PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olli Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy - Poison. Rothschild is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Light. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jokinen
vs
Rothschild

183 cm
35
185 lbs
32 - 13 - 2

188 cm
31
192 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 32 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Olli Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rothschild stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen punishes Rothschild's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild throws the kick towards the body but Jokinen avoids it.
Rothschild lands with a slapping head kick.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Rothschild misses.
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Rothschild steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rothschild swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
enabling Rothschild to counter with a crisp jab.
Jokinen throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Jokinen finds it's way through Rothschild's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothschild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Jokinen ducked under it nicely.
Rothschild feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jokinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rothschild misses with a body kick.
Jokinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rothschild's sensitive parts.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen misses with a low kick as Rothschild jumps back.
Nice uppercut there from Rothschild.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rothschild!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rothschild blocks the leg kick.
Rothschild misses with a head kick.
Rothschild throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Rothschild there.
Jokinen misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Jokinen.
That kick from Rothschild tenderised Jokinen's leg. Jokinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Rothschild throws a front kick that sends Jokinen stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Rothschild down.
Jokinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rothschild. Rothschild obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rothschild, right into the meat.
Rothschild connects with a body shot that sends Jokinen's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Rothschild plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jokinen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rothschild turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jokinen cracks Rothschild with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jokinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jokinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Rothschild takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rothschild's calf.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rothschild is just out of range.
Rothschild motions for Jokinen to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rothschild chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Rothschild. That snapped Jokinen's head back.
Rothschild misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rothschild tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bancroft Rothschild dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jokinen throws a low kick but Rothschild moves out of range easily.
Jab from Jokinen.
A slow jab from Rothschild misses its intended target.
Rothschild throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rothschild rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rothschild moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Rothschild misses.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jokinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Rothschild.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jokinen. That did some damage!
Jokinen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild throws a leg kick which misses Jokinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Jokinen tries to avoid it.
Bancroft Rothschild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild is looking to score with low kicks.
Jokinen tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild digs a good hook to Jokinen's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rothschild.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild connects with an inside leg kick.
Rothschild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jokinen in his tracks.
Rothschild jabs at Jokinen's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen takes a swing at Rothschild's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild moves out of range of the leg kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.
Rothschild lands a head shot.
Jokinen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rothschild misses the shot to the body.
Rothschild throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab by Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Rothschild throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rothschild pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rothschild takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Rothschild misses with a looping right.
Rothschild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Jokinen takes one to the chin there.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rothschild throws a nice looking combination but Jokinen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bancroft Rothschild will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jokinen misses with a two punch combination.
Jokinen walks into a left hand.
Rothschild throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen checks a low kick from Rothschild.
Rothschild loads up on a big right hand but Jokinen slips the punch.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Rothschild.
Rothschild throws a push kick but Jokinen slaps the foot to one side.
Rothschild bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jokinen's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a wild body kick that Rothschild sees coming a mile off.
Rothschild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jokinen. Jokinen obviously looking to wear him down.
Jokinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Jokinen misses its intended target.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jokinen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jokinen slips a jab from Rothschild.
Jokinen blocks a leg kick.
Rothschild throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jokinen counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Jokinen.
Olli Jokinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Jokinen. Beautiful body shot.
Rothschild lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Jokinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Jokinen.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Rothschild.
Rothschild lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jokinen cracks Rothschild with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a head kick that half lands.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jokinen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rothschild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Rothschild saw that one coming.
Jokinen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jokinen is looking to land body kicks.
Rothschild lands a body shot.
Jokinen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jokinen manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothschild scores with a nice right hand.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Jokinen misses
and Rothschild counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rothschild throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jokinen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rothschild throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bancroft Rothschild.
Well Rothschild has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bancroft Rothschild!
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