PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ori Jokinen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ori Jokinen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jokinen
vs
Sanchez

164 cm
20
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Sanchez catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Jokinen's belly button to the back.
Jokinen dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!

It looks like Dominic Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Jokinen stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Jokinen thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen lands a jab.
Jokinen connects with a right that clearly hurt Sanchez. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Jokinen proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sanchez collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!