PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santos De La Porto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Kokainowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

De La Porto
vs
Kokainowicz

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Santos De La Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jan Kokainowicz!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Porto throws a leg kick but Kokainowicz moved away.

De La Porto forces Kokainowicz back against the cage and clinches.
De La Porto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De La Porto slows down the pace here.
Kokainowicz looking to throw knees to the head but De La Porto is blocking nicely.

De La Porto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kokainowicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Porto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Porto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kokainowicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokainowicz looks to land a combination but De La Porto avoids it well.
Kokainowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Porto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like De La Porto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sloppy strikes from Kokainowicz. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokainowicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kokainowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that De La Porto avoids nicely.
Kokainowicz throws a nice looking combination but De La Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kokainowicz looks to move away, De La Porto throws a big counter combo bu Kokainowicz just gets out of the way.
De La Porto dives in for a single leg takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

De La Porto closes the distance and clinches.
De La Porto is struggling to control the position.
Kokainowicz tries to stall but De La Porto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De La Porto tries for a takedown but Kokainowicz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santos De La Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Porto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kokainowicz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

De La Porto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kokainowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Porto circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Porto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kokainowicz sprawls well. Kokainowicz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De La Porto gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokainowicz misses with a series of wild punches.
De La Porto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jan Kokainowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Porto shoots in for a double leg but Kokainowicz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De La Porto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kokainowicz is fending him off so far but De La Porto persists. Nope, Kokainowicz circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Porto slips a jab and a cross from Kokainowicz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Oooooh!!! Kokainowicz has knocked De La Porto down with a huge combo! Kokainowicz steps away and waves a wobbly De La Porto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Santos De La Porto has been cut.
Kokainowicz swinging wildly here.
De La Porto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

De La Porto closes the distance and clinches.
Kokainowicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De La Porto is defending well for now.
Kokainowicz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De La Porto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kokainowicz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kokainowicz taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Porto misses with a hook from the clinch.

De La Porto breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Kokainowicz does no damage.
Kokainowicz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Porto dives in for a single leg takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

De La Porto clinches up against the cage.
De La Porto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kokainowicz is defending well for now.

De La Porto breaks from the clinch.
Kokainowicz throws a nice looking combination but De La Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like De La Porto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
De La Porto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Porto.
Kokainowicz throws a nice looking combination but De La Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokainowicz lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Porto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kokainowicz looks winded!
Kokainowicz keeps the fight on the outside.
De La Porto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kokainowicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De La Porto.
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that De La Porto avoids nicely.
Kokainowicz throws a nice looking combination but De La Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De La Porto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jan Kokainowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokainowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Kokainowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kokainowicz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De La Porto shoots in looking for a takedown but Kokainowicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Porto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Porto misses with a series of wild punches.

De La Porto forces Kokainowicz back against the cage and clinches.
Kokainowicz tries to circle away but De La Porto has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kokainowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santos De La Porto'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.

De La Porto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kokainowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Porto closes the distance and clinches up with Kokainowicz, looking for a takedown. De La Porto pushes Kokainowicz against the cage but Kokainowicz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kokainowicz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and De La Porto counters by moving into the clinch.
De La Porto prevents Kokainowicz from breaking the clinch.
De La Porto fails to pull the fight into his guard.

De La Porto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Porto dodges the punch combination from Kokainowicz.

De La Porto has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De La Porto pulls Kokainowicz into guard.
Kokainowicz wants to stand but De La Porto is controlling his posture from full guard.
De La Porto wants to stand and escape but Kokainowicz is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De La Porto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De La Porto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kokainowicz tries to stand but De La Porto is controlling from the bottom.

