PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Okongwu (ranked 181 p4p, 386 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 35 p4p, 60 weight class). Okongwu's entrance music is Killin Dem (ft. Zlatan) - Burna Boy. A fine choice. Isaiah Okongwu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okongwu
vs
St. Gough

180 cm
28
214
13 - 6 - 0

193 cm
29
220
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaiah Okongwu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough wants to clinch.
Okongwu thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been informed that St. Gough has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
St. Gough stuns Okongwu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St. Gough moves out of range as Okongwu throws a body kick.
That kick from Okongwu tenderised St. Gough's leg. St. Gough is trying to keep his angry face on.
St. Gough lands with a good body shot.
St. Gough connects with the punch.

St. Gough has closed the distance and engaged Okongwu in a clinch.
St. Gough lands a shoulder strike.
St. Gough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St. Gough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Okongwu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St. Gough lands a body punch in the clinch.

St. Gough manages to break the clinch.

St. Gough gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Okongwu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St. Gough or not.
St. Gough lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okongwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okongwu gets through St. Gough's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Okongwu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St. Gough throws out a loose jab but Okongwu uses good head movement to avoid it.

St. Gough moves into range and clinches up with Okongwu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a body shot in the clinch.
St. Gough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okongwu lands a nice uppercut.
St. Gough lands a right hand.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as St. Gough controls the action.
Okongwu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okongwu pushes St. Gough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by St. Gough.
St. Gough trying to stall but Okongwu improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Okongwu fails to land.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
St. Gough gets through Okongwu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu blocks an uppercut.

St. Gough manages to break the clinch.

St. Gough has Okongwu up against the cage in a clinch.
St. Gough wants to get back to striking at distance but Okongwu won't allow it.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St. Gough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Okongwu breaks from the clinch.
St. Gough checks a low kick from Okongwu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okongwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough throws an off balance right hand
and Okongwu counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by St. Gough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St. Gough.
St. Gough scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okongwu doesn't seem bothered though.
Okongwu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Okongwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St. Gough connects with a body shot.
St. Gough connects with a body shot that sends Okongwu's belly button to the back.
Okongwu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tristan St. Gough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St. Gough moves in looking to clinch but Okongwu pushes him off.

St. Gough has closed the distance and engaged Okongwu in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okongwu lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Gough backwards.
St. Gough keeps control of Okongwu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okongwu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu tries to break free but St. Gough pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with the head strike.
St. Gough tries a body shot but Okongwu blocks it.
St. Gough blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
Okongwu is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
Okongwu tries to throw a body punch but St. Gough avoids it by throwing Okongwu back against the cage.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Gough lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Gough lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Gough creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
Okongwu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from St. Gough.
St. Gough pushes Okongwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from St. Gough.

St. Gough pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St. Gough scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from St. Gough.
St. Gough has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

St. Gough drops Okongwu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Okongwu looks back up at him and smiles so St. Gough waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Okongwu is rocked!
Okongwu tries to get into range but St. Gough steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Okongwu! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! St. Gough scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Tristan St. Gough misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.