PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeo Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeo Okamoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rios
vs
Okamoto

182 cm
31
205 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear

Happy Pills
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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 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeo Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Okamoto.
Rios lands a jab-cross combination.
Rios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Okamoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rios counters with a thumping low kick.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okamoto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Okamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rios just misses with a punch to the body.

Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rios, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Okamoto.
Rios tries a body shot but Okamoto blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Rios controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okamoto.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okamoto.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Okamoto.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Okamoto avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios avoids the elbow strike from Okamoto, against the cage.
Okamoto lands a shot to the body.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Okamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Okamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Rios avoids the damage to the body.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Okamoto controls his hands.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okamoto trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Okamoto.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Okamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okamoto lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Okamoto.
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!
Okamoto trying to stall but Rios improves his position.
Okamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Okamoto avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okamoto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Rios.
Rios's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okamoto backwards.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Okamoto.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios takes an elbow to the forehead.
Okamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rios or not.
Okamoto blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okamoto.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Okamoto avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Okamoto blocks a body shot from Rios.
Rios leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands an elbow just above Rios 's eye.
Rios tries to work over Okamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okamoto lands a nice elbow.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Okamoto.
Okamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rios.
Okamoto lands an elbow inside.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamoto blocks a body shot from Rios.
Okamoto blocks a body shot from Rios.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Rios.
Okamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands an elbow just above Rios 's eye.

Rios is rocked!
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rios in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Okamoto controls the action.
Rios avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Okamoto.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Okamoto controls the action.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Okamoto controls the action.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okamoto trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Takeo Okamoto will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Okamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okamoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okamoto is looking to clinch but Rios is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
Okamoto with a hook.
Rios is looking to clinch but Okamoto is avoiding it.
Okamoto lands a nice hook to Rios's body. Rios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rios takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Rios is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okamoto measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Rios! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Takeo Okamoto!
Takeo Okamoto is the new light heavyweight champion!
Takeo Okamoto gave a mention to Happy Pills in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).