PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harri Olli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Rokka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rokka
vs
Olli

186 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Harri Olli!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Olli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Olli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Olli with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rokka to score with a decent uppercut.
A punch combination from Rokka misses.
Olli slips a jab from Rokka.
Rokka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olli.
Olli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Rokka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olli shoots in looking for a takedown. Rokka tries to sprawl out of it but Olli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rokka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Rokka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olli. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Olli.
Olli circles away from the clinch attempt.

Rokka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Rokka to work.
Olli avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokka.
Rokka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Olli.
Rokka slows down the pace here.
Olli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka keeps control of Olli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Olli breaks the clinch.
Olli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rokka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olli.
Olli tries to clinch there but Rokka circles away.
Olli misses with a hook. Rokka ducked under it nicely.
Olli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Olli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rokka, pushing him back against the cage.
Olli can't break the clinch.
Olli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Olli managing to block the knees to the body from Rokka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olli throws an elbow but misses.
Rokka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olli backwards.
Rokka pushes Olli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olli looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rokka smiles and moves away.
Veli Rokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
Olli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Olli moves away from the strike by Rokka.
Rokka tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokka misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olli shoots in looking for a takedown. Rokka tries to sprawl out of it but Olli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rokka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Olli has a takedown stuffed.
Olli takes a swing at Rokka's ribcage but misses.
Veli Rokka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Olli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Olli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokka.
Olli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rokka checks it well.
Rokka throws the left hand but Olli avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Veli Rokka will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Olli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Olli.
Rokka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Olli looks to throw the jab but Rokka is out of range.
Olli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rokka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olli.
Olli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rokka.
Olli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Olli finds it's way through Rokka's defenses.
Olli connects with a leg kick. Rokka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Olli misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olli lands a glancing blow to the side of Rokka's head.
Rokka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rokka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olli throws a one two combo.
Rokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rokka.
Rokka throws a right hand that Olli ducks under and follows up with a left that Olli also avoids with ease.
Olli misses with a double jab.
Olli scores with a shot to the body.
Olli dives in and grabs Rokka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rokka pushes down on Olli's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokka. Olli does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olli is defended easily by Rokka.
Olli throws a combination that misses
and Rokka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olli is breathing heavily.
Olli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rokka scores with a jab to the head.
Rokka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Olli has his takedown stuffed
and Rokka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Veli Rokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
Rokka tries to bum rush Olli with a series of wild strikes but Olli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Olli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rokka but Rokka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rokka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Olli is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rokka!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rokka, as that shot connected.
Olli is still on wobbly legs! Can Rokka finish him?
Olli fails with a takedown attempt.
Olli seems to have recovered his senses.
Rokka connects with a jab.
Rokka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crunch! Rokka slams his shin into Olli's torso.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rokka.
Harri Olli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rokka drops Olli with a beautiful combination! Olli stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rokka is looking for the KO!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rokka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rokka catches Olli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Rokka.
Rokka throws a hook to the side of Olli's head but Olli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rokka stuffs the takedown attempt from Olli. Olli gets slowly back to his feet.
Rokka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Veli Rokka is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Rokka dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Olli swings widly with a right hand
and Rokka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Olli's knee momentarily.
Olli walks into a straight right hand from Rokka.
The crowd cheers as Rokka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olli doesn't seem phased though.
Olli throws a hook but Rokka blocks it.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Olli off balance momentarily.
A jab from Rokka misses.
Olli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Olli misses with a body shot.
Olli moves out of range as Rokka strikes.
Olli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olli. Rokka does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olli dodges the punch combination from Rokka.
Rokka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Olli's sensitive parts.
Rokka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olli.
Rokka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olli.
Rokka tries to clinch up.
Rokka throws an off balance right hand
and Olli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rokka throws a hook but Olli blocks it.
Olli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokka.
Nice jab there from Olli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka ducks under a wild hook from Olli.
Rokka stuffs the takedown.
Olli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olli moves out of range as Rokka strikes.
Rokka cracks the inside of Olli's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rokka lands a head shot.
Olli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Rokka thows a body shot but no joy.
Olli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rokka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rokka pinned against the cage. Rokka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Veli Rokka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harri Olli.
Rokka throws a lazy uppercut
and Olli counters with a two punch combo.
Rokka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Olli fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rokka throws a leg kick which misses Olli's front leg but catches the back leg as Olli tries to avoid it.
Rokka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Olli.
Rokka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olli. That did some damage!
Harri Olli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veli Rokka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Rokka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rokka.
Olli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Olli misses with a series of wild punches.
Rokka lands a head kick!
Olli is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rokka is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Olli.
Jab from Rokka.
Rokka cracks Olli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olli takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Olli swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Rokka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rokka 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Rokka!