PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jokinen
vs
Milat

164 cm
38
141 lbs
21 - 17 - 1

165 cm
36
139 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Milat.
Nice shot by Jokinen.

It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Milat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Milat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Milat 's knee.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Milat misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Milat.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Milat is rocked!
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Milat is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Milat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Milat.
Milat seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokinen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Milat misses with a looping left.
Milat misses with a body kick.
Milat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Milat works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Jokinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Milat was covering up waiting for the punch and Jokinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Milat is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jokinen presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Milat takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Milat.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Milat blocks an uppercut.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Milat looking to slow down the pace here.
Milat lands an elbow inside.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Milat prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen jumps guard but Milat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Milat misses with a knee to the head.
Milat gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen goes for a takedown attempt but Milat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Milat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jokinen under the eye.
Nice body kick from Milat.
Jokinen is looking to slow Milat down with leg kicks.
Milat looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Milat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Milat scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Milat throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Milat throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Milat's side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Milat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Milat moves into range and clinches up with Jokinen.
Milat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Milat fails to land.
Milat stalling against the cage.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to pull guard but Milat forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Milat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milat will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jokinen up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Milat.
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 Ori Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Milat connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Milat sprawls well. Milat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.

Milat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jokinen, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Milat, against the cage.
Milat misses with an elbow strike.
Milat pushes Jokinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Milat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jokinen's brow.
Milat throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Milat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Milat tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milat - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Jokinen is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Milat trying to land knees to the body.
Milat lands an elbow inside that Jokinen shrugs off.
Milat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jokinen is rocked!
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Milat.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
A short left from Milat.
Milat scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Milats head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen is pushing Milat up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Milat tries to stall but Jokinen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.

Jokinen gets control of Milat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jokinen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Milat from controlling successfully.

Jokinen working for a triangle but Milat defends it easily.
Jokinen controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Milat controlling the position.
Milat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jokinen preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Milat is trying to keep Jokinen in close.
Jokinen stays in close to Milat's body and controls the position.
Milat looking for a sweep. Not yet Milat, not yet.
Jokinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Milat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Milat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Jokinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milat, pushing him back against the cage.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Milat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Milat tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen jumps guard but Milat stands there with Jokinen around his waist. Jokinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Milat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jokinen tries to stall but Milat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jokinen jumps into guard, dragging Milat to the mat.

Milat decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jokinen, up you get!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Milat slips under a jab from Jokinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Milat throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Milat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milat misses with a head kick.
Milat misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.

Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen goes for a takedown attempt but Milat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Milat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Milat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Milat's side.
Milat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Milat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A jab from Milat misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Milat does it's job there.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Milat throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Milat throws a body shot but no joy.

Jokinen clinches.
Milat looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Milat tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen dodges an elbow strike from Milat.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milat stalling in the clinch but Jokinen improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Milat letting Jokinen take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Milat blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Jokinen.
Milat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
Milat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Milat just leaning against Jokinen, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Milat lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milat prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Milat.
Milat misses with some punches.
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!
Jokinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Milat scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Milat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jokinen's defenses.
Jokinen presses Milat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Milat blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Milat blocking some punches.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ori Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ori Jokinen!
Ori Jokinen gave a mention to On Tap (160Q & Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).