PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ori Jokinen (ranked 914 p4p, 46 weight class) and Brady Burns (ranked 4116 p4p, 201 weight class). Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pápai Joci - Origo. Ori Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jokinen
vs
Burns

164 cm
42
141 lbs
27 - 18 - 1

169 cm
34
147 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Ori Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Burns!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Jokinen lands a nice shot that snaps Burns's head back.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Jokinen misses with a left hand
and Burns counters with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns connects with the punch.

Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen jumps guard but Burns stands there with Jokinen around his waist. Jokinen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jokinen is pushing Burns up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns working aggressively here.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
Burns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Burns stops a takedown attempt from Jokinen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ori Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nice body punch from Burns - that landed with a thud.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Jokinen controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.

Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Jokinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Burns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ori Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Jokinen 's knee.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Jokinen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a good cross that connects.
Jokinen misses the body punch
and Burns counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen thuds his right hand into Burns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jokinen is defended easily by Burns.
Burns slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Burns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brady Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
A head kick by Jokinen misses
and Burns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jokinen's knee momentarily.
Burns scores with a head kick.
Burns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burns lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Jokinen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns. Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Burns pushes him off.
Burns let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jokinen misses with a hook
and Burns counters with a low kick, right behind Jokinen 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Burns dominated that round.
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 thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a nice body kick.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burns. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen motions for Burns to come forward. Jokinen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns walks into a left hand.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Burns's side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Burns.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Burns counters with a body kick.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
Jokinen punishes Burns's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.

Burns is rocked!
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Jokinen steps away.
Burns is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?
Jokinen cracks Burns with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Burns falls to his knees and Jokinen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ori Jokinen!
After the big win, Ori Jokinen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ON TAP 160Q Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.