PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Braddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Prodigy - Poison kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Braddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Braddick
vs
Jokinen

178 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Braddick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Braddick does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Jokinen. No joy for Braddick on that attempt.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Jokinen clinches up with Braddick and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like James Braddick has been cut.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.

Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Braddick is breathing heavily.
Braddick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Braddick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

James Braddick's cut is getting worse.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braddick wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jokinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddick.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.

James Braddick's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jokinen digs a right hand into Braddick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddick's gas tank.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jokinen stalling the fight.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, James Braddick's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but Braddick blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braddick's brow.
Good body shot from Jokinen.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Braddick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Jokinen as the two fighters clinch.
Braddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddick is defending well for now.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen prevents Braddick from breaking the clinch.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
A hook to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Braddick is looking to land body kicks.
Jokinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Braddick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Braddick takes a step back to recover.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Braddick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Braddick down.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Braddick throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Nice uppercut lands for Jokinen. That snapped Braddick's head back.
Braddick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Braddick's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddick tries to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jokinen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jokinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Braddick. That did some damage!
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Braddick's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Jokinen drives through and clinches with Braddick against the cage.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jokinen landing knees to the body.
Jokinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Jokinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Braddick is trying to drag Jokinen to the mat but Jokinen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Jokinen on the inside.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.

Braddick manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Braddick 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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen lands with a kick to the temple. Braddick shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Braddick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jokinen, right into the meat.
Braddick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Braddick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Braddick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Olli Jokinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Braddick down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Braddick's front leg but catches the back leg as Braddick tries to avoid it.
Jokinen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen lands a head kick. Braddick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Olli Jokinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jokinen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Jokinen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Braddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Braddick tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Jokinen lands with a light punch inside.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
Olli Jokinen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jokinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Braddick has had enough of the clinch but Jokinen keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Jokinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Braddick'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.

Braddick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Braddick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Braddick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jokinen lands with a slapping head kick.
Braddick throws a lazy body kick

and Jokinen counters by clinching up.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Braddick wants to break free but Jokinen has control.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddick avoids it.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen misses with a knee to the head.
Braddick tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jokinen as Braddick tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Braddick.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen landing knees to the head.

Braddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braddick is defended easily by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Braddick down.
Braddick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Braddick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jokinen. That one must have hurt.

Jokinen closes the distance and clinches.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Braddick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jokinen is struggling to control the position.
Jokinen lands an elbow that stopped Braddick in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Jokinen pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Braddick is looking to break free of the clinch but Jokinen has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Braddick.
Jokinen gets through Braddick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Braddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a knee to the head.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Jokinen.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
Braddick shoots for a double leg takedown but Jokinen sprawls well. He's pushed Braddick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jokinen - that will leave a mark!
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Braddick's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braddick stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jokinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen scoring well with a low kick there.

Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jokinen throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jokinen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Braddick's brow.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braddick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Braddick controls the action.
Jokinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Braddick is trying to force a seperation but Jokinen has the dominant position.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but Braddick blocks it.
Braddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Braddick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Jokinen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braddick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jokinen tries to avoid it but Braddick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jokinen to the ground. Jokinen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen connects with a knee to the head.
Jokinen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Braddick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jokinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Jokinen presses Braddick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Braddick breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Braddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jokinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Braddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Braddick blocks the elbow strike.
Jokinen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Braddick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jokinen has Braddick pressed against the cage, preventing Braddick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jokinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Braddick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two 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.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
Jokinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Braddick gets an underhook and turns Jokinen into the cage.
Braddick dodges an elbow strike from Jokinen.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.

Braddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddick misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Braddick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a high kick.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Jokinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jokinen slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddick won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Braddick.
Jokinen scores with a shot to the side of Braddick's head.
Jokinen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Braddick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Braddick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.
Braddick takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jokinen.
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen trying to land knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a damaging elbow.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Jokinen.
Braddick tries to circle away but Jokinen has him pinned against the cage.
Jokinen lands with a left to the head.
Braddick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jokinen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jokinen lands a nice elbow.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen misses with an elbow over the top.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Braddick's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Jokinen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on James Braddick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Braddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Braddick.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Jokinen clinches up against the cage.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Braddick backwards.
Jokinen lands an elbow inside that Braddick shrugs off.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Braddick throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.

Jokinen moves into the clinch successfully.
Braddick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jokinen working Braddick over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.
Jokinen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddick's defenses.
A body shot lands from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Braddick fails to land.

Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jokinen lands a head kick!
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Braddick doesn't seem phased though.
Braddick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Braddick takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Jokinen clinches up with Braddick and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Braddick working hard to break the clinch.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddick wants to get back to striking at distance but Jokinen won't allow it.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braddick tries to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
Braddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jokinen lands a left hand.
Jokinen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braddick avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Braddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jokinen.
Jokinen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jokinen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Braddick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jokinen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braddick or not.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddick avoids the damage to the body.

Braddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Braddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Jokinen is looking to slow Braddick down with leg kicks.

Jokinen moves into range and clinches up with Braddick.
Braddick blocks an elbow strike from Jokinen.
James Braddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braddick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jokinen lands a right hand.
Braddick tries to throw a body punch but Jokinen avoids it by throwing Braddick back against the cage.

Braddick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jokinen instigates a clinch.
Jokinen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Braddick tries a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddick managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.
Braddick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Braddick takes an elbow to the temple.
Braddick is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Jokinen.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Jokinen is working Braddick over against the cage.
Jokinen lands an elbow just above Braddick 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jokinen.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Braddick's ribcage.
Jokinen lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Braddick's face.
A short left from Jokinen.
A short uppercut from Braddick.
Jokinen missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Braddick is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jokinen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Jokinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jokinen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 43:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 43:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
Olli Jokinen is the new welterweight champion!