PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sunshine Okafor (ranked 2081 p4p, 2202 weight class) and 3 Piece Soda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor comes to the cage accompanied by Bliss. Soda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 3 Nights. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Okafor
vs
Soda

175 cm
33
156
16 - 11 - 0

165 cm
37
150
20 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunshine Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soda tries to land a front kick but Okafor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Soda scores with a punch to the head.
Soda blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Okafor scores with a decent looking hook.
Okafor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Okafor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okafor lands a nice shot that snaps Soda's head back.
Soda fails to land with a series of punches.
Soda throws a sloppy head kick and Okafor moves out of range easily.

Soda drives through and clinches with Okafor against the cage.
Okafor lands a shoulder strike.

Soda lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor wants to get back to full guard.
Okafor trying to control here.
Okafor is not content to let Soda control the position.
Soda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okafor is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soda is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Okafor is staying active underneath Soda, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Okafor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Soda on the ground.

Soda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Okafor is just riding it out for now. Soda eventually gives up the hold.
Okafor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soda.
Soda is trying to control. Okafor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okafor pushes Soda off looking to stand but Soda dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okafor tries to get to full guard but Soda has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okafor keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soda misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Soda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okafor scores with a nice strike.
Okafor tries a head kick but it misses.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Soda with an uppercut!
Soda throws a hook but Okafor blocks it.
Soda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soda.
Soda wants to land a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Soda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okafor.
Soda slips under a jab from Okafor.
Soda scores with a head kick.

It looks like Sunshine Okafor has been cut.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Okafor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soda takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Okafor duly obliges.
Soda connects with a leg kick.
Soda throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
Soda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor closes the distance but Soda moves to the side
enabling Soda to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor tests Soda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Soda.
Soda throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soda throws a right hand that Okafor ducks under and follows up with a left that Okafor also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor throws a quick counter head kick but Soda was just out of range.
Soda throws the left hand but Okafor avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Soda throws a body shot but no joy.
Soda throws a right hand that misses
and Soda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soda fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Okafor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soda misses with a straight right.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Soda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Soda moves into the clinch.
Soda swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okafor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soda.
Soda swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sunshine Okafor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sunshine Okafor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Soda ducks right into an uppercut from Okafor.
Soda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Soda rushes Okafor and presses him up against the cage.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Soda stalling the fight.
Soda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Soda fails to land.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Soda working aggressively here.
Soda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Soda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Soda.
Soda tries to throw a body punch but Okafor avoids it by throwing Soda back against the cage.
Okafor prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Soda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okafor slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Okafor digs a right hand underneath Soda's ribcage. Soda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okafor lands with a short shot to the head.
3 Piece Soda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okafor lands with a right to the head.
Soda is trying to maintain a safe position but Okafor gets an underhook and turns Soda into the cage.
Soda just leaning against Okafor, taking a breather.
Okafor can't find room to land a body shot as Soda controls the action.
Soda swings wildly with an uppercut but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Soda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okafor.
Soda throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Okafor as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Soda fails to land.
Okafor prevents the takedown attempt.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Soda.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Soda controls his hands.
Soda misses with a body punch.
Okafor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okafor tries to work over Soda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Soda stalling in the clinch but Okafor improves position.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Okafor.
A left hand lands to the body for Okafor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okafor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okafor lands a nice uppercut.
Soda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sodas head.
Soda has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Soda digs a right hand into Okafor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okafor's gas tank.
Okafor gets underhooks to prevent Soda's takedown attempt.
Sunshine Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of 3 Piece Soda.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor tries to work over Soda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okafor blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Okafor throws a punch but it's blocked by Soda.
Soda lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Okafor.
Soda lands a right hand.
Soda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Soda lands with a short shot to the head.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Soda throws a punch but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Okafor.
Soda can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soda's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Okafor.
Okafor lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Soda blocks an uppercut.
Okafor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Soda controls his hands.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Soda.
Soda is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Okafor.
Okafor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okafor digs a right hand underneath Soda's ribcage. Soda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Okafor.
Soda is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
Soda lands with a left to the head.
Soda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okafor is pressed up against the cage. Soda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okafor down to the mat. Okafor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sunshine Okafor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sunshine Okafor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soda.
Okafor lands with a slapping head kick.
Soda takes a jab right on the kisser.
3 Piece Soda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okafor wants to clinch up but Soda keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Soda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soda tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Sunshine Okafor is winning the standup battle so far.
Soda darts in looking for a takedown but Okafor gets double underhooks and turns Soda into the cage.
Soda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soda! But no joy.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Okafor scores with a head kick. Soda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soda.
Okafor scores with a push kick.
Soda misses with a looping left.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Soda does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor works Soda's body with a nice hook.
Okafor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soda. Soda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soda lands a jab.
Soda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Okafor.
Okafor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soda at a distance.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sunshine Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soda misses with a straight right.
Soda looks to land a combination but Okafor avoids it well.
Soda tries to score with a low kick but Okafor moves his leg out of the way.
Soda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Soda takes one to the chin there.
Soda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Soda misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Soda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Okafor has managed to clinch.
Okafor lands a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a nice uppercut.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Soda controls his hands.
Okafor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soda.
A short left from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soda trying to control the position but instead, Okafor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soda into the cage.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soda can do to turn this around?

Soda is trying to trip Okafor. He has hold of a leg but Okafor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Soda persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Okafor pushes Soda off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Soda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soda tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Soda slips a straight right by Okafor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Soda.
Okafor lands with a cross.
Soda scores with a three punch combo!

Okafor closes the distance and clinches.

Okafor breaks the clinch.
A jab from Soda misses.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soda in his tracks.
Soda throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Okafor catches Soda right on the button with a cross.
Soda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okafor pinned against the cage. Okafor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soda misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
3 Piece Soda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Soda blocks a head kick by Okafor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda walks into a straight right hand from Okafor.
Soda's corner calls for a 1-2. Soda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Soda throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.

Okafor has Soda up against the cage in a clinch.
Okafor misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Soda.
Soda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Soda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Soda is working for takedown but Okafor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sunshine Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of 3 Piece Soda.
Soda being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hook to the body lands for Okafor.
Sunshine Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okafor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okafor takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sunshine Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okafor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunshine Okafor!
Our winner, Sunshine Okafor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.