PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Unknown (ranked 2348 p4p, 339 weight class) and Jorma Joukahainen (ranked 3568 p4p, 484 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Unknown
vs
Joukahainen

195 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

205 cm
30
220 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorma Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Unknown moves into the clinch successfully.
Joukahainen can't break the clinch.
Unknown scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Jorma Joukahainen has been cut.
Joukahainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Kid Unknown has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joukahainen as Unknown tries to tie him up.
Unknown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown lands an elbow inside that Joukahainen shrugs off.
Joukahainen can't find room to land a body shot as Unknown controls the action.
Unknown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joukahainen.
Unknown scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown has Joukahainen pushed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Unknown blocks an uppercut.
Joukahainen wants to break free but Unknown has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen blocks an uppercut.
Joukahainen lands with a light punch inside.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joukahainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joukahainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unknown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unknown lands a knee to the head.
Unknown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Unknown is trying to stall.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.
Unknown trying to stall but Joukahainen improves his position.
Unknown tries to stall but Joukahainen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kid Unknown.
Unknown avoids the body shot from Joukahainen.
Unknown is looking to counter the offense by Joukahainen and move into the clinch.
Joukahainen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Unknown momentarily.
Unknown looks to land a combination but Joukahainen avoids it well.

Unknown rushes Joukahainen and presses him up against the cage.
Joukahainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Unknown won't allow it.

Joukahainen pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unknown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joukahainen is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joukahainen keeping moving, preventing Unknown from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joukahainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Joukahainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unknown is aware though and is defending well.
Joukahainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Joukahainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Joukahainen is working an open guard so Unknown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joukahainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Joukahainen gets tackled into the cage by Unknown. Unknown maintains the clinch.
Joukahainen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Unknown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Unknown scores with a knee to the head.
Joukahainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unknown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Unknown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Unknown wants to clinch up but Joukahainen keeps it at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Unknown moves out of range as Joukahainen strikes.
Joukahainen misses with a few strikes there.
Unknown seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joukahainen misses with a wild body shot.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Kid Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unknown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joukahainen.
Unknown moves in looking to clinch but Joukahainen pushes him off.
Joukahainen misses with a hook. Unknown ducked under it nicely.
Unknown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Joukahainen manages to circle out of the way.

Unknown forces Joukahainen back against the cage and clinches.
Joukahainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown looking to throw knees to the head but Joukahainen is blocking nicely.
Unknown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Unknown misses with a knee to the head.
Joukahainen is trying to break the clinch but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joukahainen is defending well for now.
Unknown misses with some punches.
Unknown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Unknown is looking to control Joukahainen's arms but Joukahainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unknown has his back to the cage.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the head but Joukahainen blocks with his arms.
Joukahainen misses with an elbow strike.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.
Joukahainen fails to pull guard.
Unknown stalling in the clinch.
Unknown misses with some punches.
Unknown misses with a knee to the head.
Joukahainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Unknown - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Unknown digs a right hand underneath Joukahainen's ribcage. Joukahainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Joukahainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joukahainen throws a good cross that connects.
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch but Joukahainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joukahainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joukahainen throws out a loose jab but Unknown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Unknown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joukahainen can do to turn this around?
Unknown tries to clinch but Joukahainen moves out of range.
Unknown slips a jab and a cross from Joukahainen.
Joukahainen keeps the fight on the outside.

Unknown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Joukahainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Unknown taking a breather.
Joukahainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Unknown lands a body shot.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike.
Kid Unknown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joukahainen working hard to break the clinch.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joukahainen is trying to stall.
Joukahainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Joukahainen fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joukahainen pushes Unknown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joukahainen tries to break the clinch but Unknown is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Unknown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joukahainen's brow.
Come on Unknown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Unknown misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukahainen fails to pull guard.
Joukahainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unknown trying to land knees to the body.
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 Kid Unknown will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Unknown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Unknown closes the distance but Joukahainen moves to the side
and Joukahainen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Unknown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joukahainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Unknown was well out of range. Poor timing from Joukahainen.

Unknown clinches up with Joukahainen and pushes him back against the cage.

Joukahainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unknown doesn't manage to clinch there - Joukahainen circles away.
Joukahainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joukahainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Unknown darts in and clinches Joukahainen up against the cage.
Unknown throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joukahainen blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown throws a head punch that misses.
Joukahainen is looking to break free of the clinch but Unknown has double underhooks.
Unknown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joukahainen's elbow.
Joukahainen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukahainen lands a body shot.
Joukahainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joukahainen.
Unknown tries to throw a body punch but Joukahainen avoids it by throwing Unknown back against the cage.
Unknown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joukahainen tries to break free but Unknown pushes him back against the cage.
Joukahainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Joukahainen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknown dodges an elbow strike from Joukahainen.
Unknown keeps control of Joukahainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joukahainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unknown's elbow.
Unknown prevents a body shot from Joukahainen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joukahainen as Unknown tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Joukahainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Unknown on the inside.
Unknown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joukahainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unknown struggles to land a body shot inside as Joukahainen controls his hands.
Joukahainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joukahainen is leaning against Unknown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Joukahainen jumps into guard, dragging Unknown to the mat.

Unknown decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kid Unknown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joukahainen misses with a few strikes there.
Unknown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joukahainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukahainen throws a hook but Unknown avoids it easily.
It looked like Unknown was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Joukahainen misses with a straight right.
Joukahainen throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Unknown dodges the punch combination from Joukahainen.
Unknown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joukahainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jorma Joukahainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Unknown tries to bum rush Joukahainen with a series of wild strikes but Joukahainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joukahainen misses the shot to the body.

Unknown has Joukahainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Unknown.
Joukahainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joukahainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Unknown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknown looking to stall.
Joukahainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Unknown is looking to control Joukahainen's arms but Joukahainen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Unknown has his back to the cage.
Unknown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Unknown misses with a knee strike.
Unknown stalling in the clinch.
Jorma Joukahainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Our sources have told us that Unknown has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joukahainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joukahainen.
Kid Unknown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Joukahainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jorma Joukahainen.
I think Unknown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kid Unknown!