PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Barroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hartikainen
vs
Barroni

187 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Koffin Inc.

Amber Swan CBK

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Barroni!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barroni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barroni shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartikainen sprawls well. He's pushed Barroni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartikainen throws a looping overhand right but Barroni ducks down to avoid it.
Barroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen throws a series of punches but Barroni avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Hartikainen.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Barroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartikainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartikainen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barroni's head backwards.
Hartikainen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartikainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hartikainen scores with a nice head shot.
Hartikainen scores with a hook.
Barroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws out a loose jab but Barroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barroni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartikainen as he jumps to the side.
Hartikainen lands a right hook to the body.
Barroni looks gassed!
No luck for Barroni with that takedown attempt.
Hartikainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barroni walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barroni.
Hartikainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

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

It looks like Leon Barroni has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartikainen jabs at Barroni's body.
Hartikainen punishes Barroni's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartikainen!
Hartikainen digs a good body shot into Barroni's ribs.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Barroni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Hartikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartikainen looks to land a combination but Barroni avoids it well.
Hartikainen with a hook.
Barroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartikainen tries to sprawl out of it but Barroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hartikainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen tried to score with a low kick but Barroni checks it.
Hartikainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left and a right from Hartikainen both land. Nice combination.
Barroni is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barroni is defended easily by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hartikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Hartikainen checks a leg kick nicely.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barroni.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barroni.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Barroni moves away from the strike by Hartikainen.
Roope Hartikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartikainen scores with a three punch combo!
Barroni shoots for a takedown but Hartikainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barroni fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartikainen. Barroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartikainen lands a body shot.
Hartikainen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartikainen lands a jab to Barroni's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Hartikainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Barroni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hartikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Barroni might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hartikainen has got the better of the exchanges.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barroni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartikainen.
Barroni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barroni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen scores with a jab to the head.
Roope Hartikainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hartikainen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barroni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hartikainen cracks Barroni with a good jab.
Barroni is breathing heavily.
Hartikainen throws a right hand that Barroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Barroni also avoids with ease.
Barroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hartikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barroni looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartikainen is fending him off so far but Barroni persists. Nope, Hartikainen circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barroni slips a jab and a cross from Hartikainen.
Roope Hartikainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartikainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartikainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barroni manages to avoid it.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barroni.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barroni.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hartikainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barroni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barroni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartikainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hartikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Hartikainen lands a body shot.
Hartikainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barroni dives in and grabs Hartikainen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hartikainen pushes down on Barroni's head and hops out.
Hartikainen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartikainen lands with an uppercut that bounces Barroni off the cage and back into rage.
Hartikainen throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Barroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen connects with a jab.
Barroni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartikainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen misses with a wild body shot.
Hartikainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartikainen throws a one two combo.
Barroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hartikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Roope Hartikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hartikainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Hartikainen. No joy for Barroni on that attempt.
Hartikainen throws a right hand that Barroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Barroni also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen throws a jab but it's blocked by Barroni.
Barroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hartikainen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hartikainen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barroni shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartikainen sprawls well. He's pushed Barroni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hartikainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartikainen misses with a wild combination.
Hartikainen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barroni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hartikainen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartikainen lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roope Hartikainen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Barroni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hartikainen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartikainen.
Barroni is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hartikainen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barroni.
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.
Hartikainen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hartikainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartikainen throws a nice looking combination but Barroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barroni is defended easily by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barroni.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barroni closes the distance and clinches up with Hartikainen, looking for a takedown. Barroni pushes Hartikainen against the cage but Hartikainen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartikainen lands a head shot.
Hartikainen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barroni tries to land a front kick but Hartikainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left and a right from Hartikainen both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartikainen misses with a wild combination.
Hartikainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Barroni is just out of range.
Barroni has a takedown stuffed.
Roope Hartikainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barroni has time to react.
Barroni fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Hartikainen both land. Nice combination.
Barroni is looking to clinch but Hartikainen is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hartikainen stuns Barroni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hartikainen scores with the left hand. Barroni knows he should have avoided that one.
Hartikainen cracks Barroni with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartikainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barroni.
Hartikainen lands with a straight right. Barroni didn't see that one coming.
Barroni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hartikainen defends it nicely.
Barroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartikainen scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barroni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartikainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barroni.
Barroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartikainen circles away.
Barroni gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hartikainen.
Hartikainen tries to bum rush Barroni with a series of wild strikes but Barroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartikainen swinging wildly here.
Hartikainen misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Hartikainen finds it's target.
Hartikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barroni circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartikainen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barroni tries to clinch but Hartikainen is having none of it.
Barroni avoids the body shot from Hartikainen.
Hartikainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hartikainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hartikainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barroni.
Leon Barroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartikainen misses with a double jab.
Hartikainen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barroni.
Hartikainen scores with a nice right hand.
Barroni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hartikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Roope Hartikainen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hartikainen scores with a three punch combo!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roope Hartikainen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hartikainen 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Roope Hartikainen!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Roope Hartikainen!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Roope Hartikainen!

Roope Hartikainen wins by unanimous decision!