PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Otso Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Hantta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes to the cage accompanied by E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jokinen
vs
Hantta

165 cm
21
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
163 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otso Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hannu Hantta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hantta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jokinen momentarily.
Hantta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hantta lands a head kick!
Nice jab there from Jokinen.
Jokinen drops his hands momentarily and Hantta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hantta lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jokinen will feel that in the morning.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Hantta moves out of range.
Hantta misses with a straight right.
Jokinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hantta throws a head kick that half lands.
Hantta throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hantta was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen throws a jab when Hantta was well out of range.
Jokinen thuds a left hand into Hantta's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hantta misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantta thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Hantta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jokinen misses with a takedown attempt - Hantta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jokinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hantta's waist but Hantta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jokinen off to one side.
Hantta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hantta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hantta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jokinen.
Hantta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Jokinen blocks the leg kick.
Hantta lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Hantta.

Jokinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jokinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hantta defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hantta wants to get back to his feet.
Hantta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jokinen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Hantta is defending well.
Jokinen working the head and body with strikes.
Jokinen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hantta pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantta is trying to escape back to his feet but Jokinen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Hantta wants to get back to his feet.
Hantta is not content to let Jokinen control the position.
Jokinen controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jokinen throws an elbow but Hantta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hantta keeps working.
Hantta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jokinen has just dragged him back down to the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jokinen throws a hook but Hantta blocks it.
Jokinen cracks a nice hook into Hantta's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Hantta as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hantta tries a head kick but it misses.

Jokinen pushes Hantta up against the cage in a clinch.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Hantta controls the action.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Jokinen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hantta shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hantta feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Good shot there by Hantta.
Jokinen moves out of range of the leg kick from Hantta.
Hantta scores with a push kick.
Jokinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hantta delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hantta. That's going to slow Jokinen down.
A head kick misses from Hantta.
Jokinen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hantta can pounce on him.
Jokinen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick from Hantta lands but Jokinen takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Hantta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hantta throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen throws a combination that misses
and Hantta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
and Hantta counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jokinen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hantta is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hantta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.

Jokinen darts in and clinches Hantta up against the cage.

Jokinen breaks from the clinch.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hantta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hantta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hantta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jokinen misses with a few strikes there.
Hantta misses with a low kick.
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Hantta.
Hannu Hantta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hantta throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jokinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hantta moves away.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hantta.
Jokinen cracks Hantta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hantta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Hantta throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Hantta looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Hantta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hantta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen lands with a nice combination. Hantta backs away looking to recover.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Hantta is looking to chop away at Jokinen's legs.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantta manages to avoid it.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hantta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hantta.
Hantta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hantta. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hantta.

Jokinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hantta sprawls well initially but Jokinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jokinen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hantta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jokinen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hantta is refusing to be controlled, as Jokinen sits in half guard.
Jokinen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hantta's thigh. Hantta counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hantta wants to get back to his feet but Jokinen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hantta wants to stand but Jokinen is controlling the position.
Jokinen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Hantta kicks Jokinen off and gets to his feet.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hantta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hantta throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hantta moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannu Hantta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hantta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jokinen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hantta counters with a right hand to the body.
Hantta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hantta looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Hantta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jokinen.
Hantta throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hantta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen scores with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hantta. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
Hantta tries a head kick but it misses.
Hantta throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hantta off the cage and back into rage.
Hantta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hantta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a combination
and Hantta counters with a stiff right hand.
Hantta scores with a decent looking hook.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hantta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hantta throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hantta throws a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hantta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jokinen throws a jab when Hantta was well out of range.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hantta counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hannu Hantta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hantta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hantta is just out of range.
Hantta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Hantta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jokinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Jokinen misses with a double jab
and Hantta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Hantta lands a jab.
Hantta lands with a nice body punch.
Hantta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hantta scoring well with a low kick there.
Hantta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Hantta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hantta thows a body shot but no joy.
Hantta delivers a nice body kick.
Hantta ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Hantta ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen throws a hook but Hantta avoids it easily.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Hantta.
An inside leg kick lands from Hantta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen works the jab nicely.
Hantta lands a nice shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hantta.
Hantta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hantta.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jokinen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hantta backs up against the cage.
Hantta slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen lands with a good body shot.
Jokinen closes the distance and clinches up with Hantta, looking for a takedown. Jokinen pushes Hantta against the cage but Hantta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hantta misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hantta.
Hantta lands with a cross.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hantta manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Hantta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hantta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hantta's head.
Hantta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jokinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hantta pushes Jokinen off looking to stand but Jokinen dives back in and keeps control.
Jokinen is looking to advance position but Hantta won't allow it.
Hantta tries to kick Jokinen off but Jokinen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Hantta kicks off Jokinen and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Hantta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Hantta moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hannu Hantta.
I think Hantta has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannu Hantta!