PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oskari Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jokinen
vs
Cutler

190 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oskari Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Cutler!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Cutler moves out of range easily.
Cutler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cutler slips a jab and a cross from Jokinen.
Cutler checks a leg kick.
Jokinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cutler. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Oskari Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cutler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jokinen is looking to regain half guard here but Cutler keeps moving and retains side control.

Cutler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jokinen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jokinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cutler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jokinen gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cutler is looking for a kimura here.
Jokinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cutler postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jokinen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cutler, into his guard.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Cutler has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jokinen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Jokinen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cutler is tapping! Great win for Jokinen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oskari Jokinen!