PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston comes into the arena with Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter blaring out of the sound system. DK Oakston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Oakston
vs
Hunter

182 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

182 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Oakston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.

Oakston has clasped his hands together around Hunter's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hunter tries to pass to full mount but Oakston defends it.

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

Hunter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oakston sees it coming and defends easily.

Oakston kicks Hunter off and gets back to his feet.
Oakston lands a two punch combo.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Oakston.

Hunter moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hunter throws an elbow but misses.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like DK Oakston has been cut.
Oakston is trying to force a seperation but Hunter has the dominant position.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oakston's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston working hard to break the clinch.
Oakston wants to break free but Hunter has control.
Oakston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oakston looking for a takedown.
Oakston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hunter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oakston is defending well for now.
Oakston wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DK Oakston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oakston avoiding damage as Hunter throws knees to the body.
Hunter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oakston's efforts to push away.
Hunter keeps control of Oakston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oakston working hard to break the clinch.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.

Oakston turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Oakston manages to end up in side control.
Hunter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Oakston off and has taken his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Hunter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hunter looks gassed!
Oakston trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.

Hunter looking to break Oakston's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Oakston remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hunter will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is trying to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunter is trying to stick to Oakston's back but Oakston is turning into Hunter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Oakston.
Oakston is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.

Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Hunter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oakston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oakston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hunter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hunter is looking for a triangle but Oakston pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Oakston from controlling successfully.

Hunter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Oakston has passed into half guard!
Oakston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oakston lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hunter is trying to control but can't.
Oakston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hunter won't allow Oakston to pass to mount.

Oakston is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Oakston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunter stops a takedown attempt from Oakston.
Hunter lands an elbow just above Oakston 's eye.
Oakston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Oakston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hunter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunter taking a breather.
Oakston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oakston blocks it with crossed arms.
Oakston managing to block the knees to the body from Hunter.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hunter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Oakston avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oakston's defenses.
Hunter tries to land knees in the clinch but Oakston avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oakston walks away with a smile on his face. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oakston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Oakston.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Oakston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oakston blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Oakston throws a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Hunter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oakston checks it well.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Oakston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oakston avoids the body shot from Hunter.
Hunter swings for the body but Oakston moves out of range.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Oakston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunter misses with a low kick.
Hunter swings for the body but Oakston moves out of range.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Oakston's shoulder, as Oakston tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Oakston.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Oakston moves out of range easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oakston shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunter tries to score with a low kick but Oakston moves his leg out of the way.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vincent Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oakston feints and as Hunter raises his hands in defense, Oakston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oakston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oakston manages to get himself to full guard.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.

Oakston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hunter is aware though and is defending well.

Hunter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oakston 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.
Hunter throws a strike but Oakston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter controls Oakston momentarily but Oakston frees himself.
Oakston stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter controls Oakston momentarily but Oakston frees himself.
Hunter working a defensive guard but Oakston passes into half guard.
Oakston is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunter tries to roll over but Oakston keeps him under control.

Oakston is looking for a kimura but Hunter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oakston to get the leverage.

That's eight 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.
Oakston trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hunter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oakston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oakston rather than just go for the knockout.
Hunter throws a head kick but Oakston moves out of range.
Oakston checks a low kick from Hunter.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Oakston shoots in and bounces Hunter off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Oakston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Oakston is posturing up here but Hunter has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Oakston tries to roll out but it's too tight and Oakston has to tap! Slick submission there by Hunter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Hunter!