PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 23 p4p, 36 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 6 p4p, 8 weight class). Okongwu has chosen Show Stop - REASON as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Temidare
vs
Okongwu

202 cm
30
264
20 - 7 - 0

206 cm
34
265
32 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Northern Zombie
Tempo Athletics

Tempo Athletics
HELL'S BALLS NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okongwu tries to move into range but Temidare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
Temidare has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
Adeboye Temidare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Temidare misses with a hook. Okongwu ducked under it nicely.
Okongwu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Temidare with a body shot.
Temidare thows a leg kick but Okongwu checks it
and Okongwu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid body kick from Temidare.
Temidare scores with a nice head shot.
Okongwu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Temidare at a distance.
Temidare swings widly with a right hand
and Okongwu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Temidare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okongwu.
Temidare lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That has opened up Mauro Okongwu's cut even more.
Okongwu blocks a jab.
Okongwu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Okongwu as he checks the leg kick.
Okongwu misses with a left hand
and Temidare counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Temidare looks to land a left hand but Okongwu moved out of range nicely.
And Okongwu responds with a good body kick, but Temidare manages to step out the way in time.
Okongwu throws a wild body kick that Temidare sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Temidare. Okongwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okongwu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Temidare lands a big uppercut and Okongwu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Okongwu looks OK. Temidare waves Okongwu back to his feet!

Okongwu is rocked!
Temidare throws a right hand that misses
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Temidare cracks Okongwu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Okongwu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Temidare pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Okongwu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adeboye Temidare!
Adeboye Temidare retains his heavyweight title!
Adeboye Temidare tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.