PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Deveraux
vs
Jokinen

186 cm
37
176 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

175 cm
29
180 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Orpo Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deveraux blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Deveraux smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Sebastien Deveraux has been cut.
Jokinen lands a jab to Deveraux's midsection.
Deveraux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Deveraux moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen wants to slow Deveraux down by chopping away at his legs.
Deveraux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Deveraux is out of range.
Deveraux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jokinen thumps Deveraux with a low kick.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Deveraux steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deveraux tries to counter by clinching up but Jokinen breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Jokinen both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen throws a leg kick that is checked

and Deveraux counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Deveraux.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deveraux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen tries to throw a body punch but Deveraux avoids it by throwing Jokinen back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deveraux.
Deveraux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Deveraux is working for takedown but Jokinen is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jokinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Deveraux seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jokinen can turn it around.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Deveraux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deveraux drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jokinen pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Deveraux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deveraux blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Deveraux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Deveraux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Deveraux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Deveraux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deveraux takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jokinen misses with a kick to the body.
Deveraux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deveraux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deveraux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Deveraux wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deverauxs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deveraux takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Deveraux controls his hands.
Deveraux wants a takedown but no success here.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deveraux takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deveraux moves out of range of the body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Deveraux's ribs.
Deveraux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deveraux tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jokinen manages to circle out of the way.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Deveraux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Deveraux moves out of range.
Deveraux wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Deveraux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Deveraux is looking to counter the offense by Jokinen and move into the clinch.
Jokinen lands a leg kick that knocks Deveraux off balance momentarily.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Deveraux moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Deveraux blocking some punches.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Deveraux is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jokinen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Deveraux wants to take the fight to the mat but Jokinen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deverauxs head.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deveraux backwards.
Deveraux is trying to drag Jokinen to the mat but Jokinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Deveraux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Deveraux has picked Jokinen up - he's going for a ride! Deveraux dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Deveraux has managed to pass to side control instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen tries to buck Deveraux off but Deveraux is having none of it.
Jokinen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jokinen wants to improve his position but Deveraux is controlling well.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jokinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Jokinen, not yet.
Jokinen is trying to control the position but Deveraux postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deveraux has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jokinen is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Deveraux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deveraux's head.

Jokinen rushes Deveraux and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Deveraux.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Deveraux.
Deveraux takes a shot to the head.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Deveraux controls his hands.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deveraux's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orpo Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Deveraux's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Deveraux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Deveraux moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Deveraux seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Orpo Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Deveraux will feel that in the morning.
Deveraux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Jokinen drives through and clinches with Deveraux against the cage.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Deveraux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Deveraux tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Deveraux is trying to drag Jokinen to the mat but Jokinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Deveraux blocking some punches.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Deveraux tries for a takedown but Jokinen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Deveraux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deveraux.
Deveraux is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux is looking for a takedown.
Orpo Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deveraux has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jokinen after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Deveraux's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Jokinen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deveraux.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Deveraux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Deveraux's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Deveraux's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jokinen misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
Deveraux blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Deveraux controls his hands.
Jokinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deveraux backwards.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Deveraux.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deveraux blocking some punches.
Jokinen digs a right hand underneath Deveraux's ribcage. Deveraux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Sebastien Deveraux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deveraux is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Deveraux.
Jokinen misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Deveraux goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jokinen prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen tries to work over Deveraux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orpo Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jokinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30

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