PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wrecking Ball. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Styles
vs
Hartola

187 cm
29
205 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

192 cm
36
215 lbs
42 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles throws a quick inside leg kick.
Styles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Styles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartola is out of range and Styles settles back down.
Styles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Styles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Styles misses with a leg kick.

Styles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hartola, pushing him back against the cage.
Hartola tries a knee to the head but Styles blocks it.
Hartola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Styles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hartola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Styles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Styles tries to score a body lock takedown but Hartola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hartola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartola trying to land knees to the body.
Hartola swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hartola trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Styles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Styles swings wildly with an uppercut but Hartola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Hartola.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartola.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hartola.
A short left from Styles.
Hartola throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Styles's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Styles is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartola is defending well.
Styles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hartola pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devin Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles cracks Hartola with a nice body shot.
Styles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
Styles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styles.
Styles works on Hartola's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Styles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartola.
Styles lands a hook that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
Styles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Styles is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Styles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hartola takes a shot to the head.
Styles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
Hartola pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hartola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styles.
Styles tries to stall but Hartola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
Styles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Styles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Styles scores with a shot to the side of Hartola's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to take the fight to the mat but Hartola manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Styles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hartola stalls.
Hartola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hartola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styles lands a shoulder strike.
Hartola working aggressively here.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles slips a jab and a cross from Hartola.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses.
Styles swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hartola counters with an outside leg kick.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Styles misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Styles.
Hartola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Styles manages to avoid it.
Hartola misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hartola!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
A solid leg kick lands there for Styles.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Hartola slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles jabs Hartola right on the nose. Hartola blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles punishes Hartola's body with a nice straight punch.
Styles misses with a looping right.
Styles pushes Hartola away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Styles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartola's sensitive parts.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Hartola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Styles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartola. Hartola obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartola lands with a cross.
Styles scores with a nice right hand.
Hartola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Styles manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Styles lands a left and a right that send Hartola crashing to the mat, dazed. Styles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hartola is rocked!

It looks like Tommi Hartola has been cut.
Hartola slips a straight right by Styles.
Hartola is still on wobbly legs! Can Styles finish him?
Styles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hartola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Styles throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
Styles walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hartola drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Styles swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hartola's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Styles!
Devin Styles made sure to mention his sponsor, Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry in his post fight interview.