PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Long
vs
Okamoto

172 cm
20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

168 cm
20
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Long.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okamoto throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long lands with a nice combination. Okamoto backs away looking to recover.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Long works Okamoto's body with a nice hook.
Long cracks Okamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot by Long.
Long scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Okamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.

Okamoto moves into the clinch.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Long leaves Okamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okamoto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Long scores with a sloppy right hand. Okamoto should have avoided that one.
Long throws a shot to the body.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long moves into range and connects with a jab.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
Okamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long scores with a jab.
Okamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
David Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long moves out of range as Okamoto throws a body kick.

Okamoto moves into range and clinches up with Long.
Long blocks a body shot from Okamoto.
Long is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Long looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto leaning against his opponent.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Long doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long tries to break the clinch but Okamoto is controlling the position.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Okamoto is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.

Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto misses with a body kick.
Okamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Okamoto tried to score with a low kick but Long checks it.
Okamoto shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
David Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Long checks a leg kick.
Okamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okamoto looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Okamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto misses the body punch
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okamoto.
Long lands a jab to Okamoto's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Long dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Long lands with an overhand left.
Long lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Okamoto looks to land a body kick but Long moved away.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Long scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto dives in and grabs Long's left leg, looking for a takedown. Long pushes down on Okamoto's head and hops out.
Okamoto thows a leg kick but Long checks it
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okamoto throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
Long lunges at Okamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okamoto's hand.
Long looks to land a combination. Okamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Okamoto throws out a leg kick but Long moves out of range and Okamoto only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long works the jab nicely.
Long is looking to slow Okamoto down with leg kicks.

Okamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Long keeping moving, preventing Okamoto from controlling successfully.
Okamoto slips nicely into half guard.
Long is staying active underneath Okamoto, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long won't allow Okamoto to pass to mount.
Okamoto wants to take a breather but Long is having none of it.
Okamoto slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hiroyuki Okamoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Long as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto shoots in and drives through. Long sprawls well.
David Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Donk. Long catches Okamoto right on the button with a cross.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Long's corner calls for a 1-2. Long obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okamoto in his tracks.
Okamoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long cracks Okamoto with a good jab.
Long moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long cracks Okamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Long lands with a hook. Okamoto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okamoto misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Okamoto backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okamoto off to one side.
Long moves out of range as Okamoto strikes.
Horrible takedown by Okamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Long which made him look bad.
Okamoto is breathing heavily.
Okamoto fails to land the takedown.
Long fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
David Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Okamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Long dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Long throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Okamoto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Long clobbers Okamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okamoto misses with a kick to the body.
Long lands a body shot.
Okamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Okamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long blocks a head kick by Okamoto.

Okamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long is trying to push Okamoto away but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stalling in the clinch from Okamoto.
Long blocks a body shot from Okamoto.
Okamoto stalling against the cage.
Okamoto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Long.
Long working hard to break the clinch.
Okamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to break free but Okamoto has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okamoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Long as he jumps to the side.
Long comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Okamoto's head back.
Long cracks Okamoto with a good jab.
Long works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Long connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okamoto scrambles back to his feet.
Long keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Okamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okamoto throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Long as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Long.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Long goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Okamoto swinging wildly here.
Long scores with a jab.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okamoto moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long connects with a right hand. Okamoto shakes it off.
David Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okamoto doesn't seem bothered though.
Okamoto shoots in looking for a takedown but Long manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Okamoto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
David Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Long darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Okamoto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Long scores with the left hand. Okamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Hiroyuki Okamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okamoto misses with a looping left.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Long keeps it at a distance.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Long slams his shin into Okamoto's torso.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Long, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Long!
David Long bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.