PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mica Makaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makaaja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BassLovers United - I Can't Dance. Tommi Hartola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hartola
vs
Makaaja

192 cm
36
215 lbs
42 - 18 - 1

180 cm
35
215 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 42 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mica Makaaja!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Makaaja.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hartola. No joy for Makaaja on that attempt.
Makaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommi Hartola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mica Makaaja.
Makaaja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartola pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Makaaja shoots in and bounces Hartola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Makaaja trying to hold on to Hartola's head to control him but Hartola postures up.

Makaaja actively working from the bottom here.
Makaaja is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hartola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hartola's back!

Makaaja working for the choke.
Makaaja controlling well, preventing Hartola from escaping the position.

Makaaja looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Makaaja is cranking Hartola's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Hartola! He's tightened the choke and Hartola is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mica Makaaja!
During a confident post fight interview, Mica Makaaja thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.