PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfonso Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jokinen
vs
Lopez

190 cm
29
210 lbs
33 - 10 - 0

193 cm
27
207 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Perkele!

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Hellbent

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 33 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alfonso Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jokinen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Otto Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Lopez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
That kick from Jokinen tenderised Lopez's leg. Lopez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lopez throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez walks into a stiff left hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to work over Lopez's front leg with a kick but Lopez checks it.
Jokinen wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Lopez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Lopez.
Lopez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lopez scores with a jab. Jokinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lopez, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jokinen.
Lopez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Athletic Advantage in the buildup to the fight.
Jokinen catches Lopez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Lopez motions for Jokinen to come forward. Lopez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Lopez is out of range.
Jokinen throws a right hand that Lopez ducks under and follows up with a left that Lopez also avoids with ease.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Jokinen moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Lopez wants to land a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range.
Jokinen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lopez eats them both and turns towards Jokinen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lopez thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jokinen has time to react.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Lopez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Lopez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Alfonso Lopez has been cut.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.
Lopez scores with a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfonso Lopez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jokinen motions for Lopez to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Lopez scores with a hook.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen punishes Lopez's body with a nice straight punch.
Otto Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Lopez throws an off balance right hand
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lopez's knee momentarily.
Lopez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez throws a sloppy body shot
and Jokinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a lazy body kick
and Lopez counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Good standup being displayed there by Lopez as he connects with a hook.
Lopez scores with a head kick.

Jokinen is rocked!

It looks like Otto Jokinen has been cut.
Jab by Lopez.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lopez misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Jokinen takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a straight right. Jokinen didn't see that one coming.
Lopez misses with a body kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lopez throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Lopez lands a nice looking body shot.
Lopez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lopez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a left to the body.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
enabling Lopez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lopez. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Jokinen staying out of range there.
Lopez misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
Jokinen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lopez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Lopez ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Otto Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez connects with a nice looking jab.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Lopez blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Lopez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lopez.
Some wild striking there from Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Alfonso Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Lopez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Lopez slaps the foot to one side.
Lopez slips under a jab.
Lopez scores with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws a leg kick
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lopez. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen moves out of range as Lopez throws a body kick.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lopez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lopez misses with a right hand
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Lopez was not able to check.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lopez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a low kick, right behind Lopez 's knee.
Jokinen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen slips a jab from Lopez.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez misses the jab.
Lopez throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Lopez.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Lopez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Jokinen thumps Lopez with a low kick.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otto Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otto Jokinen!
Otto Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.