PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano has chosen Aalto - Resolution as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Anello
vs
Okano

178 cm
25
168 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

176 cm
33
166 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano throws a low kick but Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello misses with a few strikes there.
Okano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anello is able to avoid easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Anello blocks the leg kick.
Okano tries to clinch up
and Anello counters with a stiff right hand.
Koji Okano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anello throws a low kick but Okano moves out of range easily.
Okano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anello throws the left hand but Okano avoids the punch easily.
Okano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okano throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okano.
Okano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Okano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anello.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anello checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anello blocks a low kick nicely.
Anello keeps the fight on the outside.
Okano tried to score with a low kick but Anello checks it.
Anello lands with a hook. Okano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anello checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab lands there for Okano.
Okano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anello if he has to take too many more of those.
Okano misses with a head kick.
Okano throws out a leg kick but Anello moves out of range and Okano only half commits.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick and Anello moves out of range easily.
Anello throws a body punch but Okano moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Anello.
Good work by Anello as he checks the leg kick.
Okano throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anello scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Okano closes the distance but Anello moves to the side
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
Okano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anello's calf.
Okano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anello.
Anello lands with a hook. Okano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okano thumps Anello with a low kick.
Anello turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okano avoids the body shot from Anello.
Okano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Okano motions for Anello to come forward. Okano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okano tries a head kick but it misses.
Okano tries to land a leg kick but Anello saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anello throws a jab when Okano was well out of range.
Okano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okano connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Okano.
Okano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.
Okano throws a nice head kick!
Okano is looking to clinch but Anello is avoiding it.
Okano lands an overhand right.
Okano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anello sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Okano throws a low kick but Anello moves out of range easily.
Okano throws a leg kick but Anello moved away.
Okano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anello swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Okano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A bone on bone clash there as Anello blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okano.
Okano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anello.
Okano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anello throws the left hand but Okano avoids the punch easily.
Okano tries to clinch but Anello moves out of range.
Anello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okano keeps Anello at a distance using the push kick.
Okano misses with the body kick
and Anello cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anello, as that shot connected.
Anello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anello avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Okano dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Okano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okano.

Anello gets tackled into the cage by Okano. Okano maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anello blocks it with crossed arms.
Anello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anello takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anello blocks it with crossed arms.
Anello tries to circle away but Okano has him pinned against the cage.
Okano keeps control of Anello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okano has Anello pressed against the cage, preventing Anello from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anello's brow.
Anello on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anello's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Anello's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Anello blocks it.

Anello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello avoids the head kick by Okano.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anello has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anello and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okano connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anello has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anello and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good shot there by Anello.
Anello dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Okano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Okano thows a leg kick but Anello checks it
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okano.
Okano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anello.
Okano on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano slips a jab from Anello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello lands a jab to the nose.
Okano throws a sloppy head kick
and Okano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okano moves out of range as Anello strikes.
Anello misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okano.
Anello feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Okanos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anello.
Anello throws a body kick that misses.
Okano throws a head kick that misses.
Anello throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anello.
Okano throws a leg kick which misses Anello's front leg but catches the back leg as Anello tries to avoid it.
Okano wants to land a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Okano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anello lands the left hand.
Okano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Okano slips a straight right by Anello.
Nice jab there from Okano.
Anello lands a head shot.
A jab from Okano finds it's way through Anello's defenses.
Okano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okano under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello misses the shot to the body.
Okano throws a head kick but Anello moves out of range.
Okano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anello.
Anello lands a nice shot that snaps Okano's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okano misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okano throws a lazy head kick
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Okano throws a leg kick but Anello moved away.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anello lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anello motions for Okano to come forward. Anello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Koji Okano will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Okano throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Okano moved out of range.
Okano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okano.
A low kick from Okano is predictable there
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Okano misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anello, right into the meat.
Okano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anello takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Anello moves away from the strike by Okano.
Anello tests Okano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koji Okano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okano throws out a loose jab but Anello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okano tries to clinch up but Anello circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okano.
Anello swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anello.
Anello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anello wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okano throws a poor cross that misses
and Anello makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Okano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okano throws a leg kick
and Anello counters with a straight right hand.
Okano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Anello. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anello.
Okano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koji Okano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Anello misses
and Okano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Anello - just one landing.
A low kick from Okano misses
and Anello counters with a nice uppercut.
Anello tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anello lands a lovely overhand right.
Okano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anello bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okano lands with a cross.
Anello darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anello slips under a jab.
Anello slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Okano is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anello.
Okano is still on wobbly legs! Can Anello finish him?
Okano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anello is able to avoid easily.
Okano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anello is able to avoid easily.
Okano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Anello is able to avoid easily.
Okano seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Okano misses its intended target.
Okano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okano throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Okano.
Anello tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anello walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Anello throws a series of punches but Okano avoids them all with ease.
Anello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anello is looking to slow Okano down with leg kicks.
Okano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okano slips under a jab.

Anello lands a big uppercut and Okano crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Okano looks OK. Anello waves Okano back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anello checks a leg kick.
Anello blocks a head kick by Okano.

Anello cracks Okano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Okano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Anello finish him?
A good leg kick by Okano.
Anello blocks a head kick by Okano.
Anello throws a body kick that misses.
Okano fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Anello misses the target.
Okano moves out of range of the body kick from Anello.
Okano slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okano has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Koji Okano!
Koji Okano took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.