PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes to the cage accompanied by Mjød. Jokinen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prodigy - Omen. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Paulsen
vs
Jokinen

205 cm
24
275 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

190 cm
27
215 lbs
19 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen misses with a hook. Paulsen ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Jokinen misses.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Paulsen punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen jabs at Paulsen's body.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulsen drops his hands momentarily and Jokinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Paulsen throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paulsen counters with a good, hard body kick but Jokinen shrugs it off.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body. Paulsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen lands a jab-cross combination.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
A cross from Paulsen lands.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a body shot.
Jokinen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jokinen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paulsen.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Paulsen avoids it.
Paulsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jokinen swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Jokinen misses.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Paulsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Paulsen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big right from Paulsen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Paulsen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Paulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen scores with a decent looking hook.
Paulsen misses with a hook to the body
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paulsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paulsen rather than just go for the knockout.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Jokinen moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen jabs at Jokinen's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulsen lands with a hook. Jokinen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Paulsen checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Paulsen staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paulsen throws the left hand but Jokinen avoids the punch easily.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen misses the jab.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Paulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jokinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulsen throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Paulsen.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Nice shot lands for Paulsen.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulsen. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
Paulsen thuds a left hand into Jokinen's body.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Paulsen checks it
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Jokinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Paulsen doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Jokinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jokinen down.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen slips under a jab.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulsen cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Paulsen checks it
and Paulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paulsen connects with a right hand. Jokinen shakes it off.
Nice cross by Paulsen.
Paulsen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paulsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Paulsen cracks the inside of Jokinen's front leg.
Paulsen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jokinen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jokinen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paulsen throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulsen lands with a good body shot.
Paulsen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Paulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulsen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jokinen on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen tests Jokinen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paulsen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paulsen tries to bum rush Jokinen with a series of wild strikes but Jokinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jokinen thinking.
Jokinen misses with a double jab.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
Jokinen swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Jokinen tries to move into range but Paulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jokinen tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
A big right from Paulsen misses.
Jokinen takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen thows a body kick. Jokinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jokinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a wild combination.
Paulsen throws a series of punches but Jokinen avoids them all with ease.
Paulsen jabs at Jokinen's body.
Paulsen catches Jokinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paulsen cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Jokinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jokinen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Paulsen has got the better of the exchanges.
Paulsen lunges at Jokinen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jokinen's hand.
Paulsen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Jokinen in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Paulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulsen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Jokinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Paulsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Jokinen's ribs.
Paulsen lands with an uppercut that bounces Jokinen off the cage and back into rage.
Paulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Paulsen thuds his right hand into Jokinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Jokinen's body. Jokinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Paulsen lands a jab to the head.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Paulsen avoids the punch easily.
Jokinen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Paulsen finds it's target.
Paulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with a body shot.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Jokinen slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paulsen's head backwards.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Paulsen. Jokinen shrugs it off though.
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!
Donk. Paulsen catches Jokinen right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen swings for the body but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulsen throws a hook to the side of Jokinen's head but Jokinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Paulsen.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paulsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paulsen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Paulsen cracks Jokinen with an open hand slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paulsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Paulsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jokinen will feel that in the morning.
Paulsen throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paulsen clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paulsen throws out a powerful jab.
Paulsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Paulsen as he connects with a hook.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Paulsen.
Jokinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Paulsen looks to land a combination but Jokinen avoids it well.
Paulsen throws a low kick, looking for Jokinen's leg but Jokinen calmly moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Paulsen misses.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Paulsen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jokinen walks into a jab.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jokinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Jokinen blocks a jab.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Paulsen scores with a hook to the body. Jokinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen throws a jab when Jokinen was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Paulsen should have avoided that one.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.
Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
Jokinen throws a jab when Paulsen was well out of range.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paulsen ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Paulsen avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Paulsen throws a big shot that misses.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Jokinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jokinen throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws out a powerful jab.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Jokinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jokinen throws a body kick that misses.
Jokinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jokinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulsen misses with a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jokinen delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Paulsen's legs.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paulsen had his way with Ossi Jokinen in that round.
That's time! Paulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
Jokinen thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Paulsen misses.
Jokinen slips a jab from Paulsen.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulsen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Paulsen misses.
Jokinen with a hook.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Paulsen.
Jokinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Paulsen if he has to take too many more of those.
Jokinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paulsen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jokinen swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Paulsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paulsen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jokinen really felt that one!
Jokinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Good exchange - Jokinen coming out on top.
Jokinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paulsen throws a head kick but Jokinen moves out of range.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Jokinen.
Ossi Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Paulsen.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulsen moves away.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Paulsen misses with a body punch
and Jokinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jokinen throws a looping overhand right but Paulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Jokinen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paulsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Jokinen's ribs.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
Paulsen slips a jab from Jokinen.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Paulsen slips the punch.
Jokinen slips a jab from Paulsen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jokinen cracks Paulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paulsen motions for Jokinen to come forward. Paulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jan Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut. Jokinen saw that one coming.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Paulsen jabs at Jokinen's body.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Jokinen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paulsen has time to react.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Paulsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Paulsen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Jokinen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jokinen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paulsen counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Paulsen's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick.
Jokinen blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jan Paulsen.
Well Paulsen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:44
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:44
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!