PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matti Meikalainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oswald Jokinen's chin.

Meikalainen
vs
Jokinen

197 cm
25
250 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

201 cm
24
240 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswald Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meikalainen tries to score with a low kick but Jokinen moves his leg out of the way.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meikalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Meikalainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Meikalainen's body. Meikalainen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Meikalainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meikalainen is looking to slow Jokinen down with leg kicks.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Meikalainen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Meikalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meikalainen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meikalainen throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Jokinen is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jokinen blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Meikalainen misses.
Meikalainen looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.

It looks like Oswald Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Meikalainen saw that one coming.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meikalainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Meikalainen was not able to check.
Jokinen sizes up Meikalainen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jokinen slips a jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meikalainen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meikalainen. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Meikalainen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Meikalainen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Meikalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meikalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Jokinen.
Meikalainen lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Meikalainen is just out of range.
A jab from Meikalainen finds it's way through Jokinen's defenses.

Jokinen is rocked!
Meikalainen throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Meikalainen fakes the leg kick and cracks Jokinen in the body.
Jokinen looks winded!
Meikalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Meikalainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meikalainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Meikalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meikalainen is out of range.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meikalainen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meikalainen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meikalainen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Meikalainen can pounce on him.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A clash of legs there as Jokinen blocks the low kick.
Meikalainen scores with a jab to the head.
Meikalainen wants to clinch.

Meikalainen lands a big right hand that sends Jokinen crashing to the mat! Meikalainen stays standing though and waves Jokinen back to his feet!
Jokinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Meikalainen finish him?
Meikalainen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Jokinen head around and knocks him out cold! Meikalainen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matti Meikalainen!