PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Omen. Ossi Jokinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jokinen
vs
Norton

190 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 1 - 1

186 cm
20
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)
FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Norton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norton lands a right hook to the body.
Norton avoids a kick to the body.
Taylor Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
Norton throws a lazy right hand but Jokinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Norton misses.
Jokinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Norton.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norton misses with the combination.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norton moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Jokinen moves out of range as Norton throws a body kick.
Norton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen throws a hook but Norton blocks it.
Norton is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton lands a jab to the nose.
Norton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jokinen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norton connects with a jab.
Norton thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Norton really felt that one!
Norton stuns Jokinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norton throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norton.
Norton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jokinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Norton throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jab by Norton.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Taylor Norton has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norton to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Norton misses.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
Norton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton dips to his left and cracks Jokinen with an uppercut!
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Norton.
Norton throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Norton throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Jokinen thuds his shin into the meat of Norton's side.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norton.
Norton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Norton checks it
and Norton counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Norton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norton lands a body shot.
Norton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jokinen.
Norton misses with a double jab
and Jokinen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen slips a straight right by Norton.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Norton.
Norton tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Norton misses the jab.
Norton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossi Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen misses with the combination.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Norton throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Norton misses with a low kick.
Norton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
Norton misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Norton.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Norton checks it.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
A jab lands there for Norton.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Norton lands the left hand.
Taylor Norton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
A low kick from Norton is predictable there
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Norton misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Norton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Norton lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norton throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Norton.
Norton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jokinen circles away quickly and effectively.
Norton lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jokinen defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
A low kick from Norton is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Norton.
Jokinen clobbers Norton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen sizes up Norton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Norton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norton throws a series of punches but Jokinen moves out of range.
Norton throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Decent striking displayed by Jokinen there.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Jokinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Norton checks a leg kick.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Jokinen scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Norton misses with a combination
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
Norton lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norton is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Norton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Norton misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Norton coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Norton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Norton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jokinen!
A big left from Norton misses.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Jokinen seems unphased.
Norton jabs at Jokinen's body.
Norton lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into rage.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen needs to keep his hands up - Norton had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jokinen throws and low kick but Norton moves out of range easily.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Norton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Norton 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.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Norton lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen misses with a straight left.
Jokinen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norton cracks Jokinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jokinen is looking to score with low kicks.
Norton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norton drops his hands momentarily and Jokinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Norton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norton moves out of range of the body kick.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norton lands a glancing blow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Norton throws a combination that misses
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Norton is predictable there
and Jokinen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Norton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jokinen. Jokinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Norton clobbers Jokinen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norton misses with a double jab
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton scores with a nice strike.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Norton avoids it.
Norton misses with a body shot
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but Norton shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Norton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Norton looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen cracks the inside of Norton's front leg.
Donk. Norton catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Norton.
Norton scores with a hook to the body. Jokinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Norton down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ossi Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Ossi Jokinen!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Ossi Jokinen!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ossi Jokinen!

Ossi Jokinen wins by unanimous decision!