PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kp OKane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Prokop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

OKane
vs
Prokop

190 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kp OKane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartosz Prokop!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OKane blocks a head kick by Prokop.
Prokop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prokop swinging wildly here.
Prokop slips a jab and a cross from OKane.
OKane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prokop throws a leg kick
and OKane counters with a low kick, right behind Prokop 's knee.
Prokop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Prokop misses with a series of wild punches.
Prokop throws a sloppy head kick and OKane moves out of range easily.
Prokop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from OKane.
Prokop throws a leg kick
and OKane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Prokop looks gassed!

OKane has closed the distance and engaged Prokop in a clinch.

OKane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

OKane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prokop to the ground. OKane is now in Prokop's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OKane cracks Prokop with a solid left hand.
OKane advances to half guard.
OKane 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 one minute gone in the round.
OKane passes the guard and advances to mount!
OKane sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OKane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prokop is looking to escape.
OKane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
OKane content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OKane with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
OKane postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prokop looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

OKane looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
OKane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
OKane is landing with some decent strikes but Prokop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OKane lands a big elbow.

OKane is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prokop to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prokop shrugs it off.
OKane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prokop?
BOOM! OKane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
OKane wants to control the pace but Prokop is squirming around nicely.
OKane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OKane looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OKane working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prokop is in a horrible position here. OKane smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
OKane lands with some strikes.
OKane with a couple of short strikes.

OKane is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Prokop to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Prokop shrugs it off.
OKane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OKane looking to control but Prokop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
OKane controlling the pace for now.
OKane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kp OKane dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

OKane forces Prokop back against the cage and clinches.
OKane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prokop.

OKane breaks from the clinch.
OKane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Prokop tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Prokop. Those never looked like landing.
OKane blocks a head kick by Prokop.
A solid body kick from OKane.
OKane misses with a few strikes there.
Prokop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OKane circles away quickly and effectively.

OKane closes the distance and clinches.
OKane trying to land knees to the body.

OKane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kp OKane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prokop is breathing heavily.
OKane scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prokop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartosz Prokop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by OKane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prokop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from OKane.
Prokop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
OKane throws a head kick that Prokop semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prokop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by OKane. OKane obviously looking to wear him down.
Prokop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

OKane dives in and scores a takedown into Prokop's guard.
OKane working some strikes from top position.
OKane lands a couple of digs.
OKane stays in close to Prokop's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OKane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prokop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OKane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OKane stands up over Prokop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
OKane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
OKane is nestled in close to Prokop, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
OKane moves into full mount! Prokop won't be happy about that!
OKane trying to control but Prokop is having none of it.
Prokop wants to get back to his feet.
Prokop takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
OKane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prokop can do to turn this around?
Prokop tries to buck OKane off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OKane working for a submission but Prokop is keeping him at bay.
OKane raining down hammerfists from mount.
OKane breaks from Prokop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
OKane punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prokop taking shots to the head.
OKane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
OKane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OKane breaks from Prokop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
OKane pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
OKane controlling the position easily from mount.
Kp OKane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OKane wants to control the pace but Prokop is squirming around nicely.
OKane lands with some strikes.
OKane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prokop is looking to escape.
OKane with the ground and pound from mount.

OKane has control of Prokop's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Prokop regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OKane is landing with some decent strikes but Prokop is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kp OKane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

OKane cracks a nice hook into Prokop's ribs.
Prokop slaps away a takedown attempt from OKane, before circling back to the center of the mat.
OKane misses with the combination.
Prokop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by OKane.
OKane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prokop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for OKane.

OKane has Prokop up against the cage in a clinch.

OKane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prokop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OKane tries a head kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting OKane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Prokop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prokop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OKane lands a leg kick that knocks Prokop off balance momentarily.
Prokop walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prokop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OKane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kp OKane is winning the standup battle so far.

OKane clinches.

OKane breaks the clinch.
Prokop 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OKane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kp OKane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

OKane closes the distance and clinches.
OKane lands with a left to the head.

OKane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OKane closes the distance and clinches up with Prokop, looking for a takedown. OKane pushes Prokop against the cage but Prokop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
OKane tries to clinch there but Prokop circles away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
OKane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prokop paws at him with a jab and circles away.

OKane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prokop pushes OKane off but OKane dives into side control.
OKane moves into full mount!

Prokop wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! OKane has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Prokop taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kp OKane!