PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Nisse Lind will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jokinen
vs
Lind

190 cm
29
210 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

215 cm
28
215 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

****160Q Energy for $150****

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nisse Lind!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lind manages to avoid it.
Lind scores with a jab to the body.

Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Lind scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Lind lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Lind avoids the damage to the body.
Lind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lind working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lind avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lind has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Lind controls the action.
Lind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Lind.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lind's elbow.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lind throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.

Lind breaks the clinch.
Lind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lind rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lind scores with a jab to the body.
Lind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen lands a jab to Lind's midsection.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lind.
A head kick misses from Lind.
Lind lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lind lands.

Lind instigates a clinch.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen is trying to push Lind away but Lind has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lind misses with a body punch.
Lind misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Lind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lind fails to land.
Jokinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lind scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Lind scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.

Jokinen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lind looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pushing down on Lind's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lind is fighting to maintain full guard but Jokinen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jokinen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lind knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lind is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Lind is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen trying to control from Lind's half guard. Lind has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lind looking to control.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lind is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lind looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lind has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nisse Lind will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Lind.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Lind is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lind lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Lind down.
Lind swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a hook but Lind avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Lind coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lind.
Lind smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lind avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Lind connects with a nice looking jab.

Jokinen is rocked!

Lind has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Our sources have told us that Jokinen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lind blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Jokinen - that landed with a thud.
Lind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lind has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Lind is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Jokinen decides to pull guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Lind postures up.

Jokinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is pulling down on Lind's head. It's preventing any offense from Lind, at least for the moment.
Lind not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lind won't allow Jokinen to sweep him here.
Lind trying to control the position from guard on top but Jokinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lind must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Lind tries to pass.

Nisse Lind has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lind slips a jab from Jokinen.

Lind drops Jokinen with a beautiful combination! Jokinen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lind is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Lind throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Lind avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lind throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lind takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Lind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lind takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lind thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lind throws out the jab.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lind avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Lind is avoiding it.
Jokinen misses with a right hand

and Lind moves into the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Lind blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
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 Otto Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Otto Jokinen's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Lind keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lind lands a glancing blow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Lind.
Lind looks to land a combination. Jokinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jokinen throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.
Lind thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lind looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lind. That did some damage!
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Lind.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lind takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lind.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws out a leg kick but Lind moves out of range and Jokinen only half commits.
Jokinen thumps Lind with a low kick.
Lind misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lind on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lind's calf.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lind gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Jokinen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lind is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Jokinen!
Otto Jokinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.