PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Prodigy - Poison. Jordan has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Jokinen
vs
Jordan

183 cm
34
185 lbs
31 - 11 - 2

183 cm
27
194 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan misses with a kick to the body.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Jokinen sees coming a mile off.
Jokinen throws a hook but Jordan avoids it easily.
Jokinen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jordan. That one must have hurt.
Jordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jokinen 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Jordan.
A punch lands to the side of Jordan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Jordan avoids it.
Jordan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Jokinen thows a leg kick but Jordan checks it
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jordan's knee momentarily.
Jokinen misses with a straight right.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
A left lands for Jordan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
Jokinen takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen throws a jab when Jordan was well out of range.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jokinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Jordan checks the leg kick.
Jordan thumps Jokinen with a low kick.
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jordan's hands.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Jordan scores with a jab to the jaw.

Jokinen is rocked!
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen scores with a leg kick.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jokinen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jordan is out of range and Jokinen settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jordan.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jordan.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. Jokinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jordan is out of range.
Jordan lands a jab to the head.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jokinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jordan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jokinen takes a step back to recover.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jokinen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jokinen moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Jokinen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jokinen.
Jordan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
Jokinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jordan jabs Jokinen right on the nose. Jokinen blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan tried to score with a low kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jokinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jokinen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordan.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan scores with a push kick.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Jordan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jordan throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan 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.
Jordan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jokinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A left lands for Jordan.
Jokinen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jokinen tries to keep at a distance but Jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jokinen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan is trying to break the clinch but Jokinen has him pressed against the cage.

Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jokinen blocks the leg kick.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Jordan's head but Jordan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Jordan moves out of range easily.
Jordan moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
Jokinen avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Jokinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Jordan moves out of range.
Good shot there by Jordan.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Jordan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jokinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Jordan cracks Jokinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jordan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jokinen's calf.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jordan tries to land a front kick but Jokinen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jordan misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jordan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jokinen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Jordan follows Jokinen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hal Jordan!
Our winner, Hal Jordan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.