PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauta Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naama has chosen Bulls On Parade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jokinen
vs
Naama

175 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauta Naama!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naama.
Naama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jokinen defends it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naama. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Naama avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Naama should have avoided that one.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Naama moves out of range easily.
Naama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Naama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Naama darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Naama is looking for a kimura but Jokinen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Naama to get the leverage.
Naama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Naama works his foot free and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Naama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jokinen wants to control but Naama is having none of it.
Jokinen is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naama moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jokinen has worked his arm free - good work by Jokinen!
Jokinen sneaks back into half guard.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Naama is controlling well.

Naama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jokinen defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen won't allow Naama to pass to mount.

Naama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jokinen defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naama seems to be looking for submissions.
Naama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naama works his way into full mount!
Naama throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jokinen because Naama loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Naama tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jokinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Naama has a good base and remains in mount.
Naama wants to control the pace but Jokinen is squirming around nicely.
Naama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Naama is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jokinen is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rauta Naama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Rauta Naama made sure he mentioned Outkast Clothing Line, along with how happy he was to win his fight.