PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roope Hartikainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andreas Magic's chin.

Magic
vs
Hartikainen

180 cm
22
177 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartikainen throws a series of punches but Magic avoids them all with ease.
Magic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Magic. Beautiful body shot.

Magic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Magic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hartikainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magic is working away from the top position though.
Magic is looking to advance position but Hartikainen won't allow it.
Hartikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Magic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartikainen keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magic lands a nice short elbow.
Hartikainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magic.
Hartikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hartikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Magic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Hartikainen.
Andreas Magic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartikainen is fending him off so far but Magic persists. Nope, Hartikainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartikainen misses with a looping left.
Hartikainen throws a left and a right that both miss

and Magic counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magic is looking to take a break and control but Hartikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Magic.
Magic cracks Hartikainen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Magic is looking to take a break and control but Hartikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hartikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hartikainen is trying to control Magic's posture but Magic avoids it.
Hartikainen defending against the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Magic tries to clinch there but Hartikainen circles away.
Hartikainen cracks Magic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Magic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartikainen keeps working.
Magic looks up at the clock and then as Hartikainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hartikainen some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hartikainen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hartikainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hartikainen is trying to control Magic's posture but Magic avoids it.
Hartikainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Magic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magic working away.
Magic trying to control the position but Hartikainen is working away.
Hartikainen is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magic working the ground and pound from side control.
Magic lands a few punches from side control.
Magic in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Hartikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hartikainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hartikainen is looking for a sweep.
Magic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magic scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magic cracks Hartikainen with a big elbow.
Hartikainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Magic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Magic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magic.
Hartikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartikainen.
Magic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartikainen scores with the left hand. Magic knows he should have avoided that one.

Magic clinches.
Magic blocking some punches.
Magic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hartikainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magic lands with a right to the head.
Magic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartikainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartikainen tries to sprawl out of it but Magic 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.
Magic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartikainen is fending him off so far but Magic persists. Nope, Hartikainen circles away and we're back to standing.

Magic has Hartikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartikainen goes for a takedown attempt but Magic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hartikainen lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Magic.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Hartikainen moved out of range nicely.
Magic lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartikainen off the cage and back into rage.

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

Magic is rocked!
Hartikainen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Magic - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hartikainen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roope Hartikainen!