PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Onni Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Dub FX - Rude Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jokinen
vs
Mitchell

175 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jokinen lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
Jokinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jokinen lands a jab.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jokinen.
Jokinen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell looks to clinch
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Jokinen works over Mitchell's head and body with a nice combination.

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!
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jokinen.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Jokinen.
Onni Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Jokinen jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Brock Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mitchell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Jokinen.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jokinen stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jokinen works over Mitchell's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Mitchell's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
A nice combination there by Jokinen.
Jab from Jokinen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Jokinen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onni Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mitchell walks into a left hand.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jokinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jokinen!
Onni Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Jokinen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brock Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Jokinen works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
Jokinen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.
Mitchell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Good shot there by Jokinen.
Mitchell wants to clinch
enabling Jokinen to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
Jokinen scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell tries to clinch up
and Jokinen counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell.
Jokinen clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
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.
Jokinen connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onni Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to de liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Jokinen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mitchell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Jokinen.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with the punch.

Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jokinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jokinen duly obliges.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jokinen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen connects with a looping right hand.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jokinen slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Mitchell seems unphased.
Jokinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Jokinen scores with a jab.
Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jokinen is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Jokinen circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jokinen finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Jokinen cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Brock Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen scores with a body shot.
Onni Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Onni 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onni Jokinen!