PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ode Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jokinen
vs
Doyle

163 cm
34
144 lbs
30 - 19 - 4

171 cm
29
143 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 4, fighting out of London, Ode Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle tries to move into range but Jokinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jokinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doyle wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle controlling Jokinen's posture.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.
Jokinen postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doyle being controlled here, momentarily.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen throwing strikes but missing.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Doyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle with a jab.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Jokinen avoids it with no problem.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ode Jokinen has been cut.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ode Jokinen'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.

Jokinen throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Doyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Jokinen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Doyle.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen darts in looking for a takedown but Doyle gets double underhooks and turns Jokinen into the cage.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doyle as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ode Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Ode Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Doyle punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.

Jokinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doyle's half guard.
Jokinen throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Jokinen stalling away here and it's allowed Doyle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is pulling down on Jokinen's head to control his posture.
Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle is adopting a defensive guard.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Jokinen passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doyle is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Doyle is pressing down on Jokinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Jokinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ode Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ode Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ode Jokinen'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. 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.

Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen with a jab.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.

Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jokinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Doyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Jokinen with a hook.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Jokinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doyle's waist but Doyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jokinen off to one side.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Jokinen attempts a counter takedown but Doyle avoids it well and moves away.
Doyle takes one on the button.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Jokinen sizes up Doyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyle momentarily.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has his takedown stuffed
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jokinen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.

Jokinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ode 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Ode Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.