PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ossi Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jokinen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy - Omen. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jokinen
vs
Hartola

190 cm
39
215 lbs
44 - 12 - 1

192 cm
33
215 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ossi Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jokinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jokinen lands a body shot.
Hartola scoring well with a low kick there.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Hartola is avoiding it.
Hartola with a jab.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hartola.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jokinen throws the kick towards the body but Hartola avoids it.
Hartola moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartola checks a leg kick.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartola 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.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jokinen.
Ossi Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen jabs Hartola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Hartola.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
Nice defenses there by Hartola.
Hartola throws a chopping leg kick but Jokinen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartola.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen punishes Hartola's body with a nice straight punch.
Jokinen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hartola checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hartola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jokinen - the referee stops the clock and Hartola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jokinen. Hartola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartola.
Hartola throws a leg kick but Jokinen checks it.
Jokinen moves in looking to clinch but Hartola pushes him off.
Jokinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hartola scores with a head kick. Jokinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Ossi Jokinen has been cut.
Hartola misses with a kick to the body.
Jokinen is looking to clinch but Hartola is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hartola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Hartola walks into a straight right hand from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a good low kick that Jokinen was not able to check.
Hartola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hartola misses with a body kick.
Jokinen pushes Hartola away with a front kick.
Hartola misses with a low kick.
Hartola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jokinen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hartola defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jokinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hartola.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
Hartola avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
Jokinen takes a swing at Hartola's ribcage but misses.
Hartola throws a lazy uppercut
and Jokinen counters with a big head kick but Hartola shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hartola is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen ducks under a wild hook from Hartola.
Hartola throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hartola.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jokinen slips a straight right by Hartola.
Jokinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jokinen stuns Hartola with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Ossi Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jokinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hartola defending well as Jokinen loads up on a big left hand.
Hartola throws a body punch but Jokinen moves out of range.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Hartola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Hartola misses
and Jokinen counters with a straight right hand.
Jokinen throws a jab when Hartola was well out of range.
Jokinen blocks the body kick.
Hartola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jokinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hartola.
Hartola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jokinen counters with a nice body shot.
Jokinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hartola throws a leg kick
and Jokinen counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola scores with a body shot.
Jokinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jokinen lands with a hook. Hartola tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the liver by Hartola. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Hartola just misses with a punch to the body.

Jokinen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jokinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokinen misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Hartola is blocking nicely.
Hartola trying to control the position but instead, Jokinen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hartola into the cage.
Jokinen tries to work over Hartola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hartola misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hartola gets through Jokinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen tries to work over Hartola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hartola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jokinen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hartola avoids the damage to the body.
Hartola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Jokinen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen looking to throw knees to the head but Hartola is blocking nicely.
Jokinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hartola's elbow.
Jokinen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jokinen works on Hartola's body with a couple of short punches.
Jokinen tries to work over Hartola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jokinen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jokinen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hartola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jokinen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jokinen misses with the head strike.
Jokinen misses with some punches.
Jokinen crunches a lovely knee into Hartola's ribcage.
Hartola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jokinen tries a body shot but Hartola blocks it.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Hartola controls the action.
Jokinen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hartola backwards.
A short right from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a knee strike.
Hartola avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Jokinen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartola blocks a body shot from Jokinen.
Hartola tries to work over Jokinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokinen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hartola.
Jokinen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jokinen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jokinen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hartola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jokinen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ossi Jokinen has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Hartola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartola is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jokinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartola swats away the attempt to clinch by Jokinen.
Hartola slips a straight right by Jokinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ossi Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ossi Jokinen's cut.
That's time! Jokinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jokinen connects with a body shot.
Jokinen cracks Hartola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartola misses with an uppercut
and Jokinen counters with an inside leg kick.
Jokinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hartola's hands.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartola ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Ossi Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hartola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jokinen.
Hartola wants to slow Jokinen down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Jokinen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hartola lands a head shot.
Jokinen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartola.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Hartola avoids it.
Hartola tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jokinen is able to avoid easily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Hartola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hartola with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jokinen to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Hartola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hartola pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jokinen is out of range and Hartola settles back down.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Hartola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartola down.
Tommi Hartola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ossi Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Hartola
and Jokinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jokinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot lands for Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a series of punches but Hartola moves out of range.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Hartola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hartola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Hartola moves out of range easily.
Hartola misses with a low kick as Jokinen jumps back.
Nice shot by Jokinen.
Hartola jabs Jokinen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jokinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hartola if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen tests Hartola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokinen moves out of range of the body kick from Hartola.
Jokinen tries to work over Hartola's front leg with a kick but Hartola checks it.
Jokinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hartola takes one to the side of the head.
Jokinen cracks Hartola with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hartola looks to land a body kick but Jokinen moved away.
Hartola takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hartola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jokinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jokinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartola looks to score with a jab to the body but Jokinen is just out of range.
Jokinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jokinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jokinen throws a front kick aimed at Hartola's knee but Hartola avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Jokinen.
Hartola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jokinen tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartola throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Hartola misses with a low kick.

Jokinen gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ossi Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ossi Jokinen!
Ossi Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.