PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosey Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adivants Stoddlemyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Okafor
vs
Stoddlemyer

189 cm
25
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kosey Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adivants Stoddlemyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Okafor keeps it at a distance.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Okafor pushes him off.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer moves in looking to clinch but Okafor pushes him off.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch.
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer checks a leg kick.
Okafor motions for Stoddlemyer to come forward. Okafor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoddlemyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddlemyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Stoddlemyer avoids them all with ease.
Adivants Stoddlemyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor is having none of it.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Okafor circles away and keeps his distance.
Okafor keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okafor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okafor thows a body shot but no joy.

Stoddlemyer clinches up against the cage.
Stoddlemyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okafor.
Okafor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stoddlemyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Stoddlemyer.

It looks like Kosey Okafor has been cut.
Stoddlemyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okafor avoiding damage as Stoddlemyer throws knees to the body.
Stoddlemyer pushes off an throws an elbow but Okafor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stoddlemyer tries a knee to the head but Okafor blocks it.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okafor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoddlemyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okafor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoddlemyer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okafor.
Okafor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stoddlemyer walks away with a smile on his face. Okafor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Okafor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoddlemyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okafor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoddlemyer's calf.
Okafor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okafor throws a sloppy head kick and Stoddlemyer moves out of range easily.
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okafor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoddlemyer slips a jab and a cross from Okafor.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Okafor scores with a push kick.
Okafor swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Okafor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okafor lands with a nice combination. Stoddlemyer backs away looking to recover.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Okafor circles away.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Okafor looks to land a combination. Stoddlemyer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okafor throws a leg kick but Stoddlemyer moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Okafor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stoddlemyer blocks a low kick nicely.
Kosey Okafor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Okafor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stoddlemyer gets a clinch.
Stoddlemyer landing knees to the body.
Stoddlemyer lands a damaging elbow.
Okafor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Stoddlemyer.
Okafor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stoddlemyer prevents Okafor from breaking the clinch.
Stoddlemyer has Okafor pushed against the cage.
Okafor is trying to break the clinch but Stoddlemyer is controlling him.
Stoddlemyer misses with a knee strike.
Stoddlemyer trying to land knees to the body.
Stoddlemyer connects with a knee to the head.
Okafor tries to break the clinch but Stoddlemyer is controlling the position.
Stoddlemyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stoddlemyer lands a good knee to the midsection. Okafor won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Stoddlemyer pushes Okafor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okafor takes an elbow to the temple.
Okafor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stoddlemyer landing knees to the head.
Stoddlemyer has Okafor pushed against the cage.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okafor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okafor takes an elbow to the temple.

Kosey Okafor's cut is getting worse.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okafor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stoddlemyer trying to land knees to the body.
Stoddlemyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Stoddlemyer.
Okafor avoids the elbow strike from Stoddlemyer, against the cage.
Stoddlemyer with a knee to the head.
Stoddlemyer is breathing heavily.
Stoddlemyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okafor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okafor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stoddlemyer has him pressed against the cage.
Okafor wants to get back to striking at distance but Stoddlemyer won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoddlemyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Okafor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okafor avoids it.
Stoddlemyer lands a nice elbow.
Stoddlemyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okafor avoids it.
Okafor tries to circle away but Stoddlemyer has him pinned against the cage.
Stoddlemyer lands a knee to the body.
Stoddlemyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoddlemyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Okafor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stoddlemyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okafor takes an elbow to the temple.
Stoddlemyer missing with knees to the body.
Stoddlemyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okafor is trying to break free.
Stoddlemyer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stoddlemyer has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
Stoddlemyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stoddlemyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Okafor avoids the damage to the body.
Okafor tries to circle away but Stoddlemyer has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stoddlemyer connects with a knee to the head.
Okafor tries to break free but Stoddlemyer pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor jumps guard but Stoddlemyer stands there with Okafor around his waist. Okafor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Okafor takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer keeps control of Okafor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okafor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stoddlemyer walks away with a smile on his face. Okafor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosey Okafor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Okafor throws a combination. Stoddlemyer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okafor!
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adivants Stoddlemyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kosey Okafor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Okafor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okafor cracks Stoddlemyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Okafor keeps it at a distance.
Okafor digs a good hook to Stoddlemyer's body.
Okafor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okafor scores with a body shot.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Okafor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okafor.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch but Okafor is avoiding it.
Stoddlemyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okafor!
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
Stoddlemyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoddlemyer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Stoddlemyer off balance momentarily.
Okafor keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okafor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Okafor keeps it at a distance.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okafor.
Okafor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okafor throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Stoddlemyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okafor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up but Okafor circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stoddlemyer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoddlemyer blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stoddlemyer at a distance.
Okafor keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okafor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stoddlemyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okafor throws a right hand that Stoddlemyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Stoddlemyer also avoids with ease.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okafor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor is having none of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okafor. Stoddlemyer shrugs it off though.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoddlemyer wants to clinch up but Okafor keeps it at a distance.
Stoddlemyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Okafor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stoddlemyer doesn't manage to clinch there - Okafor circles away.
Okafor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoddlemyer dodges the punch combination from Okafor.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor tries to bum rush Stoddlemyer with a series of wild strikes but Stoddlemyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch there but Okafor circles away.
Okafor swats away the attempt to clinch by Stoddlemyer.
Stoddlemyer tries to clinch up.
Stoddlemyer is looking to clinch.
Okafor cracks Stoddlemyer with a good jab.
Okafor misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kosey Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okafor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kosey Okafor!