PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onni Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onni Jokinen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

Smith
vs
Jokinen

185 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

175 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conviction

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 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Onni Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Onni Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Marcus Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Jokinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!

Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Jokinen is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Jokinen.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jokinen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Smith tries to tie him up.
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onni Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marcus Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Jokinen rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Jokinen works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen has Smith pushed against the cage.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Jokinen.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jokinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Jokinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jokinen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Jokinen gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Jokinen cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jokinen is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Onni Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.
Jokinen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Smith stalling in the clinch but Jokinen improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Onni Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.

Smith is rocked!
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
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!
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marcus Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen stalling against the cage.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen stalling against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Jokinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith letting Jokinen take a breather here.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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!
Jokinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jokinen dips a shoulder and cracks Smith with a mighty uppercut! Smith falls back against the cage and Jokinen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Smith is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jokinen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Onni Jokinen!