PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Svetnela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen comes into the arena with Prodigy - Poison blaring out of the sound system. Svetnela has chosen Angel of Death by Slayer as his entrance music. Igor Svetnela has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olli Jokinen's chin.

Jokinen
vs
Svetnela

183 cm
33
185 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

187 cm
32
198 lbs
25 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Svetnela!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svetnela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Svetnela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svetnela down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Svetnela.
Svetnela fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Svetnela checks it
and Svetnela counters with a big head kick but Jokinen shrugs it off.

Jokinen is rocked!
Svetnela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jokinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Svetnela scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Svetnela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Svetnela misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jokinen misses with a body kick.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jokinen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Svetnela misses
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svetnela's knee momentarily.
Svetnela takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jokinen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jokinen fakes the leg kick and cracks Svetnela in the body.
Svetnela blocks a head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Svetnela tries to land a leg kick but Jokinen saw it coming and moves away.
Jokinen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Svetnela.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.
Svetnela misses with a straight right.
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 digs a good hook to Svetnela's body.
Svetnela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Svetnela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Jokinen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Svetnela counters with a leg kick.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a lazy body kick
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Svetnela was not able to check.

Jokinen drives through and clinches with Svetnela against the cage.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.
Svetnela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Svetnela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids a wild elbow strike from Svetnela.
Jokinen scores with a hook to the body.
Jokinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Jokinen.

Jokinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jokinen is looking to wear down Svetnela with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jokinen throws a shot to the body.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svetnela is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jokinen.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen tries to clinch but Svetnela moves out of range.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Svetnela if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen throws a lazy head kick
and Svetnela counters with a nice uppercut.
Svetnela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A head kick from Jokinen lands but Svetnela takes it in his stride.
Jokinen works Svetnela's body with a nice hook.
Svetnela looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Svetnela misses the target.
Jokinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jokinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jokinen is looking to chop away at Svetnela's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good work by Jokinen as he checks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses.
Jokinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Jokinen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Svetnela.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Jokinen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svetnela.
Jokinen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Svetnela's head.
Jokinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Svetnela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Svetnela.
Svetnela scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svetnela moves out of range as Jokinen throws a body kick.

Svetnela gets tackled into the cage by Jokinen. Jokinen maintains the clinch.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Svetnela controls the action.
Jokinen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Svetnela blocks it with crossed arms.
Jokinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
Svetnela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Svetnela on the inside.
Jokinen is leaning against Svetnela and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jokinen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jokinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Svetnela.
Svetnela tries to land a knee to the head but Jokinen blocks with his arms.
Jokinen lands a good knee to the midsection. Svetnela won't want to take too many of those.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jokinen throws an elbow but misses.
Jokinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Svetnela is defending well for now.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Svetnela avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Jokinen in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Svetnela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Svetnela prevents a body shot from Jokinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jokinen.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Svetnela's elbow.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olli Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokinen throws an elbow but it misses.
Jokinen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Svetnela lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Svetnela.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Svetnela blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jokinen.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen scores a nice knee to the body.

Jokinen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Svetnela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Svetnela ducked under it nicely.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Svetnela throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svetnela will feel that in the morning.
Svetnela motions for Jokinen to come forward. Svetnela throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svetnela looks to land a right hand but Jokinen moved out of range.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Svetnela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svetnela is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jokinen lands a high kick!
Jokinen takes a swing at Svetnela's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Svetnela connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jokinen is looking to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Svetnela 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Nice defenses there by Jokinen.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Svetnela finds it's target.
Jokinen lands with an uppercut that bounces Svetnela off the cage and back into range.
Svetnela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen throws a head kick that misses
and Svetnela counters with an outside leg kick.
Svetnela throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Svetnela misses.
Svetnela tries to clinch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Svetnela misses with a leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a right hand. Svetnela shakes it off.
Svetnela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svetnela thows a leg kick but Jokinen checks it
and Jokinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svetnela misses with a straight right.
Svetnela throws a front kick aimed at Jokinen's knee but Jokinen avoids it well.
Jokinen tries a head kick but it misses.
Svetnela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
Svetnela takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen digs a good body shot into Svetnela's ribs.
Svetnela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Svetnela avoids the body shot from Jokinen.

