PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walt Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mokkelime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Whitman
vs
Mokkelime

190 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walt Whitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jokke Mokkelime!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mokkelime throws a body punch but Whitman moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mokkelime.
Whitman misses with a looping left.
A big right from Whitman misses.
Whitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mokkelime moves away.
Mokkelime fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitman swinging wildly here.
Whitman digs a good hook to Mokkelime's body.
Whitman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman misses the shot to the body.
Whitman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mokkelime scores with a body shot.

Mokkelime shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whitman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mokkelime missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mokkelime is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mokkelime lands a couple of digs.
Whitman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitman tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mokkelime wants to pass the guard but Whitman is keeping the position.
Mokkelime content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime stops Whitman from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mokkelime accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mokkelime is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mokkelime sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whitman's guard.
Mokkelime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitman defending well though.
Whitman is trying to control but can't.
Whitman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime trying to control the action but Whitman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime trying to pass the guard but Whitman defending well.
Mokkelime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitman trying to hold on to Mokkelime's head to control him but Mokkelime postures up.
Whitman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mokkelime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mokkelime is keen to just control but Whitman is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Mokkelime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mokkelime lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mokkelime is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mokkelime missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mokkelime has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mokkelime looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitman is refusing to be controlled, as Mokkelime sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jokke Mokkelime dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whitman lands a slapping body shot.
Whitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whitman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokke Mokkelime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitman swings widly with a right hand
and Mokkelime counters with a straight right hand.
Whitman takes a swing at Mokkelime's ribcage but misses.
Whitman swings for the body but Mokkelime moves out of range.
Whitman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mokkelime manages to avoid it.
Whitman throws a right and a left that Mokkelime avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitman. That snapped Mokkelime's head back.
Whitman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a two punch combination.
Whitman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mokkelime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitman looks to land a combination but Mokkelime avoids it well.
Mokkelime swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mokkelime manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitman on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitman's guard now, I'm sure.
Mokkelime postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Whitman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mokkelime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mokkelime with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mokkelime is in close to Whitman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mokkelime trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mokkelime pushing down on Whitman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mokkelime takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mokkelime is trying to control. Whitman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mokkelime throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mokkelime seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whitman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitman trying to control from the bottom.
Whitman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mokkelime scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mokkelime looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mokkelime trying to control the action but Whitman is working from the bottom.
Mokkelime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitman defending well though.
Whitman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime trying to control the pace.
Mokkelime missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mokkelime.
Whitman is not content to let Mokkelime control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mokkelime lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mokkelime seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Whitman is rocked!
Mokkelime with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Oh Whitman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitman seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jokke Mokkelime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mokkelime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitman misses the jab.
Whitman just misses with a punch to the body.
Mokkelime is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whitman misses the jab.
Whitman cracks Mokkelime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mokkelime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitman but Whitman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mokkelime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mokkelime throws a body punch but Whitman moves out of range.
Whitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitman swivels and escapes.
Walt Whitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mokkelime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokkelime dives in and grabs Whitman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitman pushes down on Mokkelime's head and hops out.
Whitman throws a body punch but Mokkelime moves out of range.
Whitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitman lands the left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime misses the shot to the body.
Whitman misses with a straight left.
Mokkelime throws a right and a left that Whitman avoids nicely.
Whitman works the jab nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a wild body shot.

Mokkelime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whitman, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mokkelime - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mokkelime is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitman has double underhooks.
Mokkelime tries a body shot but Whitman blocks it.
Mokkelime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mokkelime content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jokke Mokkelime.
Mokkelime slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mokkelime.
Whitman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mokkelime manages to avoid it.
No luck for Mokkelime with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitman lands a nice looking body shot.
Walt Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mokkelime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitman digs a good body shot into Mokkelime's ribs.
Walt Whitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jokke Mokkelime is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mokkelime takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whitman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitman misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Whitman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mokkelime misses with a series of wild punches.
Mokkelime misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walt Whitman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mokkelime has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokke Mokkelime!