PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jari Puikkonen (ranked 4917 p4p, 5118 weight class) and Andrew Okwi (ranked 464 p4p, 470 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Puikkonen
vs
Okwi

150 cm
19
180
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Puikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Okwi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puikkonen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okwi throws a sloppy body shot
and Puikkonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okwi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okwi's knee momentarily.
Puikkonen lands a slapping body shot.
Puikkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okwi was well out of range. Poor timing from Puikkonen.
Okwi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Puikkonen avoids the head kick by Okwi.
A big right from Puikkonen misses.
Okwi misses with an uppercut
and Puikkonen counters with a low kick, right behind Okwi 's knee.
Puikkonen scores with a body shot.
Okwi throws a hook to the side of Puikkonen's head but Puikkonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okwi motions for Puikkonen to come forward. Okwi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okwi looks for the body kick but Puikkonen saw that one coming.
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!
Okwi throws a leg kick
and Puikkonen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okwi throws a hook but Puikkonen blocks it.
Okwi slips under a jab from Puikkonen.
A head kick misses from Okwi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okwi misses with a hook.
Okwi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puikkonen scores with a nice right hand.
Puikkonen staying out of range there.
Okwi misses with a right hand
and Puikkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puikkonen misses the jab.
A lazy body kick from Okwi
and Puikkonen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puikkonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okwi manages to avoid it.
Okwi jabs Puikkonen right on the nose. Puikkonen blinks but takes it well.
Puikkonen throws a shot from downtown. Okwi moves away and avoids it.
Okwi lands with an uppercut that bounces Puikkonen off the cage and back into range.
Puikkonen checks a leg kick.
Okwi slips a straight right by Puikkonen.
A left lands for Puikkonen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Puikkonen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okwi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okwi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okwi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Okwi misses
and Puikkonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okwi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okwi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Puikkonen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puikkonen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okwi's head.
Puikkonen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okwi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a straight right hand.
Okwi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puikkonen.
Puikkonen blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Okwi misses
and Puikkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okwi misses with a lunging right hand
and Puikkonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okwi thinking.
Okwi tries a head kick but it misses.
Puikkonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Okwi throws a leg kick
and Puikkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okwi catches Puikkonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puikkonen dips to his left and cracks Okwi with an uppercut!
Okwi throws a head kick but Puikkonen moves out of range.
It looked like Puikkonen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Puikkonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okwi doesn't seem phased though.
Puikkonen tests Okwi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Puikkonen connects with a body shot.
Puikkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Okwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Puikkonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puikkonen throws a hook but Okwi avoids it easily.
Donk. Okwi catches Puikkonen right on the button with a cross.
No joy there for Okwi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Puikkonen lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okwi misses with a straight left.
Okwi lands a head kick. Puikkonen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Jari Puikkonen has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Puikkonen.
Puikkonen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okwi.
Okwi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puikkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okwi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puikkonen.
Puikkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okwi.
It looked like Puikkonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good shot there by Puikkonen.
Okwi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Puikkonen.
Okwi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Puikkonen.
Puikkonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Okwi counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okwi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Puikkonen is out of range and Okwi settles back down.
Andrew Okwi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puikkonen cracks Okwi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puikkonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okwi.
Okwi misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Puikkonen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Puikkonen'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.

Okwi thows a leg kick but Puikkonen checks it
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okwi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okwi scores with the left hand. Puikkonen knows he should have avoided that one.
Okwi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Puikkonen counter with a right hand.
Okwi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Puikkonen throws out a loose jab but Okwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okwi swings widly with a right hand
and Puikkonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okwi thinking.
Okwi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Puikkonen can pounce on him.
Puikkonen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puikkonen digs a good body shot into Okwi's ribs.
Puikkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puikkonen cracks Okwi with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puikkonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Donk. Puikkonen catches Okwi right on the button with a cross.
Okwi throws a poor cross that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okwi throws a chopping leg kick but Puikkonen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puikkonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Okwi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okwi misses the shot to the body.
Puikkonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Okwi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puikkonen throws out the jab.
Puikkonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puikkonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okwi can do to turn this around?
Puikkonen avoids the body shot from Okwi.
Puikkonen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okwi throws a right hand that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puikkonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Okwi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okwi misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okwi 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 Puikkonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Puikkonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Puikkonen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okwi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puikkonen.
A little jabbing left from Okwi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okwi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puikkonen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Okwi.
