PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pacman Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be as his entrance music. Tommi Hartola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartola
vs
Barnes

192 cm
34
215 lbs
37 - 16 - 1

187 cm
38
210 lbs
36 - 27 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 37 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Pacman Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartola blocks a jab.
Barnes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barnes walks into a stiff left hand from Hartola.
Hartola thows a body kick. Barnes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hartola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Hartola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Hartola throws a low kick but Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartola.
Hartola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hartola tries a low kick but Barnes avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Barnes lands with a good body shot.
Barnes thumps Hartola with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Barnes.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes loads up on a big right hand but Hartola slips the punch.
Hartola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hartola staying out of range there.
Barnes jabs Hartola right on the nose. Hartola blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Hartola. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartola. Hartola obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes cracks Hartola with a good jab.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hartola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tommi Hartola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Hartola swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartola. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tommi Hartola will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Hartola lands with a right hand.
Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barnes misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartola counters with a body kick.
Barnes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Good work by Barnes as he checks the leg kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hartola is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes swings for the body but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
Hartola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartola moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Hartola checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnes misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Barnes.
Barnes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartola tried to score with a low kick but Barnes checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Hartola misses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Hartola pushes Barnes away with a front kick.
Hartola checks a leg kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barnes scores with a nice strike.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Barnes misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartola was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hartola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Hartola coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommi Hartola dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Hartola as he connects with a hook.
Hartola misses with a straight right.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartola cracks Barnes with an open hand slap.
Hartola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
That kick from Barnes tenderised Hartola's leg. Hartola is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartola throws a front kick aimed at Barnes's knee but Barnes avoids it well.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Hartola should have avoided that one.
Hartola takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola lands with an overhand left.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Hartola throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Hartola throws a hook but Barnes avoids it easily.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hartola.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola lands with a kick to the temple. Barnes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hartola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacman Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.

That's four 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!
Hartola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tommi Hartola is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes misses the jab.
Barnes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartola misses with a hook.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartola lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
A bone on bone clash there as Hartola blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola blocks a jab.
Hartola misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Hartola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.