PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 106 p4p, 208 weight class) and Baldur Torsten (ranked 17 p4p, 31 weight class). Torsten has chosen Temple of Odin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Okafor
vs
Torsten

220 cm
30
210
30 - 8 - 1

189 cm
33
213
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldur Torsten!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
and Okafor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Okafor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torsten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torsten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab from Okafor misses.
A jab from Okafor finds it's way through Torsten's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Torsten throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torsten misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okafor throws a hook but Torsten avoids it easily.
Okafor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okafor tries to land a body kick
and Torsten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Okafor.
Torsten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torsten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torsten throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torsten walks into a jab.
Torsten lands a slapping body shot.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Torsten counters with a straight right hand.
Torsten thows a leg kick but Okafor checks it
and Okafor counters with an inside leg kick.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torsten misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Okafor connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Torsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torsten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Torsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torsten's sensitive parts.
Torsten has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okafor finds it's way round the side to connect with Torsten's head.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
Torsten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okafor.
Torsten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torsten misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Okafor misses.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Torsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Okafor throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.
Torsten now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okafor.
Torsten misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torsten.
Okafor takes a swing at Torsten's ribcage but misses.
Torsten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torsten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.
Torsten flicks out a counter leg kick but Okafor steps away.
The fighters circling - Torsten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torsten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okafor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okafor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torsten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torsten throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Torsten misses with a looping left.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torsten counters with a nice leg kick.
Torsten checks a leg kick.
Torsten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okafor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Torsten slips the punch.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Torsten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okafor at a distance.
Torsten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Torsten moved out of range nicely.
Torsten throws a body shot but no joy.
Torsten looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor blocks the body kick.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
Torsten misses with a lunging right hand
and Okafor counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
Torsten missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Torsten moved out of range nicely.
Torsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okafor doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Torsten saw that one coming.
Torsten swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Torsten misses with a body shot.
Okafor cracks Torsten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor misses with an uppercut.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okafor is looking to chop away at Torsten's legs.
Torsten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okafor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torsten throws a leg kick but Okafor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Torsten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okafor.
Torsten slips a jab from Okafor.
Torsten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okafor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Baldur Torsten has been cut.
Torsten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torsten in his tracks.
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Okafor connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torsten catches Okafor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Okafor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torsten. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor tries to score with a low kick but Torsten moves his leg out of the way.
Torsten throws a poor cross that misses
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Torsten moved out of range.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Torsten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torsten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Torsten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mike Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Okafor lunges at Torsten with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Torsten's hand.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torsten throws a low kick, looking for Okafor's leg but Okafor calmly moves out of range.
Okafor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okafor jabs at Torsten's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor blocks a leg kick.
Okafor is looking to counter punch.
Okafor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okafor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okafor checks the leg kick.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
Okafor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
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!
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Okafor cracks Torsten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torsten can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Torsten ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Torsten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Okafor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baldur Torsten's cut.
That's time! Okafor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Torsten avoids the head kick by Okafor.
Torsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Torsten.
Okafor moves out of range of the body kick from Torsten.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Torsten counters with a leg kick.
Torsten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okafor lands a front kick.
Okafor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torsten is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Okafor with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torsten.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torsten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor throws a jab when Torsten was well out of range.
Okafor is looking to land body kicks.
Torsten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okafor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Torsten off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Torsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Torsten manages to avoid it.
Okafor throws a right hand that misses
and Torsten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Torsten.
Okafor with a nice cross.
Torsten blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Torsten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Torsten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okafor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a hook.
Okafor throws an off balance right hand
and Torsten counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baldur Torsten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torsten throws a looping overhand right but Okafor ducks down to avoid it.
Okafor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okafor looks to throw the jab but Torsten is out of range.
Torsten is trying to counter with his kicks.
Torsten has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torsten misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Torsten misses the target.
Okafor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torsten swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okafor motions for Torsten to come forward. Okafor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor scores with a jab. Torsten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Torsten.
Okafor throws a jab but it's blocked by Torsten.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okafor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Torsten misses with a kick to the body
and Okafor counters with a nice uppercut.
Torsten tries to land a front kick but Okafor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okafor throwing a counter right hand but Torsten manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torsten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okafor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okafor misses with a body punch
letting Torsten counter with a right hand.
A low kick lands for Okafor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor throws a good cross that connects.
Okafor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Torsten thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Okafor misses the target.
Torsten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick from Okafor, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Okafor, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor lands with a straight right. Torsten didn't see that one coming.
Torsten misses with an uppercut.
Torsten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mike Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torsten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okafor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Okafor!
A victorious Mike Okafor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.