PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaj Orlow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommi Hartola's chin.

Orlow
vs
Hartola

185 cm
34
205 lbs
29 - 17 - 1

192 cm
35
215 lbs
39 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

All 160
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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orlow's head backwards.
Hartola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlow seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Orlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orlow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlow.
Hartola takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartola lands a body shot.
A big right from Orlow misses.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Hartola throws a low kick but Orlow avoids it.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Orlow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a straight right.
Orlow scores with a shot to the body.
Hartola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlow. Orlow obviously looking to wear him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlow.
Orlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hartola scores with a jab to the body.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hartola thows a body shot but no joy.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartola misses with a low kick as Orlow jumps back.
Orlow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartola is out of range and Orlow settles back down.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Hartola looks to land a left hand but Orlow moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlow.
Orlow looks to land a body kick but Hartola moved away.
Orlow connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlow lands with a straight right. Hartola didn't see that one coming.
Orlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlow lands a leg kick that knocks Hartola off balance momentarily.
Hartola throws a body kick that misses.
Hartola misses with a leg kick
and Orlow counters with a solid body kick.
Hartola blocks a head kick by Orlow.
Orlow lands a high kick!
Orlow connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orlow cracks Hartola with a good jab.
Orlow throws out a loose jab but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crunch! Hartola slams his shin into Orlow's torso.
Orlow thumps Hartola with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlow.
Orlow wants to clinch.
Orlow tries to land a leg kick but Hartola saw it coming and moves away.
Hartola slips a straight right by Orlow.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Orlow.
Hartola is looking to slow Orlow down with leg kicks.
Hartola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlow.
Hartola tests Orlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
Orlow blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Orlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Hartola moves out of range easily.
Hartola connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlow 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow throws out a loose jab but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartola throws a body kick that misses.
Orlow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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 Nikolaj Orlow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orlow connects with a right hand. Hartola shakes it off.
Orlow throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
Orlow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hartola. That one must have hurt.
Orlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartola's sensitive parts.
Hartola with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola looks to land a right hand but Orlow moved out of range.
Orlow moves in looking to clinch but Hartola pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola thows a body shot but no joy.
Orlow misses with a body shot.
Orlow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orlow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlow. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow throws a low kick, looking for Hartola's leg but Hartola calmly moves out of range.
Orlow throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartola moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlow throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Hartola.
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 tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartola under the eye.
Hartola checks a leg kick.

Hartola cracks Orlow with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hartola has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orlow to stand back up!

Orlow is rocked!
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a hook to the side of Hartola's head but Hartola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Hartola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlow throws a head kick but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orlow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlow on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hartola staying out of range there.
A big right from Orlow misses.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartola can pounce on him.
Hartola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orlow misses the body punch
and Hartola counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlow thumps Hartola with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow tries a low kick but Hartola avoids it.
Orlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tommi Hartola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Hartola.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Orlow.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartola tries to score with a low kick but Orlow moves his leg out of the way.
Orlow misses with a kick to the body
and Hartola counters with a low kick, right behind Orlow 's knee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hartola, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola misses with an attempted mid kick.

Hartola cracks Orlow with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hartola has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orlow to stand back up!
Oh Orlow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartola, right into the meat.
Hartola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola weaves into range and cracks Orlow right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Orlow goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Hartola is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tommi Hartola made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 in his post fight interview.