PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Ugly. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Okoro
vs
Tatum

180 cm
24
215 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
213 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery
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Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Okoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okoro feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Okoro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Okoro scores with a sloppy right hand. Tatum should have avoided that one.
Okoro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum is looking to clinch.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Okoro is out of range.
Okoro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Tatum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okoro counters with a stiff right hand.
Okoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tatum on the side of the head.
Tatum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum throws a sloppy head kick
and Okoro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Okoro scoring well with a low kick there.
Okoro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tatum on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Okoro.
Tatum looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
Tatum lands a nice shot to the body.
Tatum tries to clinch up
and Okoro counters with an inside leg kick.
Okoro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Tatum walks into a jab.
Tatum throws a lazy body kick
and Okoro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Okoro moved out of range.
Okoro throws out a powerful jab.
Okoro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okoro.
Tatum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okoro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro throws out a powerful jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Tatum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tatum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Okoro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okoro throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Okoro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okoro swinging wildly here.
Tatum throws a head kick that half lands.
Okoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tatum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tatum there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left and a right from Okoro both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okoro can pounce on him.
Okoro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Tatum walks into a jab.
Okoro ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Okoro jabs Tatum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Okoro.
Okoro throws a one two combo.
Okoro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro thuds a left hand into Tatum's body.
Okoro connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatum has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okoro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Danga de danga de dang - Okoro scores with a four punch combination!
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Okoro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch combination from Okoro misses.
Okoro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okoro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okoro. Tatum shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut there from Okoro.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okoro counters with a body kick that stops Tatum in his tracks momentarily.
Okoro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okoro scores with a three punch combo!
Tatum has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okoro.
Tatum has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okoro.
Tatum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okoro.
Good shot there by Okoro.
Okoro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Tatum walks into a straight right hand from Okoro.
Okoro throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okoro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Okoro lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okoro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tatum's head.
A head kick by Tatum misses
and Okoro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's time! Okoro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tatum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A left lands for Okoro.
Okoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tatum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Okoro has got the better of the exchanges.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Okoro tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okoro throws a head kick that Tatum semi-blocks.
Okoro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Manu Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatum misses with a jab to the body
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tatum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Okoro's shoulder, as Okoro tries to avoid the shot.
Okoro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okoro.
Tatum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tatum throws a hook but Okoro blocks it.
Tatum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Okoro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatum.
Okoro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum tries to land a front kick but Okoro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum throws a hook but Okoro blocks it.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Okoro moves away and avoids it.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tatum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoro lands with a nice body punch.
Okoro lands a front kick.
Okoro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tatum will feel that in the morning.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
Okoro scoring well with a low kick there.
Okoro misses with the combination.
Okoro connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okoro.
Okoro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Okoro lands a jab-cross combination.
Okoro scores with a nice right hand.
Okoro throws out a powerful jab.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okoro counters with a two punch combo.
Tatum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum takes one on the button.
Okoro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Okoro counters with a three punch combo that has Tatum backing up. Tatum nods at Okoro to acknowledge the strikes.
Okoro lands a high kick!
Tatum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Okoro to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tatum.
Tatum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Okoro moved out of range nicely.
Okoro digs a good body shot into Tatum's ribs.
Tatum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Okoro lands a nice shot that snaps Tatum's head back.
Okoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okoro scores with a leg kick.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Okoro throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okoro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Okoro scoring well with a low kick there.
Okoro cracks Tatum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Okoro.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okoro - that will leave a mark!
Okoro lands a really nice looking cross but Tatum seems unphased.
Okoro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum clinches but Okoro breaks the clinch
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Tatum misses.
Tatum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tatum misses with a hook. Okoro ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Okoro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Tatum misses
and Okoro counters with a low kick, right behind Tatum 's knee.
Okoro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Okoro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A low kick from Tatum is predictable there
and Okoro counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Okoro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's time! Okoro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Okoro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tatum misses with a combination
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manu Okoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Tatum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okoro throws a right hand that Tatum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatum also avoids with ease.
Tatum throws a combination that misses
and Okoro counters with an outside leg kick.
Tatum tries to bum rush Okoro with a series of wild strikes but Okoro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okoro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Okoro.
Okoro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tatum walks into a stiff left hand from Okoro.
Okoro throws out a powerful jab.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okoro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okoro works Tatum's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okoro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tatum on the side of the head.
Okoro digs a good hook to Tatum's body.
Okoro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okoro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okoro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okoro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Okoro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okoro throws a series of strikes that have Tatum backpedaling.
Okoro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Okoro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro scores with a jab.
Okoro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Okoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Okoro thuds his right hand into Tatum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tatum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Okoro lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Okoro.
Okoro lands a nice shot that snaps Tatum's head back.
Okoro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okoro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tatum takes one to the side of the head.
Okoro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum tries to clinch up
and Okoro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Okoro scores with a spinning back kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a kick to the body
and Okoro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okoro!
A solid leg kick lands there for Okoro.
Okoro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tatum if he has to take too many more of those.
Okoro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tatum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okoro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okoro cracks a nice hook into Tatum's ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat.
Okoro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Tatum misses
and Okoro counters with a thumping low kick.
Okoro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tatum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Okoro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tatum.
Okoro thows a body kick. Tatum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tatum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okoro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Okoro.
Okoro scores with a kick to the body.
A jab from Okoro finds it's way through Tatum's defenses.
Okoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okoro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tatum takes one to the chin there.
Okoro looks to land a combination. Tatum sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Okoro.
Tatum clinches but Okoro breaks the clinch
enabling Okoro to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Tatum wants to clinch but Okoro slips to the side
and Okoro counters with a thumping low kick.
Okoro lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manu Okoro clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tatum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okoro slips a jab from Tatum.
Okoro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okoro tests Tatum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatum wants to clinch
and Okoro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tatum tries to clinch
letting Okoro counter with a right hand.

Okoro lands a left and a right that send Tatum crashing to the mat, dazed. Okoro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tatum is rocked!
A left lands for Okoro.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Okoro finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Okoro! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manu Okoro!
Manu Okoro retains his light heavyweight title!