PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hella Alapaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Alapaa
vs
Jokinen

186 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Dark Knight Design
Dark Knight Design

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hella Alapaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oskari Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alapaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left and a right from Alapaa both land. Nice combination.
Alapaa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
Jokinen is looking to slow Alapaa down with leg kicks.
Jokinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alapaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alapaa checks it well.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
No luck for Jokinen with that takedown attempt.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Alapaa.
Alapaa looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Alapaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alapaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Alapaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen throws a jab when Alapaa was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alapaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alapaa throws out the jab.
Hella Alapaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alapaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Alapaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alapaa. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Alapaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alapaa is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Alapaa down.
Alapaa throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Alapaa misses with a looping right.
Alapaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Alapaa off the cage and back into rage.
Alapaa misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Alapaa's front leg.
Jokinen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alapaa on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jokinen, as that shot connected.

It looks like Hella Alapaa has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Alapaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alapaa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Alapaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alapaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alapaa.
Alapaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Alapaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alapaa swinging wilding here.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Alapaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alapaa down.
Alapaa misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Alapaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alapaa misses with a looping left.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alapaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alapaa scores with a three punch combo!
Alapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Alapaa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Alapaa's defenses.
Alapaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Alapaa does no damage.
Alapaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alapaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jokinen backs up against the cage.
Jokinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alapaa misses with a wild combination.
Alapaa throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alapaa.
A combination from Alapaa does no damage.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Alapaa blocks the leg kick.
Alapaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jokinen is looking to slow Alapaa down with leg kicks.
Alapaa checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Alapaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alapaa misses with a two punch combination.
Alapaa digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alapaa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alapaa looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alapaa.
The fighters circling - Alapaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskari Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hella Alapaa's cut.
That's time! Alapaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Alapaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Alapaa swinging wilding here.
Alapaa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Alapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alapaa misses with a few strikes there.
Alapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Hella Alapaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alapaa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jokinen fails to land with a series of punches.
Alapaa blocks a jab.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Alapaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alapaa down.
Alapaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alapaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Alapaa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alapaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alapaa's knee momentarily.
Alapaa looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Alapaa misses with a looping right.
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.
Alapaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alapaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alapaa.
Alapaa walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa misses with a double jab.
Alapaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Alapaa 's knee.
Alapaa misses with a two punch combination.
Alapaa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Alapaa is out of range.
Alapaa throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely.
Alapaa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alapaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alapaa throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oskari Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alapaa throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Alapaa moves out of range.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen drops his hands momentarily and Alapaa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Alapaa is having none of it.
Alapaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alapaa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alapaa throws a leg kick
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
Hella Alapaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Alapaa.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Alapaa.
Alapaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alapaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alapaa's sensitive parts.
Jokinen cracks Alapaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen dodges the punch combination from Alapaa.
Alapaa throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
Alapaa cracks Jokinen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alapaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in but Alapaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alapaa's sensitive parts.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alapaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Alapaa down.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alapaa throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Alapaa misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Alapaa throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Alapaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Alapaa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Alapaa misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alapaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alapaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alapaa lands with a nice combination. Jokinen backs away looking to recover.
Alapaa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskari Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hella Alapaa's cut.
That's time! Alapaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jokinen throws a low kick but Alapaa avoids it.
Alapaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alapaa throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alapaa misses with a wild combination.
Alapaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Alapaa's head back.
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alapaa's calf.
Alapaa lands with a nice combination. Jokinen backs away looking to recover.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alapaa misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen motions for Alapaa to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alapaa throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alapaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Alapaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Alapaa misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alapaa's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alapaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alapaa motions for Jokinen to come forward. Alapaa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alapaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Alapaa's front leg.
Jokinen cracks Alapaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown but Alapaa shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Alapaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Alapaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Alapaa blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alapaa's sensitive parts.
Alapaa looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Alapaa avoids it.
Alapaa thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alapaa lands a two punch combo.

Jokinen is rocked!
Alapaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Alapaa finish him?
Some wild striking there from Alapaa.
Jokinen seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Alapaa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alapaa misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alapaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alapaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jokinen counters with a nice leg kick.
Alapaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Alapaa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Alapaa scores with a four punch combination!
Jokinen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alapaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alapaa throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alapaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Alapaa throws a right hand that Jokinen ducks under and follows up with a left that Jokinen also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alapaa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Alapaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alapaa misses with a looping left.
Alapaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Alapaa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Hella Alapaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A punch combination from Alapaa misses.
Alapaa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Oskari Jokinen has been cut.
Alapaa thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Alapaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alapaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Alapaa was not able to check.
Alapaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alapaa checks it well.
Alapaa throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Alapaa wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alapaa's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskari Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

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