PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bennett (ranked 2573 p4p, 2580 weight class) and Udonis Okoro (ranked 96 p4p, 74 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by The Heresy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Okoro's choice of entrance music: The HU - Sad But True. Bennett is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bennett
vs
Okoro

194 cm
29
288
13 - 7 - 0

192 cm
21
200
1 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Udonis Okoro!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Okoro has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Okoro clinches.
Bennett fails to pull guard.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bennett feinted with a counter takedown.
Okoro throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Okoro.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Okoro clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.
Okoro tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Okoro breaks the clinch.

Okoro closes the distance and pushes Bennett back into the cage.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoro throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.

Okoro closes the distance and clinches.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okoro swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.

Okoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bennett tries to keep at a distance but Okoro has taken the fight into the clinch.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Okoro forces Bennett back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Okoro fails to land.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Okoro wants to break the clinch but can't.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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!
Okoro thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.

Okoro pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Okoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Okoro moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro darts in and clinches Bennett up against the cage.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okoro.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okoro doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Bennett tries to counter with a takedown but Okoro is quick to defend against it.
Okoro throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.

Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Okoro moves into the clinch.
Okoro working aggressively here.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.

Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Okoro gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bennett tries to keep at a distance but Okoro has taken the fight into the clinch.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bennett keeps the fight on the outside.
Okoro tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Okoro thuds his right hand into Bennett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Okoro tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Okoro clinches.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Okoro pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoro.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Okoro is trying to push Bennett away but Bennett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Okoro wants to clinch.

Okoro clinches.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Okoro breaks the clinch.
Okoro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett blocking some punches.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bennett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Bennett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Okoro is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro misses with the head strike.

Okoro breaks the clinch.
Okoro lands a jab to the nose.

Okoro clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Okoro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Udonis Okoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Okoro tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.

Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okoro gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance.
Bennett feinted with a counter takedown.
Okoro misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett attempts a counter takedown but Okoro avoids it well and moves away.

Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bennett tries to keep at a distance but Okoro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.

Okoro clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.

Okoro breaks from the clinch.

Okoro clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
Okoro has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Okoro.

Okoro manages to break the clinch.
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoro.
Bennett tries to counter with a takedown but Okoro is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Okoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennett, pushing him back against the cage.
Okoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Okoro clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Okoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Okoro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Udonis Okoro seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Okoro moves into range and clinches up with Bennett.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro gets a clinch.

Okoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoro has managed to clinch.
Udonis Okoro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Okoro is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks.

Okoro breaks the clinch.
Okoro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.

Okoro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Okoro has Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Udonis Okoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Okoro 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Udonis Okoro!