PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes into the arena with Die for Metal blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Justice
vs
Hartola

205 cm
32
220 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

192 cm
38
215 lbs
43 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Justice.
Justice is looking to slow Hartola down with leg kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Justice throws a leg kick but Hartola checks it.
Justice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice delivers a nice body kick.
Justice connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartola moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Hartola throws a leg kick but Justice moved away.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hartola moves out of range as Justice strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartola.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Justice.
Hartola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice misses with a double jab.
Hartola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartola blocks a head kick by Justice.
Justice connects with a crisp jab.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Frontier Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartola blocks a jab.
Justice jabs at Hartola's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Justice looks to land a body kick but Hartola moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartola.
Hartola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hartola back to the cage. Justice follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hartola throws a leg kick which misses Justice's front leg but catches the back leg as Justice tries to avoid it.
Hartola walks into a straight right hand from Justice.
Justice avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Hartola's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Justice.
Hartola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartola.
Hartola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hartola looks to land a left hand but Justice moved out of range nicely.
Hartola takes one on the button.
Hartola swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Hartola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartola's head.
Hartola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justice misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hartola wants to slow Justice down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hartola.
Hartola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hartola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Justice throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justice wants to clinch up but Hartola keeps it at a distance.
Hartola moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick from Hartola.
Justice throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Hartola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice lands a jab.
Justice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frontier Justice dominated that round.
That's time! Justice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Justice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Justice.
Hartola throws a wild body kick that Justice sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters circling a little - Justice finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Justice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartola.
Justice throws a wild body kick that Hartola sees coming a mile off.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Hartola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Hartola moved out of range nicely.
Justice misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice scores with a head kick.
Justice misses with a lunging right hand
and Hartola counters with a straight right hand.
Justice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hartola.
Hartola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hartola scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Hartola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartola throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Justice finds it's way through Hartola's defenses.
Justice misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hartola might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Justice has got the better of the exchanges.
Hartola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Justice listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hartola looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
Justice looks to throw the jab but Hartola is out of range.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Hartola moves away and avoids it.
Hartola lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hartola ducks right into an uppercut from Justice.
Justice misses with a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a good, hard body kick but Justice shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking to score with low kicks.
Hartola misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Hartola does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartola lands a nice looking body kick.
Hartola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some bone on bone action there as Justice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Justice throws a head kick but Hartola moves out of range.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a looping left.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Hartola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Hartola misses its intended target.
Justice tries to clinch up but Hartola circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Justice misses with a kick to the body
and Hartola counters with a nice body shot.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartola circles away.
Hartola thumps Justice with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Justice lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hartola's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Justice is predictable there
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Justice was not able to check.
Hartola steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Justice. That one must have hurt.

Justice rushes Hartola and presses him up against the cage.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Hartola just leaning against Justice, taking a breather.
Justice tries to land a knee to the head but Hartola blocks with his arms.

Justice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartola goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Hartola throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Hartola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Justice defending well as Hartola loads up on a big left hand.
Hartola has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Justice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Justice throws a good cross that connects.
Hartola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice connects with a leg kick. Hartola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartola checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frontier Justice dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Justice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Hartola.
Justice misses with an uppercut
and Hartola counters with a body kick that stops Justice in his tracks momentarily.
Frontier Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hartola.
Hartola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartola is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hartola can do to turn this around?
A bone on bone clash there as Hartola blocks the leg kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a body punch but Hartola moves out of range.
Hartola lands with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justice working aggressively here.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartola avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola wants to stall.
Hartola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Justice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hartola is looking to chop away at Justice's legs.
A low kick from Justice misses
and Hartola counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justice is looking to slow Hartola down with leg kicks.
Justice misses with a leg kick.
Justice pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartola is out of range and Justice settles back down.
Tommi Hartola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hartola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice lands a nice shot that snaps Hartola's head back.
That kick from Hartola tenderised Justice's leg. Justice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Hartola moves out of range easily.
Justice throws a low kick but Hartola avoids it.
Justice wants to clinch
and Hartola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Justice.
Hartola tries to land a front kick but Justice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Justice moves in looking to clinch but Hartola pushes him off.
Justice jabs Hartola right on the nose. Hartola blinks but takes it well.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hartola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola slips a straight right by Justice.
Justice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justice throws a jab but it's blocked by Hartola.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Hartola checks it.
Justice throws a looping overhand right but Hartola ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Hartola. Beautiful body shot.
Hartola on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartola sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justice lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartola looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice tries to clinch but Hartola moves out of range.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Hartola circles away.
Hartola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommi Hartola.
Well Justice 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frontier Justice!
Frontier Justice was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.