PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Espo Jaksinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sal Morris has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sal Morris seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Morris
vs
Jaksinen

169 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

182 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Big Bear Nutrition 160Q
Arcticus

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Espo Jaksinen!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaksinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morris's sensitive parts.
Morris throws a leg kick but Jaksinen moved away.
Morris is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morris.
Jaksinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaksinen throws a head kick but Morris moves out of range.
Morris throws a low kick, looking for Jaksinen's leg but Jaksinen calmly moves out of range.
Morris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morris scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jaksinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jaksinen checks a leg kick.
Jaksinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaksinen - that will leave a mark!
Espo Jaksinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris looks for the body kick but Jaksinen saw that one coming.
Jaksinen feints and then cracks Morris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morris down.
Morris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Morris.
Morris checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!

Jaksinen rushes Morris and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morris prevents a body shot from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Morris dodges an elbow strike from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Jaksinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morris connects with a solid leg kick.
Morris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaksinen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaksinen throws a low kick, looking for Morris's leg but Morris calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen misses with a looping left.
Morris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jaksinen just manages to avoid it.
Morris motions for Jaksinen to come forward. Morris throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morris.
Morris throws out a leg kick but Jaksinen moves out of range and Morris only half commits.

Jaksinen clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaksinen misses with an uppercut.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Jaksinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaksinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaksinen scores with a leg kick.
Morris tried to score with a low kick but Jaksinen checks it.
Jaksinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaksinen checks a low kick from Morris.
Morris tries to land a body kick
and Jaksinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morris moves in looking to clinch but Jaksinen pushes him off.
Jaksinen throws a front kick aimed at Morris's knee but Morris avoids it well.
Morris fakes the leg kick and cracks Jaksinen in the body.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
Morris seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morris throws a body kick that misses.
Jaksinen wants to counter with a clinch but Morris pushes him away.
Jaksinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morris.
Morris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick.
Morris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jaksinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jaksinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Jaksinen clinches with his opponent.
Jaksinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage.
Morris stalling in the clinch but Jaksinen improves position.
Jaksinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Sal Morris has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morris.
Jaksinen tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Morris stalling in the clinch but Jaksinen improves position.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Jaksinen controls the action.
Morris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage.
Morris tries to break free but Jaksinen pushes him back against the cage.
Morris blocks a body shot from Jaksinen.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaksinen has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jaksinen.
Nice elbow from Jaksinen.

Jaksinen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaksinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaksinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaksinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaksinen wants to slow Morris down by chopping away at his legs.
Morris checks a leg kick.
Jaksinen throws a leg kick which misses Morris's front leg but catches the back leg as Morris tries to avoid it.
Jaksinen misses the shot to the body.
As Jaksinen looks to move away, Morris throws a big counter combo bu Jaksinen just gets out of the way.
Morris lands with a nice body kick.
Good work by Jaksinen as he checks the leg kick.
Morris avoids the body shot from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morris.
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaksinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morris.
Morris tries to clinch but Jaksinen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Espo Jaksinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sal Morris's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jaksinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaksinen moves out of range of the body kick from Morris.
Morris cracks the inside of Jaksinen's front leg.
Jaksinen tries a low kick but Morris avoids it.
Morris quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jaksinen wants to land a leg kick but Morris is out of range.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Jaksinen.
Morris went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick
and Morris finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jaksinen throws a head kick that misses
and Morris counters with a low kick, right behind Jaksinen 's knee.
Jaksinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
And Morris counters with a quick kick to the body but Jaksinen blocks it.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaksinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaksinen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaksinen looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Morris.
Sal Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaksinen keeps the fight on the outside.
A bone on bone clash there as Jaksinen blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Jaksinen.
Morris throws a leg kick but Jaksinen checks it.
Jaksinen throws a wild body kick that Morris sees coming a mile off.
Jaksinen avoids a kick to the body.
Morris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaksinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jaksinen scores with a leg kick.
Morris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morris.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morris.
Jaksinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jaksinen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jaksinen dips to his left and cracks Morris with an uppercut!
Morris throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaksinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morris lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaksinen misses with a leg kick.
Morris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jaksinen unleashes a big counter combination but Morris bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick from Jaksinen lands but Morris takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaksinen.
Morris scores with a kick to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Jaksinen misses the target.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Jaksinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaksinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morris.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jaksinen avoids a kick to the body.
Morris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Jaksinen.
Jaksinen throws a hook but Morris avoids it easily.
Jaksinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaksinen clinches up against the cage.
Morris pressing his opponent against the cage.
Morris is trying to break the clinch but Jaksinen is controlling him.
Jaksinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morris blocks the elbow strike.
Jaksinen blocks an elbow strike from Morris.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on Jaksinen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morris stalls.
Jaksinen slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jaksinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morris's efforts to push away.
Morris tries to break free but Jaksinen pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Jaksinen.
Morris is trying to push Jaksinen away but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaksinen blocks a body shot from Morris.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaksinen is leaning against Morris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jaksinen pushes Morris back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaksinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaksinen is keeping busy.
Morris wants to break free but Jaksinen has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Espo Jaksinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sal Morris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaksinen swings for the body but Morris moves out of range.
Morris cracks the inside of Jaksinen's front leg.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jaksinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice shot lands for Jaksinen.
Morris misses with a body kick.
Morris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jaksinen throws a lazy right hand but Morris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Morris throws a body kick.
Morris looks for the body kick but Jaksinen saw that one coming.
Jaksinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jaksinen blocks a head kick by Morris.
Jaksinen misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaksinen.
Jaksinen cracks Morris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaksinen.
Morris tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris misses with a low kick.
Morris blocks a leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch but Jaksinen moves out of range.
Jaksinen misses with a straight right.
Morris thumps Jaksinen with a low kick.
Morris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jaksinen. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jaksinen motions for Morris to come forward. Jaksinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morris throws a wild body kick that Jaksinen sees coming a mile off.
Jaksinen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morris.
Morris throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaksinen moves out of range as Morris throws a body kick.
Jaksinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaksinen throws out a leg kick but Morris moves out of range and Jaksinen only half commits.
Morris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Espo Jaksinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaksinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaksinen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jaksinen feints a counter leg kick.
Jaksinen avoids a kick to the body.
Morris throws a lazy body kick
and Jaksinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morris's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Morris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jaksinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Morris tries to keep at a distance but Jaksinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaksinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaksinen prevents a body shot from Morris.
Morris takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris controlling the action here for a moment.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaksinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morriss head.
Morris is trying to force a seperation but Jaksinen has the dominant position.
Morris is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaksinen has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morris misses with an elbow strike.
Sal Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jaksinen is keeping busy.
Morris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morris is trying to push Jaksinen away but Jaksinen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaksinen.
Morris taking a breather.
Espo Jaksinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Espo Jaksinen.
I've got Jaksinen 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Espo Jaksinen!
Espo Jaksinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.