartnell takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hartnell.
Kolloo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Hartnell counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kolloo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kolloo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kolloo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartnell can do to turn this around?
Hartnell's corner calls for a 1-2. Hartnell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hartnell throws a nice looking combination but Kolloo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kolloo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartnell.
Kolloo motions for Hartnell to come forward. Kolloo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kolloo with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Kolloo.
Kolloo throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Hartnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartnell finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kolloo's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hartnell falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Kolloo!
Jaakko Kolloo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their support in the buildup to the fight.