PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aalto - Resolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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!

Beast
vs
Okano

175 cm
28
163 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

176 cm
28
168 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beast connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beast ducks under a wild hook from Okano.
Okano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beast's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Okano is predictable there
and Beast counters with a nice body shot.
Okano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Okano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okano lands a head kick!
Koji Okano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Beast throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick from Okano misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beast checks a low kick from Okano.
Okano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beast moves out of range as Okano throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Okano.
A low kick from Okano misses
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with an outside leg kick.
Okano lands a leg kick that knocks Beast off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Okano misses
and Beast counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Okano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Koji Okano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beast counters with a series of strikes. Okano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beast throws a body kick that misses.
Okano misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Okano tries to work over Beast's front leg with a kick but Beast checks it.
Okano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okano misses with a lunging right hand
and Beast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a stiff right hand.
Beast comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okano looks to throw the jab but Beast is out of range.
A low kick from Okano misses
and Beast counters with a good low kick that Okano was not able to check.
Okano throws a leg kick

and Beast counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Okano is staying active underneath Beast, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Beast throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beast is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Okano reverses the position - he's now on top in Beast's guard.
Okano trying to stand up but can't free himself from Beast's guard.
Beast doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beast 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Beast escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okano is looking to stand up but Beast won't let him.
Beast lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Okano!
Beast trying to control but Okano is having none of it.
Okano blocking the ground and pound.
Okano tries to reverse the position but Beast maintains control.
Beast working Okano over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Okano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okano lands a jab to Beast's midsection.
Okano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Okano is predictable there

and Beast counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Beast.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Beast throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Okano is keeping the position.
Beast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Okano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Okano decides to return to a standing position.
Okano throws a solid leg kick but Beast takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okano.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okano thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beast misses with a straight left.
Okano throws a lazy head kick
letting Beast counter with a right hand.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Okano misses

and Beast counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okano won't be happy with that.
Beast working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Beast working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beast is putting a hurting on Okano here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Beast.
Okano is looking to regain half guard here but Beast keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okano struggling a bit here.
Beast cracks Okano with a big right hand but Okano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Beast scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Okano to see if he's OK.
Okano seems a little lost for a moment, as Beast dominates the positioning.
Okano manages to get back to half guard.
Beast missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beast.
Beast misses with a head shot. Okano uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano has Beast pulled in close to control his posture.
Beast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beast.
Okano is trying to keep Beast in close.
Beast throws a big right hand that misses.
Okano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beast. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Beast lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beast won't allow Okano to sweep him here.
Okano is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beast postures up in Okano's guard and throws a big left but Okano blocks it.

That's four 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.
Okano can't keep his opponent in guard - Beast advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Okano tries to roll over but Beast keeps him under control.
Beast not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okano trying to control from the bottom.
Okano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Beast.
Okano looking to control.
Beast chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beast trying to control but Okano is working from the bottom.
Okano working a defensive guard but Beast manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Beast dominated that second round.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Okano throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Okano jabs at Beast's body.
Okano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Beast throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okano thows a leg kick but Beast checks it
and Beast counters with a body kick that stops Okano in his tracks momentarily.
Okano misses with a leg kick
and Beast counters with a series of strikes. Okano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okano throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Beast counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Okano!
Okano wants to hold on but Beast pushes him away.
Okano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Okano is looking to escape.
Beast throwing strikes here but Okano is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beast looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Okano wants to control but Beast is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast unloads with some shots from mount but Okano bucks and avoids them well.
Demon Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Beast.
Beast can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Okano is looking to escape.
Beast throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Okano is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Okano is looking to get to half guard.
Okano blocking the ground and pound.
Okano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beast tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beast working the ground and pound effectively.
Okano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beast tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Koji Okano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beast landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Beast.
Okano gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Beast there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast throwing shots but Okano is blocking nicely.
Okano trying to hold on to Beast's head to control him but Beast postures up.
Beast throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okano tries to roll over but Beast keeps him under control.
Okano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Beast thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Okano's head.
Beast is trying to control the action in half guard but Okano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Beast prevents Okano from improving his position.
Beast not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beast not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okano trying to keep a closed guard but Beast is proving a slippery customer.
Beast lands a couple of digs.
Okano trying to control the position.
Beast throwing strikes but missing.
Okano keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Beast thows a big elbow that misses.
Demon Beast is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okano has momentary wrist control but Beast slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Beast, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Beast!