PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jokinen
vs
Orlow

190 cm
32
215 lbs
30 - 6 - 1

185 cm
26
205 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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KINGDOM

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orlow is defending well for now.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlow blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlow lands a shoulder strike.
Orlow is trying to maintain a safe position but Jokinen gets an underhook and turns Orlow into the cage.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Orlow blocks it.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlow.
Orlow looking to stall.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Orlow.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlow backwards.
Orlow tries a body shot but Jokinen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Orlow is blocking nicely.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Orlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orlow is defending well for now.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlow taking a breather.
Orlow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jokinen.
Orlow misses with a body punch.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Orlow controls the action.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlow lands a left hand.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Orlow managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.

Orlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Orlow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
The crowd cheers as Orlow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jokinen doesn't seem phased though.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Orlow.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlow misses with a straight left.
Orlow lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Orlow counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlow. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Orlow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jokinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Orlow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Orlow throws a looping overhand right but Jokinen ducks down to avoid it.
Orlow cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Jokinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlow throws out the jab.
Orlow throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orlow gets a clinch.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Orlow.
Orlow throws a head punch that misses.
Orlow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orlow.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Orlow is blocking nicely.
Jokinen working Orlow over with knees to the body.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Orlow.
Orlow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jokinen avoids it.
Orlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.

Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Orlow blocks with his arms.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Orlow as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlow avoids it.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.

Orlow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Orlow counters with a nice body shot.
Orlow wants to clinch but Jokinen slips to the side
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orlow throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Orlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlow.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlow. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Orlow.
Orlow throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orlow clinches with his opponent.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlow controls his hands.
Orlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orlow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlow has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Orlow is blocking nicely.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Orlow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlow managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Orlow lands a right hand.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short body shot lands from Orlow as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen blocking some punches.
Orlow scores with a hook to the body.
Orlow lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orlow digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.

Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Orlow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Jokinen misses.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.

Orlow moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlow.
Orlow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Orlow.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orlow backwards.
Orlow lands an uppercut.
Orlow misses with some punches.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Orlow digs a right hand underneath Jokinen's ribcage. Jokinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orlow misses with a body punch.
Orlow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orlow presses Jokinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen gets through Orlow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Orlow breaks from the clinch.
Orlow lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolaj Orlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nikolaj Orlow'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Orlow is looking to land body kicks.
Orlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Orlow moves out of range.
Orlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlow manages to avoid it.
Orlow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orlow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orlow is out of range and Jokinen settles back down.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlow.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Orlow misses with a body kick.
Orlow throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Orlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Orlow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orlow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Orlow throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orlow doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlow is just out of range.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.

Orlow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlow controls his hands.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orlow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlow misses with a body shot.
Orlow is looking to clinch.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Orlow throws a body kick the misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice body kick.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Orlow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orlow slips a straight right by Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orlow slips under a jab from Jokinen.
Orlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlow missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Orlow sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlow. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orlow. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow is looking to clinch.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Orlow if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlow misses with a body kick.
Jokinen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen moves forwards but Orlow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Orlow counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jokinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlow tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaj Orlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Orlow!
Nikolaj Orlow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.