PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veli Rokka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robbins
vs
Rokka

200 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Perkele!
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Robbins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veli Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbins wants to slow Rokka down by chopping away at his legs.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Rokka is avoiding it.
Rokka is looking to land body kicks.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rokka.

Robbins has managed to clinch.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins tries to land knees in the clinch but Rokka avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rokka.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins misses with a body punch.
Robbins looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Robbins breaks the clinch.
Robbins takes one to the chin there.
Robbins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rokka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robbins slips a straight right by Rokka.
Robbins tries to clinch there but Rokka circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Robbins trying to land knees to the body.
Robbins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rokka is defending well for now.
Robbins lands a hook that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.

Robbins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Robbins tries to clinch up.
Robbins misses the shot to the body.
Veli Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbins throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Robbins.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Rokka both land. Nice combination.
Robbins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robbins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rokka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robbins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Robbins closes the distance and clinches.

Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Robbins blocks a head kick by Rokka.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Robbins pushes Rokka up against the cage in a clinch.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robbins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rokka's brow.
Robbins works on Rokka's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins lands an elbow inside that Rokka shrugs off.

It looks like Veli Rokka has been cut.
Rokka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robbins presses Rokka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rokka has had enough of the clinch but Robbins keeps him there for the moment.

Robbins breaks from the clinch.
Rokka misses with an uppercut.
Robbins tries to clinch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka thumps Robbins with a low kick.
Robbins scores with a body shot.
Rokka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robbins doesn't seem bothered though.
Rokka blocks a leg kick.
Rokka throws a good cross that connects.
A clash of legs there as Rokka blocks the low kick.
Robbins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rokka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rokka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins wants to slow Rokka down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Robbins. Beautiful body shot.

Rokka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbins, pushing him back against the cage.
Rokka managing to block the knees to the body from Robbins.

Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokka swings for the body but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins is looking to clinch but Rokka is avoiding it.

Rokka rushes Robbins and presses him up against the cage.
Rokka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins lands with a light punch inside.
Robbins lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rokka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robbins avoids it.
Rokka is trying to force a seperation but Robbins has the dominant position.
Rokka blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rokka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mark Robbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Rokka'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.

Robbins checks a leg kick.
Veli Rokka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rokka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rokka tries to keep at a distance but Robbins has taken the fight into the clinch.

Robbins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Robbins momentarily.
Robbins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokka moves away.
Rokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robbins was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokka.
Rokka throws a lazy head kick
and Robbins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robbins avoids the head kick by Rokka.
Rokka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Robbins.
Robbins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rokka is out of range.
Robbins lands a nice hook to Rokka's body. Rokka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Robbins checks it.
Rokka feints and then cracks Robbins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Robbins down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rokka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rokka misses with a body shot.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robbins moves away.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbins is looking to wear down Rokka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Robbins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Rokka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Robbins throws a low kick but Rokka moves out of range easily.
Robbins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rokka can pounce on him.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Rokka pushes him off.
Rokka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokka circles away.
Robbins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Rokka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Rokka 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.
Robbins looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokka is just out of range.
Rokka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robbins on the side of the head.
Robbins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokka throws a sloppy head kick and Robbins moves out of range easily.
Robbins is looking to clinch.
Rokka misses with a straight right.
Robbins ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Robbins swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.
Robbins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Robbins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Robbins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Robbins tries to circle away but Rokka has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins misses with a punch to the body.
Rokka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rokka managing to block the knees to the body from Robbins.
Robbins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rokka avoids it.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rokka taking a breather.
Rokka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robbins blocking some punches.
Robbins struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokka controls his hands.
Robbins throws an elbow but it's blocked.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbins throws a body punch but Rokka moves out of range.
Rokka looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbins is just out of range.
Rokka throws a chopping leg kick but Robbins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Robbins moved out of range nicely.
Robbins swings for the body but Rokka moves out of range.

Robbins moves into the clinch.
Rokka has Robbins pressed against the cage.

Robbins manages to break the clinch.
Rokka keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Robbins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rokka checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokka checks a low kick from Robbins.
Robbins moves in looking to clinch but Rokka pushes him off.
Robbins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokka lands a leg kick that knocks Robbins off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Robbins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veli Rokka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rokka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rokka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Robbins tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robbins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rokka's elbow.
Robbins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rokka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robbins is trying to push Rokka away but Rokka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rokka trying to land knees to the body.
Rokka tries to land knees in the clinch but Robbins avoids the damage to the body.
Rokka takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbins.
Robbins pushes off an throws an elbow but Rokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rokka lands a damaging elbow.

Robbins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Rokka blocks the leg kick.
Rokka misses with a hook.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbins with a jab.
Robbins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robbins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Robbins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokka lands a head shot.
Robbins works Rokka's body with a nice hook.
Rokka scores with the left hand. Robbins knows he should have avoided that one.
Robbins doesn't manage to clinch there - Rokka circles away.
Rokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veli Rokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokka throws a shot from downtown. Robbins moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Rokka.
Robbins tries to clinch but Rokka moves out of range.
Robbins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rokka misses with a hook
and Robbins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rokka, right into the meat.
Robbins defending well as Rokka loads up on a big left hand.
Robbins wants to clinch up but Rokka keeps it at a distance.
Rokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robbins throws a leg kick but Rokka moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rokka.
Rokka throws a nice looking combination but Robbins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rokka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rokka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robbins wants to clinch.
Robbins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Robbins darts in and clinches Rokka up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokka.
Robbins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rokka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rokka wants to stall.
Robbins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rokka has him pressed against the cage.
Robbins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rokka working aggressively here.
Rokka blocks an elbow strike.
Mark Robbins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbins avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokka.
Robbins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mark Robbins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rokka.
Robbins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rokka blocks a body shot from Robbins.
Rokka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Mark Robbins has been cut.
Robbins throws an elbow that misses.
Rokka stalling against the cage.
Robbins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Robbins tries to work over Rokka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robbins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robbins throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokka throws an elbow but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Veli Rokka.
I think Robbins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Robbins!
Mark Robbins very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.