PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jokke Mokkelime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Stig has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mokkelime
vs
Stig

180 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jokke Mokkelime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stig is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mokkelime.
Stig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stig misses with a combination

and Mokkelime counters with a shoot takedown. Stig fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mokkelime wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
Mokkelime sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mokkelime is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Mokkelime has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mokkelime landing with the ground and pound.
Mokkelime with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokkelime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mokkelime throws a big right hand that misses.
Stig is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mokkelime dives into side control.
Mokkelime in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mokkelime trying to control the action but Stig is working from the bottom.
Stig is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Mokkelime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Mokkelime.
Mokkelime scores with punches from side control.
Stig is not content to let Mokkelime control the position.
Mokkelime is working Stig over with some ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stig parries the strikes from Mokkelime easily there. Mokkelime is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stig to escape.
Mokkelime trying to control the action but Stig is working from the bottom.
Mokkelime in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Mokkelime crashes against the mat.
Mokkelime throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mokkelime working the ground and pound.
Mokkelime content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Stig is trying to buck Mokkelime off.
Mokkelime misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stig takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mokkelime lands an elbow.
Stig taking a bit of punishment here - Mokkelime scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mokkelime in side control, throwing shots but Stig defends.
Stig is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mokkelime looks up at the clock and then as Stig takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mokkelime smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mokkelime wants to control but Stig is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mokkelime in side control, throwing shots but Stig defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jokke Mokkelime dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mokkelime sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mokkelime has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stig finds it's way round the side to connect with Mokkelime's head.
Mokkelime throws the left hand but Stig avoids the punch easily.
Mokkelime swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Stig.
Stig lands a two punch combo.
Stig's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mokkelime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stig scrambles back to his feet.
Stig throws a quick inside leg kick.

Mokkelime shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stig is pressing down on Mokkelime's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokkelime trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Mokkelime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stig keeping moving, preventing Mokkelime from controlling successfully.
Jokke Mokkelime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mokkelime with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mokkelime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime throws a big elbow that misses.
Mokkelime is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Mokkelime in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mokkelime wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
Mokkelime throws a big elbow that misses.
Mokkelime wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
Stig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stig trying to keep a closed guard but Mokkelime is proving a slippery customer.
Mokkelime is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime wants to control from the top but Stig keeps moving.
Stig has momentary wrist control but Mokkelime slips an elbow through the middle.
Mokkelime looking to pass the guard.
Mokkelime is stalling in the full guard.
Mokkelime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Mokkelime trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Mokkelime throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mokkelime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mokkelime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mokkelime lands a couple of digs.
Mokkelime advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mokkelime controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jokke Mokkelime dominated that second round.
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!

Nice takedown defense from Stig. No joy for Mokkelime on that attempt.
Mokkelime ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mokkelime misses the shot to the body.
Mokkelime closes the distance and clinches up with Stig, looking for a takedown. Mokkelime pushes Stig against the cage but Stig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stig looks to land a combination but Mokkelime avoids it well.
Stig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mokkelime.
Mokkelime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mokkelime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stig avoids the body shot from Mokkelime.
Stig looks to land a right hand but Mokkelime moved out of range.
Mokkelime misses with a wild body shot.
Stig dips to his left and cracks Mokkelime with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mokkelime fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stig avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokke Mokkelime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mokkelime moves out of range as Stig throws a body kick.
Stig misses with a hook.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mokkelime was well out of range. Poor timing from Stig.

Mokkelime throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stig tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mokkelime is in Stig's guard.
Mokkelime looking to pass the guard.
Mokkelime throwing strikes from guard but Stig blocks nicely.
Mokkelime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime throws an elbow that misses. Stig uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mokkelime's guard. Nice move by Stig!
Mokkelime looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mokkelime trying to control the position here.
Stig won't allow Mokkelime to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stig's guard.
Mokkelime works over Stig with some ground and pound from guard.
Mokkelime is looking to work some ground and pound but Stig has wrist control.
Mokkelime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mokkelime.
Stig can't keep his opponent in guard - Mokkelime advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mokkelime throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mokkelime looks to land a strike but Stig avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Stig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mokkelime looking to pass the guard.
Mokkelime throws a big right hand that misses.
Mokkelime trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Mokkelime wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
Jokke Mokkelime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stig wants to get back to his feet but Mokkelime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mokkelime controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jokke Mokkelime showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mokkelime, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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