PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jokinen
vs
Davis

190 cm
33
215 lbs
30 - 7 - 1

187 cm
28
205 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen walks into a stiff left hand from Davis.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jokinen on the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Davis lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Davis avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jokinen.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis clobbers Jokinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis fakes the leg kick and cracks Jokinen in the body.
Jokinen motions for Davis to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes one on the button.
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 big head kick that sends Davis tumbling to the mat! Jokinen takes a step backwards and waves Davis back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Davis is rocked!
Davis connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Davis avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Jokinen backpedaling.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Davis.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Jokinen counters with a solid body kick.
Jokinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
Davis misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossi Jokinen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen takes one to the chin there.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
Davis connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jokinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Davis - the referee stops the clock and Jokinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Davis. Jokinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Davis moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Davis slams his shin into Jokinen's torso.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Davis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
A big right from Davis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis misses with a body punch
and Jokinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jokinen 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jokinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
A leg kick checked by Davis.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Davis.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis looks to land a combination. Jokinen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Jokinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Davis lands a head shot.
Davis looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice body kick from Davis.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis connects with a jab.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Ossi Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Davis.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis connects with the punch.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
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 walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jokinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
That kick from Davis tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Davis counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jokinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with a nice cross.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Jokinen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen jabs Davis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Davis's body. Davis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
Davis throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a hook
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Davis digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen lands with a nice body punch.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossi Jokinen!
A victorious Ossi Jokinen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.