PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Prodigy - Poison. Soleil has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music. 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.

Jokinen
vs
Soleil

183 cm
35
185 lbs
31 - 12 - 2

186 cm
33
195 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

•• Beast Mode ••

Brute

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 31 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a push kick but Soleil slaps the foot to one side.
Soleil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Soleil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Soleil misses.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Soleil feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Soleil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen lands an overhand right.
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
Soleil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soleil moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Soleil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soleil looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Soleil connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soleil.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jokinen enables Soleil to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jokinen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Soleil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen pulls Soleil in close to prevent any damage.
Jokinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soleil with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil throws an elbow that misses. Jokinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soleil's guard. Nice move by Jokinen!

Soleil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Soleil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Olli Jokinen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soleil throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Soleil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
Soleil throws a big shot that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Soleil.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen lands a jab to Soleil's midsection.
Jokinen scores with a head kick. Soleil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Luna Soleil has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soleil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soleil.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soleil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soleil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soleil jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soleil looks for a takedown but Jokinen sprawls well.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luna Soleil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Soleil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Soleil scores with a body shot.
Soleil avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Soleil throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Soleil is looking to clinch.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Soleil moves out of range easily.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses
letting Soleil counter with a right hand.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soleil.
Soleil throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
and Soleil counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Soleil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Soleil throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Soleil misses with a body shot.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Soleil.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Soleil with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soleil.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Soleil.
Soleil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Soleil is just out of range.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Soleil.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Soleil's head but Soleil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Soleil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Soleil misses.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Soleil.
Soleil pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Soleil settles back down.

Soleil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jokinen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Soleil prevents Jokinen from getting back to his feet.
Soleil trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.
Soleil stops Jokinen from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Soleil is defending well.
Jokinen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil is looking to improve his position.
Soleil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jokinen is controlling the pace.

Olli Jokinen has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen defending well as Soleil loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luna Soleil's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Soleil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soleil tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Soleil attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Soleil misses its intended target.
Soleil throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Soleil misses with the body kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circling - Soleil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soleil avoids the body shot from Jokinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Soleil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Soleil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soleil momentarily.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Jokinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soleil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soleil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Soleil lands but Jokinen takes it in his stride.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
Soleil throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a head kick. That will keep Soleil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Soleil misses.
Jokinen lands a jab.
Luna Soleil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Soleil misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Soleil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Soleil misses with a straight left.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Soleil buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soleil throws out the jab.
Soleil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soleil looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Soleil moves out of range.
Luna Soleil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soleil throws a head kick that misses.
Soleil defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soleil has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soleil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soleil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Soleil.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil checks a leg kick.
Soleil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jokinen but Jokinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soleil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jokinen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Olli Jokinen!
After winning the bout, Olli Jokinen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.