PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omari Apinagewanwa (ranked 808 p4p, 3408 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 105 p4p, 387 weight class). Apinagewanwa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Maurice A God - Lottery. Doko Dokov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Omari Apinagewanwa's chin.

Apinagewanwa
vs
Dokov

180 cm
23
155
4 - 7 - 1

178 cm
32
170
13 - 27 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Omari Apinagewanwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Apinagewanwa closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apinagewanwa.
Dokov scores with a hook to the body.
Dokov tries to throw a body punch but Apinagewanwa avoids it by throwing Dokov back against the cage.
Apinagewanwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Apinagewanwa.
Apinagewanwa swings wildly with an uppercut but Dokov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Dokov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov lands a nice shot that snaps Apinagewanwa's head back.

It looks like Omari Apinagewanwa has been cut.

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

Dokov breaks the clinch.
Dokov tries to clinch there but Apinagewanwa circles away.
Dokov misses with a takedown
and Apinagewanwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apinagewanwa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dokov wants to clinch but Apinagewanwa slips to the side
and Dokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov shoots in for a takedown but Apinagewanwa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Apinagewanwa throws a good cross that connects.
Dokov tries to clinch but Apinagewanwa is having none of it.
Apinagewanwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokov.
Apinagewanwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Dokov's head.
Dokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Apinagewanwa misses.

Dokov pushes Apinagewanwa up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dokov as Apinagewanwa tries to tie him up.
A short right from Dokov.
Apinagewanwa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apinagewanwa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dokov misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apinagewanwa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dokov backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Apinagewanwa fails to land.
Apinagewanwa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Apinagewanwa lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Apinagewanwa gets to his feet - Dokov follows without any prompting.
Dokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Apinagewanwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Apinagewanwa misses.
Dokov unleashes a big counter combination but Apinagewanwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Apinagewanwa.
Dokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apinagewanwa misses with a hook.

Dokov darts in and clinches Apinagewanwa up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Dokov rushes Apinagewanwa and presses him up against the cage.
Apinagewanwa avoiding damage as Dokov throws knees to the body.
Dokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apinagewanwa misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov blocks an elbow strike from Apinagewanwa.
Dokov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Apinagewanwa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dokov can turn it around.
Dokov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Apinagewanwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dokov's elbow.
Apinagewanwa throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dokov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apinagewanwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apinagewanwa misses with an elbow over the top.
Apinagewanwa misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dokov.
Apinagewanwa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Apinagewanwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dokov scores with a shot to the side of Apinagewanwa's head.
Apinagewanwa has a couple of punches blocked by Dokov.
Apinagewanwa misses with a punch to the body.
Dokov gets through Apinagewanwa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dokov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apinagewanwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Apinagewanwa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dokov wants to clinch.
Apinagewanwa wants to clinch up but Dokov keeps it at a distance.
Dokov tries to clinch but Apinagewanwa is having none of it.
Apinagewanwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dokov.

Dokov looking to score a takedown here. Apinagewanwa is defending well but Dokov drives through and ends up in Apinagewanwa's guard.

Dokov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Apinagewanwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apinagewanwa counters with a left and a right that stings Dokov.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dokov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Apinagewanwa to the ground. Dokov is now in Apinagewanwa's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apinagewanwa is controlling Dokov's posture.
Dokov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dokov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dokov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dokov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dokov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dokov landing some decent shots from guard.
Dokov postures up and lands a big shot to Apinagewanwa's brow.

Apinagewanwa is rocked!
Dokov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Apinagewanwa covers up, he's hurt! Dokov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Dokov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Dokov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doko Dokov!
An out of breath Doko Dokov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.