PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Davi Nanini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Firestarter kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nanini
vs
Jokinen

191 cm
26
194 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

190 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Nanini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oskari Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanini tries a head kick but it misses.
Nanini is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Nanini takes it in his stride.

It looks like Davi Nanini has been cut.
Nanini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nanini takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nanini misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Nanini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nanini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Nanini takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nanini misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nanini tries to clinch up.
Nanini throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Nanini misses.
Nanini uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Nanini.
Nanini looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nanini is breathing heavily.
Nanini misses with a kick to the body
and Jokinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.

Jokinen has Nanini up against the cage in a clinch.
Nanini avoids the elbow strike from Jokinen, against the cage.

Jokinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanini's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nanini if he has to take too many more of those.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Nanini's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crunch! Jokinen slams his shin into Nanini's torso.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nanini's head.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nanini.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Nanini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Nanini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nanini down.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nanini will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Davi Nanini's cut is getting worse.
Jokinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nanini at a distance.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen keeps Nanini at a distance using the push kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nanini.
Nanini is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen clobbers Nanini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nanini takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nanini blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nanini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Nanini down.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nanini's head.

Davi Nanini's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nanini takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.

Jokinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Nanini blocks with his arms.
Nanini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanini blocks it with crossed arms.
Nanini looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanini blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nanini.
Nanini has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.

Nanini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jokinen scores with a nice body kick.
Nanini tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Oskari Jokinen has been cut.

Jokinen drives through and clinches with Nanini against the cage.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Nanini's ribcage.
Nanini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nanini managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Nanini tries to land knees in the clinch but Jokinen avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Nanini is blocking nicely.
Nanini missing with knees to the body.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nanini.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Nanini avoids the damage to the body.
Nanini is leaning against Jokinen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nanini avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Nanini lands a body shot.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nanini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nanini throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Nanini finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Nanini counters with a thumping low kick.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nanini throws a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Nanini jumps back.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nanini lands a head kick!
Nanini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Nanini's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanini tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nanini tries to work over Jokinen's front leg with a kick but Jokinen checks it.
Nanini checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Nanini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jokinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Nanini really felt that one!
Nanini throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Nanini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jokinen checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskari Jokinen 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.

Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nanini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nanini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nanini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanini's sensitive parts.

Jokinen has managed to clinch.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Nanini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Nanini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Nanini's ribcage.
Nanini is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nanini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nanini struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Nanini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Nanini breaks from the clinch.
Nanini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nanini tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Nanini down.
Davi Nanini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nanini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nanini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nanini throws a lazy head kick
and Jokinen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nanini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body kick.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oskari Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Nanini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Nanini has closed the distance and engaged Jokinen in a clinch.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Nanini misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nanini's face.
Jokinen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nanini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Nanini.
Nanini scores with a hook to the body.
Nanini lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanini blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nanini.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nanini.
Nanini managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Nanini scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Nanini's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jokinen moves out of range as Nanini throws a body kick.
Jokinen throws a one two combo.
Nanini fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokinen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nanini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nanini motions for Jokinen to come forward. Nanini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nanini misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Nanini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick from Nanini is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nanini tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jokinen. Nanini shrugs it off though.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Nanini tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen scores with a nice right hand.
Jokinen scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Nanini is looking to clinch.
A left lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Nanini's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nanini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nanini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Nanini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nanini walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nanini takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nanini throws and low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.

Jokinen takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nanini is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Nanini landing knees to the head.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nanini missing with knees to the body.
Nanini blocks an elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Nanini landing knees to the head.
Nanini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen blocks a body shot from Nanini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oskari Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Jokinen tests Nanini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nanini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nanini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jokinen's head.
Nanini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Nanini's front leg.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nanini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Nanini walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nanini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nanini. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Nanini's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanini tries to avoid it.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nanini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Nanini chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jokinen can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.

Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Nanini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen keeps control of Nanini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Nanini blocks with his arms.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nanini lands a knee to the body.

Nanini breaks from the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nanini.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
Nanini tries to clinch there but Jokinen circles away.
Jokinen lands the left hand.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Nanini is out of range.
Nanini lands with a slapping head kick.

Jokinen forces Nanini back against the cage and clinches.
Nanini trying to land knees to the body.
Davi Nanini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanini avoids a wild elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanini blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanini lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nanini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Nanini blocks with his arms.

Nanini pulls guard successfully.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Nanini is keeping the position.
Nanini can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jokinen controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nanini is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oskari Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nanini keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass.
Nanini working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nanini takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nanini tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Nanini moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Nanini down.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Nanini counters with a good low kick that Jokinen was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen moves out of range as Nanini throws a body kick.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nanini is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen pushes Nanini away with a front kick.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Nanini misses
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Nanini's head back.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen is looking to slow Nanini down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jokinen tests Nanini's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Jokinen catches Nanini right on the button with a cross.
Nanini misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Nanini's front leg but catches the back leg as Nanini tries to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oskari 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oskari Jokinen!