PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opa Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen has chosen Prodigy - Baby's Got A Temper as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Penn
vs
Jokinen

170 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

170 cm
29
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Legal High's [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Opa Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jokinen circles away.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.

Penn scores with a takedown into Jokinen's guard.
Jokinen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn stays in close to Jokinen's body and controls the position.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.

Jokinen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jokinen duly obliges.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jokinen sprawls well. Jokinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Jokinen lands a two punch combo.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jokinen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jokinen sprawls well initially but Penn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jokinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jokinen defending well though.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Jokinen defends it.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Jokinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn with the ground and pound but Jokinen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn passes Jokinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penn is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Jokinen is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jokinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Opa Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Penn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jokinen napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jokinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jokinen, who protects the arm well.
Penn tries to score with some ground and pound. Jokinen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Penn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn swings around for an armbar but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Penn's guard.
Jokinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Penn wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn slips a nice elbow through Jokinen's hands, connecting with Jokinen's forehead.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Jokinen is defending well.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Jokinen is defending well.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jokinen's head.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.

Penn drops back looking for a leg! Jokinen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jokinen manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Jokinen's guard.
Penn trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn tries to advance to mount but Jokinen denies him.

Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Jokinen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Penn fails with the takedown.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.

Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Jokinen is defending well.
Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen avoids it well.

Penn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jokinen has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Penn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Penn looking to finish with strikes here!
Jokinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Penn looking to ground and pound but Jokinen is blocking nicely.

Jokinen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Penn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jokinen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Penn.
Jokinen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jokinen tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.

Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Jokinen defends it well.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penn misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Penn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Jokinen defends it well.

Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jokinen turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jokinen has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Penn!