PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TheNewYork Dumbass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dumbass
vs
Hartikainen

187 cm
20
273 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
274 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Steel Penn's All 160
Brute

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TheNewYork Dumbass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Hartikainen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hartikainen there.

It looks like TheNewYork Dumbass has been cut.
Hartikainen misses with a body shot.
Hartikainen shoots in looking for a takedown. Dumbass tries to sprawl out of it but Hartikainen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dumbass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartikainen scores with a hook to the body. Dumbass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartikainen fails with the takedown.
Dumbass really is a fat lump.
Hartikainen misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Dumbass as Hartikainen shoots in.
TheNewYork Dumbass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hartikainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartikainen misses with an uppercut.
Dumbass stuffs the takedown attempt from Hartikainen. Hartikainen gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dumbass to counter with a crisp jab.
Dumbass slips a straight right by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dumbass pinned against the cage. Dumbass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dumbass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hartikainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dumbass scrambles back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Hartikainen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartikainen tests Dumbass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartikainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dumbass was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartikainen.
Dumbass tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hartikainen counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Hartikainen throws a hook but Dumbass blocks it.
Hartikainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Hartikainen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hartikainen misses with a hook
and Dumbass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartikainen missing with a left hand there. Dumbass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Hartikainen.
Dumbass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

TheNewYork Dumbass's cut is getting worse.
Hartikainen swings widly with a right hand

and Dumbass counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dumbass fails to land.
Dumbass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumbass lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dumbass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hartikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumbass throws a punch but it's blocked by Hartikainen.
A short right from Dumbass on the inside.
Hartikainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dumbass working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dumbass backwards.
Hartikainen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dumbasss head.
Hartikainen tries to stall but Dumbass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hartikainen can't break the clinch.
Dumbass prevents a body shot from Hartikainen.
Dumbass can't find room to land a body shot as Hartikainen controls the action.
A hook to the body from Hartikainen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumbass scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hartikainen blocks an uppercut.
Dumbass swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumbass throws a head punch that misses.
Dumbass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumbass misses with a punch on the inside.
Dumbass working aggressively here.
Hartikainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dumbass has a couple of punches blocked by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen tries to break the clinch but Dumbass is controlling the position.
Hartikainen misses with some punches.
Dumbass lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumbass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dumbass misses with a punch to the body.
Dumbass misses with some punches.
Hartikainen is trying to break the clinch but Dumbass is controlling him.
Hartikainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dumbass has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Hartikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TheNewYork Dumbass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hartikainen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dumbass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Viktor Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartikainen scores with a hook to the body. Dumbass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartikainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dumbass swivels and escapes.
Hartikainen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hartikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hartikainen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dumbass tries to avoid it but Hartikainen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dumbass to the ground. Dumbass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
TheNewYork Dumbass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a shot from downtown. Dumbass moves away and avoids it.
Hartikainen misses with a hook
and Dumbass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartikainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dumbass counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hartikainen is breathing heavily.
Dumbass is looking to clinch.
Hartikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dumbass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dumbass scores with a jab. Hartikainen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Dumbass.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dumbass.
Dumbass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hartikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dumbass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 poor cross that misses
and Dumbass counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartikainen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dumbass moves in looking to clinch but Hartikainen pushes him off.
Dumbass lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Dumbass.
Hartikainen throws a big shot that misses.
Hartikainen misses with a combination
and Dumbass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dumbass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartikainen throws a hook to the side of Dumbass's head but Dumbass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartikainen throws a body punch but Dumbass moves out of range.
Viktor Hartikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartikainen lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartikainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dumbass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dumbass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hartikainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dumbass counters with a straight right hand.
Hartikainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hartikainen misses with a lunging right hand

and Dumbass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hartikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dumbass fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
TheNewYork Dumbass has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hartikainen prevents a body shot from Dumbass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartikainen tries to throw a body punch but Dumbass avoids it by throwing Hartikainen back against the cage.
Hartikainen blocking some punches.
Hartikainen prevents a body shot from Dumbass.
Hartikainen is trying to break free.
Dumbass prevents Hartikainen from breaking the clinch.
Hartikainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hartikainen blocks an uppercut.
Dumbass swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumbass tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartikainen's elbow.
Dumbass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hartikainen blocking some punches.
Dumbass has a couple of punches blocked by Hartikainen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumbass lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hartikainen or not.
Hartikainen misses with a punch to the body.
Hartikainen working hard to break the clinch.
Dumbass misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TheNewYork Dumbass dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TheNewYork Dumbass's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Hartikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hartikainen.
Dumbass staying out of range there.
Jab from Hartikainen.
Dumbass is looking to clinch but Hartikainen is avoiding it.
Hartikainen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dumbass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dumbass pushes Hartikainen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dumbass keeps control of Hartikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen blocking some punches.
Hartikainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dumbass tries to work over Hartikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dumbass landing knees to the head.

It looks like Viktor Hartikainen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumbass doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumbass keeps control of Hartikainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dumbass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartikainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hartikainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dumbass scores with a shoulder strike.
Dumbass lands with a short shot to the head.
Hartikainen is trying to break the clinch but Dumbass is controlling him.
Hartikainen wants to break free but Dumbass has control.
Dumbass tries to work over Hartikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartikainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartikainen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dumbass or not.
Hartikainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hartikainen blocks a body shot from Dumbass.
Dumbass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dumbass throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dumbass taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Dumbass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen is leaning against Dumbass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hartikainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dumbass won't allow it.

Hartikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartikainen digs a good hook to Dumbass's body.
Hartikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dumbass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dumbass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen misses with a hook. Dumbass ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws a poor cross that misses

and Dumbass counters by moving into the clinch.
Hartikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Hartikainen.
Dumbass misses with a knee to the head.
Hartikainen misses with a body punch.
Dumbass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hartikainen tries to break free but Dumbass pushes him back against the cage.
Dumbass lands a shoulder strike.
Hartikainen blocks a body shot from Dumbass.
Dumbass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hartikainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hartikainen misses with a body punch.
Dumbass blocking some punches.
Dumbass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hartikainen backwards.
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!
Dumbass tries to work over Hartikainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumbass scores with a knee to the head.
Dumbass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Dumbass.

Hartikainen breaks from the clinch.
Hartikainen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dumbass misses with a hook
and Hartikainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartikainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dumbass moves away.
Hartikainen misses with a straight left.
Hartikainen misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dumbass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartikainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to TheNewYork Dumbass.
I think Dumbass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!