PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Satanmury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Satanmury told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Jokinen
vs
Satanmury

164 cm
24
141 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
35
159 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Satanmury!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satanmury has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Satanmury shoots in looking for a takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl out of it but Satanmury keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jokinen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Satanmury tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jokinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Satanmury closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Satanmury.
Nice elbow from Satanmury.
Satanmury connects with a knee to the head.
Satanmury misses with an elbow over the top.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Satanmury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen takes a knee to the side of the body.

Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Satanmury's shoulder, as Satanmury tries to avoid the shot.
Christian Satanmury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Satanmury's ribs.
Satanmury misses with a looping left.
Ori Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satanmury checks the leg kick.
Satanmury misses with a straight right.
Satanmury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Satanmury takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Satanmury swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jokinen.
Satanmury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jokinen leaves Satanmury with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Satanmury avoids the head kick by Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen connects with an inside leg kick.
Satanmury closes the distance and clinches up with Jokinen, looking for a takedown. Satanmury pushes Jokinen against the cage but Jokinen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ori Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Satanmury.
Jokinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Satanmury in his tracks.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satanmury moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Satanmury jabs Jokinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Satanmury moves to clinch but Jokinen breaks away
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Satanmury tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Satanmury's front leg but catches the back leg as Satanmury tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Satanmury closes the distance and pushes Jokinen back into the cage.
Jokinen is trying to force a seperation but Satanmury has the dominant position.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Satanmury misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jokinen.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Satanmury controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Satanmury lands a knee to the head.
Satanmury tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanmury with a knee to the head.
Jokinen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jokinen is leaning against Satanmury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Satanmury.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Satanmury throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Jokinen.
Satanmury using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jokinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 lands a right hand that snaps the head of Satanmury backwards.
Satanmury gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Satanmury pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satanmury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Satanmury's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Satanmury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satanmury with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Christian Satanmury will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Satanmury rushes Jokinen and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Satanmury.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Satanmury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satanmury pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satanmury tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanmury lands a nice knee to the body.
Satanmury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satanmury is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Jokinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Satanmury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Satanmury throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Satanmury is in Jokinen's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jokinen is trying to keep Satanmury in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanmury connects with a couple of short punches.
Satanmury is in close to Jokinen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Satanmury throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Satanmury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satanmury throws a big right hand that misses.
Satanmury stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jokinen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Satanmury landing with the ground and pound.

Satanmury is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jokinen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jokinen has escaped and now he's on top!

Satanmury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Satanmury throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Satanmury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
Jokinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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!

Satanmury is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Satanmury escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jokinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Satanmury working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jokinen has passed into half guard!
Satanmury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jokinen works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Satanmury looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jokinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen trying to control the action but Satanmury is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Satanmury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Satanmury misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Satanmury is out of range.
Satanmury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Satanmury's body. Satanmury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab lands there for Jokinen.

Satanmury is rocked!
Satanmury tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ori Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Satanmury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Satanmury is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
BOOM! Jokinen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Satanmury. Satanmury tries to recover but Jokinen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Satanmury lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ori Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.