PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Slaughter (ranked 4214 p4p, 4352 weight class) and Heikki Jokelainen (ranked 524 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Slaughter
vs
Jokelainen

176 cm
25
189
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Slaughter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heikki Jokelainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokelainen moves in looking to clinch but Slaughter pushes him off.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokelainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Slaughter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokelainen scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Bob Slaughter has been cut.
Slaughter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaughter.
Jokelainen can't find room to land a body shot as Slaughter controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokelainen.
Jokelainen gets through Slaughter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
Jokelainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokelainen lands a right hand.
Jokelainen misses with some punches.
Jokelainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokelainen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokelainen pushes Slaughter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slaughter is breathing heavily.
Slaughter misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokelainen digs a right hand into Slaughter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaughter's gas tank.
Jokelainen misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokelainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokelainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jokelainen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokelainen pushes Slaughter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokelainen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jokelainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jokelainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokelainen presses Slaughter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokelainen lands an uppercut.
Jokelainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokelainen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slaughter backwards.
Jokelainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokelainen lands a left hand.

Slaughter is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slaughter.
Oh Slaughter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokelainen lands with a right to the head.
Slaughter blocking some punches.
Jokelainen digs a right hand into Slaughter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slaughter's gas tank.
Jokelainen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokelainen scores with a shot to the side of Slaughter's head.
Jokelainen creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Slaughter's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Slaughter drops to his knees and Jokelainen pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heikki Jokelainen!