PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chukwuemeka Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edric Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Okoye
vs
Storm

187 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
202 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chukwuemeka Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edric Storm!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Storm swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Storm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okoye swivels and escapes.

Okoye clinches.
Storm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okoye.
Okoye putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Storm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Storm looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoye landing knees to the body.
Okoye digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
Okoye leaning against his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Okoye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Okoye lands a good knee to the midsection. Storm won't want to take too many of those.
Okoye just leaning against Storm, taking a breather.

Okoye gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Storm regains guard.
Storm can't keep his opponent in guard - Okoye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Okoye there.

Okoye is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Okoye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Okoye looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Storm punching from the bottom.

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.
Storm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Storm tries to kick Okoye off but Okoye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Okoye works his way into side control.
Okoye works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
An elbow from Okoye crashes against the mat.
Storm is trying to control Okoye's posture but Okoye avoids it.
Okoye has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Storm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Okoye with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoye cracks Storm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Okoye has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Okoye working for a submission but Storm is keeping him at bay.
Storm is in a horrible position here. Okoye smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Okoye working the ground and pound effectively.
Okoye has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Storm's face.
Okoye fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Okoye goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Storm turns into him and now he's in Okoye's guard.
Okoye is trying to keep Storm in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Storm trying to control but Okoye is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Okoye looking for a guillotine here but Storm defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoye bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Storm's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Storm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okoye avoids it really well and circles away.

Okoye moves into range and clinches up with Storm.
Okoye effectively controlling the action here.
Okoye crunches a lovely knee into Storm's ribcage.
Okoye is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Okoye.

It looks like Edric Storm has been cut.
Okoye lands an elbow inside.
Okoye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoye works on Storm's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye working Storm over with knees to the body.
Okoye lands an elbow inside.
Okoye landing knees to the body.
Okoye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Storm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okoye scores with a knee to the head.
Okoye lands a good knee to the midsection. Storm won't want to take too many of those.
Okoye lands a hook to the side of the head.
Storm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okoye blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
Okoye slows down the pace here.
Storm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okoye avoids it.
Okoye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Storm prevents the takedown attempt.
Storm taking a breather.
Okoye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoye with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Storm breaks the clinch.
Okoye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Storm tries for a takedown but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Storm misses with a few strikes there.

Okoye drives through and clinches with Storm against the cage.
Okoye lands an elbow inside that Storm shrugs off.
Storm takes a knee right on the jaw!

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.
Okoye is pressed up against the cage. Storm has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okoye down to the mat. Okoye avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chukwuemeka Okoye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edric Storm.

Okoye darts in and clinches Storm up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Okoye - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Okoye is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Storm is keeping busy.
Okoye lands a nice uppercut.
Storm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoye has him pressed against the cage.
Okoye slowing the pace effectively.
Storm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Okoye tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Storm working hard to break the clinch.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoye's elbow.
Storm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okoye fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Okoye has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Storm's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okoye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Storm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okoye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Okoye.
Okoye lands a nice shot to the body.
Okoye lands a knee to the head.

Okoye lands a takedown into guard.
Okoye wants to control from the top but Storm keeps moving.
Okoye trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okoye thows a big elbow that misses.
Storm managing to control the position.
Okoye tries to free his leg and advance position but Storm is retaining full guard.

Storm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okoye gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okoye trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Okoye closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoye's elbow.
Okoye utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Okoye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okoye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Storm up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Okoye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm tries to pull guard but Okoye won't allow it.
Okoye has Storm pressed against the cage.
Okoye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Storm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okoye prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chukwuemeka Okoye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edric Storm's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Okoye tries to clinch up.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okoye.

Okoye closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Okoye.
A short left from Okoye.
Storm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Okoye avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Okoye looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
Okoye lands a knee to the body.
Okoye lands a shot to the body.
Okoye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Storms head.
Okoye is pushing Storm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okoye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okoye cracks Storm with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okoye obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okoye lands an elbow that stopped Storm in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye lands a body punch in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okoye.

Okoye gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Okoye is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Storm is just riding it out for now. Okoye eventually gives up the hold.
Storm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chukwuemeka Okoye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okoye missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Okoye thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Storm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Storm.
Okoye stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.

Okoye avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Storm gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Storm can't keep his opponent in guard - Okoye advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Okoye seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Storm tries to kick Okoye off but Okoye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Okoye wants to pass the guard but Storm is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Storm!
Okoye cracks Storm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Storm swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chukwuemeka Okoye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okoye looking to control and managing it successfully.
Storm wants to control but Okoye is having none of it.
Okoye controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Storm is bucking up trying to escape but Okoye cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Okoye has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Storm's face.
Okoye controlling his opponent.
Okoye seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Storm for as long as he can get away with.
Edric Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okoye blocks Storm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chukwuemeka Okoye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okoye 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chukwuemeka Okoye!