PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Jokinen (ranked 2115 p4p, 1565 weight class) and John Knox (ranked 267 p4p, 198 weight class). Knox has chosen "Hey Man Nice Shot" Filter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Knox has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jokinen
vs
Knox

201 cm
19
280
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
230
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Wrestler Wayfare

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouni Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Jokinen rushes Knox and presses him up against the cage.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen stops a takedown attempt from Knox.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
Knox is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jokinen is defending well.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jouni Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Knox.

Knox has hold of one of Jokinen's legs. Jokinen is fighting the takedown attempt but Knox gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knox advances position into side control!
Knox sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jokinen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jokinen dodges the ground and pound from Knox.
Knox in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Knox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jokinen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Knox connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws an elbow but Jokinen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jokinen struggling a bit here.
Knox postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Knox trying to control the position but Jokinen is working away.
Knox with the ground and pound but Jokinen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Knox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Knox.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knox on the ground.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Knox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knox is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Knox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jokinen haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jokinen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knox is looking to pass Jokinen's guard but actually Jokinen recovers to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jokinen holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox forces his way into half guard.
Jokinen tries to get to full guard but Knox has control of the leg.
Knox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knox wants to control but Jokinen is keeping him busy.
Knox is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Knox trying to pass the guard but Jokinen defending well.
Knox is trying to control. Jokinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Knox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Knox dominated that round.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Knox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.

Jokinen forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Knox has Jokinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jokinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knox lands a left hand.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
Knox tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen stalling in the clinch but Knox improves position.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox working aggressively here.
Knox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
Knox gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands an uppercut.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Jokinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox has Jokinen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jokinen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jouni Jokinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Jokinen slowing the pace effectively.
Knox looking for a takedown.
Knox gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen is working Knox over against the cage.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Knox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Knox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jokinen backwards.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knox misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Still in the clinch, Knox scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knox misses with some punches.
Jokinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen throws a head punch that misses.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox goes for a takedown attempt but Jokinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jokinen jabs at Knox's body.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knox momentarily.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Knox circles away.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a left and a right that stings Jokinen.
Jokinen swings for the body but Knox moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Knox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jokinen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Jouni Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Knox tries to keep at a distance but Jokinen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knox lands a right hand.

Knox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jokinen can't fight it off and eventually Knox manages to take the fight to the floor. Jokinen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jouni Jokinen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Knox's body. Knox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knox walks into a left hand.
Jokinen looks to throw the jab but Knox is out of range.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Jokinen cracks Knox with a good jab.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox misses with a takedown attempt - Jokinen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knox walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox slips a straight right by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Knox ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen swings widly with a right hand
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jouni Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Knox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jokinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jokinen misses the jab.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox blocks a jab.
Knox is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jokinen misses
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a right hand that misses
and Knox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
And Knox tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Knox moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Knox does no damage.
Jokinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jokinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokinen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Knox staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jokinen defends it well.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Jokinen connects with the punch.
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!
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Knox moved out of range.
Knox has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jokinen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jokinen 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jouni Jokinen!