De La Porto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The fighters are working up against the cage. De La Porto manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kokainowicz tries to circle away but De La Porto has him pinned against the cage.
De La Porto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santos De La Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kokainowicz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kokainowicz looking to slow down the pace here.
De La Porto misses with a body punch.
Kokainowicz can't break the clinch.
Kokainowicz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De La Porto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kokainowicz's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De La Porto breaks the clinch.
De La Porto looks for a takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls well.
Santos De La Porto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kokainowicz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De La Porto.
Kokainowicz throws a series of punches but De La Porto moves out of range.
Kokainowicz misses with a few strikes there.
De La Porto tries to counter by clinching up but Kokainowicz breaks away and moves out of range.
Kokainowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Porto circles away quickly and effectively.
Kokainowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Porto circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Porto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz throws a series of punches but De La Porto moves out of range.
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kokainowicz is breathing heavily.
De La Porto fails with a takedown attempt.
De La Porto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokainowicz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokainowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Porto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De La Porto shoots in looking for a takedown but Kokainowicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Porto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokainowicz fails to land with a series of punches.
De La Porto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Porto slips a jab and a cross from Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Porto changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De La Porto shoots in for a takedown but Kokainowicz shows good takedown defense.

De La Porto takes the fight into the clinch.

De La Porto breaks the clinch.
De La Porto shoots in looking for a takedown but Kokainowicz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De La Porto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De La Porto dodges the punch combination from Kokainowicz.
De La Porto misses with a low kick.
As De La Porto backs off Kokainowicz throws a huge counter combo but De La Porto manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Kokainowicz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Santos De La Porto's cut.
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!

Kokainowicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokainowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Kokainowicz throws a right and a left that De La Porto avoids nicely.
De La Porto shoots for a double leg takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls well. He's pushed De La Porto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jan Kokainowicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Kokainowicz. No joy for De La Porto on that attempt.
As De La Porto backs off Kokainowicz throws a huge counter combo but De La Porto manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for De La Porto with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santos De La Porto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

De La Porto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kokainowicz, pushing him back against the cage.

De La Porto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kokainowicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kokainowicz tries to bum rush De La Porto with a series of wild strikes but De La Porto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Porto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls and moves away.
Kokainowicz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokainowicz tries to bum rush De La Porto with a series of wild strikes but De La Porto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by De La Porto or perhaps it was just good defense by Kokainowicz, which made it look bad.
De La Porto shoots for a double leg takedown but Kokainowicz sprawls well. He's pushed De La Porto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kokainowicz swinging wildly here.
De La Porto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokainowicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kokainowicz tries to bum rush De La Porto with a series of wild strikes but De La Porto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Porto dodges the punch combination from Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kokainowicz throws a series of punches but De La Porto avoids them all with ease.
De La Porto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kokainowicz looks to land a combination but De La Porto avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokainowicz checks a low kick from De La Porto.
Kokainowicz throws a series of punches but De La Porto avoids them all with ease.
De La Porto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kokainowicz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De La Porto shoots in and drives through. Kokainowicz sprawls well.
Kokainowicz looks to land a combination but De La Porto avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Porto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokainowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Kokainowicz misses with a few strikes there.
De La Porto appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
De La Porto darts in looking for a takedown but Kokainowicz gets double underhooks and turns De La Porto into the cage.
De La Porto fails in his attempt to clinch.

De La Porto has managed to clinch.
Kokainowicz has had enough of the clinch but De La Porto keeps him there for the moment.
Kokainowicz is struggling to control the position.

De La Porto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokainowicz throws a nice looking combination but De La Porto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kokainowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De La Porto circles away quickly and effectively.
De La Porto avoids a punch combination nicely.
De La Porto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kokainowicz.
Kokainowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kokainowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Porto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De La Porto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kokainowicz as he jumps to the side.
De La Porto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Kokainowicz. Those never looked like landing.
Kokainowicz throws a right hand that De La Porto ducks under and follows up with a left that De La Porto also avoids with ease.

De La Porto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kokainowicz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De La Porto is in Kokainowicz's guard.
De La Porto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Porto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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!
De La Porto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Kokainowicz's face as De La Porto controls the position.
De La Porto advances to full mount.
Kokainowicz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Kokainowicz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kokainowicz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Kokainowicz!