Svetnela gets tackled into the cage by Jokinen. Jokinen maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Jokinen.
Svetnela blocks an elbow strike.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
Svetnela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jokinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Svetnela backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jokinen.
Jokinen with a knee to the head.
Svetnela avoiding damage as Jokinen throws knees to the body.
Svetnela struggles to land a body shot inside as Jokinen controls his hands.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Svetnela swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela lands a nice knee to the body.
Svetnela blocks the elbow strike.

Jokinen breaks the clinch.
Svetnela checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Jokinen is predictable there
and Svetnela counters with a nice leg kick.
Svetnela throws a front kick that sends Jokinen stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Svetnela was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Both fighters circling a little - Jokinen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jokinen blocks a head kick by Svetnela.
Svetnela throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Svetnela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Olli Jokinen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jokinen lands a high kick!
Svetnela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Svetnela's leg but Svetnela calmly moves out of range.
Svetnela lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen avoids the head kick by Svetnela.
Jokinen doesn't manage to clinch there - Svetnela circles away.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Svetnela is just out of range.
Jokinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Svetnela.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Svetnela takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Svetnela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela blocks the body kick.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen misses with a combination
and Svetnela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svetnela throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a good low kick that Svetnela was not able to check.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Svetnela blocks a jab.
Svetnela pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Svetnela takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Svetnela lands a leg kick that knocks Jokinen off balance momentarily.
Svetnela tries a low kick but Jokinen avoids it.
Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svetnela moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svetnela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jokinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jokinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Svetnela is rocked!
Jokinen 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.
Svetnela is still on wobbly legs! Can Jokinen finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Svetnela seems to have recovered his senses.
Decent striking displayed by Svetnela there.
Svetnela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Svetnela.
Jokinen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Svetnela throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jokinen counters with a leg kick.
Svetnela has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Svetnela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Svetnela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jokinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jokinen. Svetnela does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four 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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen looks to land a left hand but Svetnela moved out of range nicely.
Jokinen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Svetnela lands a head kick. Jokinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jokinen throws a solid leg kick but Svetnela takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jokinen.
Jokinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svetnela doesn't seem bothered though.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Svetnela checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Svetnela throws a sloppy head kick and Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Svetnela moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jokinen throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Olli Jokinen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jokinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Svetnela.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Svetnela jumps back.
Jokinen cracks Svetnela with an open hand slap.
Svetnela misses with a straight left.
Jokinen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Svetnela makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Svetnela connects with a body shot.
Jokinen walks into a straight right hand from Svetnela.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jokinen ducks right into an uppercut from Svetnela.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svetnela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jokinen wants to clinch up but Svetnela keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Svetnela throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Svetnela.

Svetnela clinches up with Jokinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Jokinen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Svetnela lands an elbow that stopped Jokinen in his tracks for a moment.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen avoids the elbow strike from Svetnela, against the cage.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Svetnela.
Svetnela lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Svetnela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Svetnela blocks it.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela has Jokinen pushed against the cage.
Jokinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Svetnela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen lands with a right to the head.
Igor Svetnela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Svetnela.
With the fighters up against the cage, Svetnela throws an elbow but misses.
Svetnela managing to block the knees to the body from Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Svetnela scores with a shoulder strike.
Svetnela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jokinen's elbow.
Jokinen managing to block the knees to the body from Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jokinen lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokinen.
Svetnela misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svetnela throws an elbow that misses.
Svetnela blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
A head punch on the inside from Svetnela fails to land.
Svetnela has a couple of punches blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen blocks an elbow strike from Svetnela.
Svetnela misses with the head strike.
Jokinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Svetnela misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jokinen obliges.
Svetnela swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svetnela misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Svetnela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Jokinen!
An intense looking Olli Jokinen took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This was my final fight in Russian Combat, it has been a great ride. Im tired of flying and you will be seeing me destroy men in my hometown Helsinki from now on. All the best for the Russian Combat!'.