Okwi throws a solid leg kick but Puikkonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okwi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puikkonen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puikkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okwi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Puikkonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okwi 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 jab from Puikkonen misses.
Okwi throws a looping overhand right but Puikkonen ducks down to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Puikkonen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puikkonen misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Okwi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jari Puikkonen is winning the standup battle so far.
Okwi ducks under a wild hook from Puikkonen.
Okwi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by Okwi.
Puikkonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okwi throws a right hand that misses
and Puikkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick lands for Puikkonen.
Okwi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okwi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikkonen misses the jab.
Puikkonen misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Okwi misses.
Puikkonen checks a leg kick.
Okwi moves away from the strike by Puikkonen.
Okwi misses with a body shot.
Okwi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Okwi throws a sloppy body shot
and Puikkonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Okwi is looking to chop away at Puikkonen's legs.
Okwi throws a body shot but no joy.
Puikkonen misses with a hook.
A big right from Puikkonen misses.
Okwi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puikkonen.
Puikkonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okwi.
It seemed like Okwi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okwi throws a right hand that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okwi misses with a looping left.
Okwi throws a solid leg kick but Puikkonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okwi.
An attempted straight right counter from Puikkonen misses the target.
Puikkonen clobbers Okwi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okwi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puikkonen 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.
Puikkonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okwi throws the left hand but Puikkonen avoids the punch easily.
Okwi misses with a hook.
Okwi takes one to the chin there.
Okwi lands a jab.
Okwi misses with an uppercut
and Puikkonen counters with a leg kick.
Okwi looks for the body kick but Puikkonen saw that one coming.
Puikkonen connects with a single shot there.
Okwi slips under a jab from Puikkonen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Puikkonen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Puikkonen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Puikkonen lands a jab.
Okwi swings widly with a right hand
and Puikkonen counters with a left to the body.
Okwi throws a poor cross that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Okwi misses
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okwi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okwi looks to score with a jab to the body but Puikkonen is just out of range.
Okwi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puikkonen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Okwi misses with a double jab
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puikkonen misses with the combination.
Okwi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okwi throws a lazy uppercut
and Puikkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okwi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puikkonen moves away.
Okwi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okwi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okwi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okwi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puikkonen misses with a hook.
Okwi misses with a left hand
and Puikkonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okwi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puikkonen misses with a hook. Okwi ducked under it nicely.
Puikkonen throws out a loose jab but Okwi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okwi stuns Puikkonen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puikkonen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okwi.
A low kick from Okwi misses
enabling Puikkonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Okwi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okwi slips a straight right by Puikkonen.
Puikkonen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okwi scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okwi lands an overhand right.
Puikkonen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okwi. Okwi obviously looking to wear him down.
Okwi misses with a leg kick.
Okwi lands with a shot to the body.
Okwi tries a head kick but it misses.
Puikkonen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Puikkonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okwi works Puikkonen's body with a nice hook.
Okwi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puikkonen lands with a right hand.
Okwi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okwi. Puikkonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okwi throws a leg kick
and Puikkonen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okwi throws an overhand right that lands on Puikkonen's shoulder, as Puikkonen tries to avoid the shot.
Puikkonen checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puikkonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Puikkonen lands with an uppercut that bounces Okwi off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Puikkonen. Okwi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Puikkonen throws a hook but Okwi blocks it.
Puikkonen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Puikkonen digs a good body shot into Okwi's ribs.
Okwi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Okwi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puikkonen.
As Okwi looks to move away, Puikkonen throws a big counter combo but Okwi just gets out of the way.
Okwi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okwi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Puikkonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puikkonen throws an off balance right hand
and Okwi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puikkonen cracks a nice hook into Okwi's ribs.
Okwi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okwi motions for Puikkonen to come forward. Okwi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Puikkonen misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okwi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okwi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Puikkonen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okwi misses with a low kick.
Andrew Okwi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okwi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okwi tries a low kick but Puikkonen avoids it.
Okwi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okwi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Okwi connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Okwi there.
Okwi misses the jab.
A low kick from Okwi misses
and Puikkonen counters with a stiff right hand.
Okwi throws a low kick but Puikkonen avoids it.
It looked like Puikkonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Okwi.
A low kick from Okwi is predictable there
and Puikkonen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okwi throws a right hand that misses
and Puikkonen counters with a left to the body.
Okwi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jari Puikkonen.
Well Puikkonen 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Puikkonen!
A relieved looking Jari Puikkonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.