PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Okongwu (ranked 381 p4p, 1059 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 63 p4p, 163 weight class). Okongwu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Show Stop - REASON. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Okongwu
vs
Blank

206 cm
25
265
10 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
265
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Shadow-Battle Clothing
Gatoroids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blank throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blank keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Blank on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Okongwu gets a clinch.
Blank is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot in the inside from Okongwu.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Blank tries to break free but Okongwu pushes him back against the cage.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okongwu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blank looks winded!
Okongwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blank backwards.
Okongwu lands a body shot.
Blank wants to get back to striking at distance but Okongwu won't allow it.
Blank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Okongwu.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
Okongwu lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blank backwards.
Okongwu lands a right hand.
A short right from Okongwu on the inside.
Okongwu lands a right hand.
Okongwu lands with a left to the head.
Okongwu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Okongwu.
A short body shot lands from Okongwu as the two fighters clinch.
Okongwu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okongwu scores with a shoulder strike.
Okongwu is leaning against Blank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Okongwu.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okongwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blank backwards.

Blank is rocked!
Okongwu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blank backwards.
Blank is still on wobbly legs! Can Okongwu finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okongwu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okongwu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blank! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Okongwu is unloading with more strikes now! Blank drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Okongwu!
A relieved looking Mauro Okongwu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Billy Blank stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.