PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Possu Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Blaze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Blaze
vs
Jokinen

185 cm
28
168 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

178 cm
26
167 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Merciless Gladiators

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Possu Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Blaze.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Possu Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jokinen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blaze is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Blaze keeping his opponent close.
Blaze tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Jokinen.
Jokinen wants to control but Blaze is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Blaze's face as Jokinen controls the position.
Jokinen has knee on belly momentarily but Blaze bucks him off and regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jokinen in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Possu Jokinen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Jokinen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze lands a head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blaze.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Danga de danga de dang - Jokinen scores with a four punch combination!
Jokinen works Blaze's body with a nice hook.
Blaze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Blaze sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Blaze checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
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 Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with the body kick
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Blaze throws a nice head kick!
Blaze takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blaze scores with a jab.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blaze lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blaze staying out of range there.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaze but Blaze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jokinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
Blaze slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Jokinen's body.
Blaze slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen sizes up Blaze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jokinen.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
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 Tyson Blaze will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze scores with a body shot.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Possu Jokinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokinen swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze walks into a left hand.
Blaze closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jokinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a hook.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Blaze slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze doesn't manage to clinch there - Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
Blaze is looking to wear down Jokinen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jokinen's hands.
Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jokinen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blaze controlling Jokinen's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tyson Blaze wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Possu Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blaze throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaze scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Blaze.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaze, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Blaze!
Tyson Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.