PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Crodonilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay comes to the cage accompanied by ISIS - THE TOWER. Crodonilson has chosen Mexican Sun-- Chevelle 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.

Otaktay
vs
Crodonilson

169 cm
29
147 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

170 cm
29
155 lbs
26 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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 Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Crodonilson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crodonilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Crodonilson avoids a kick to the body.
Otaktay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Crodonilson as he connects with a hook.
Otaktay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Crodonilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otaktay looks for the body kick but Crodonilson saw that one coming.
Otaktay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crodonilson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Ahiga Otaktay has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Otaktay misses the target.
Otaktay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otaktay wants to clinch.
Crodonilson blocks a leg kick.
Crodonilson blocks a head kick by Otaktay.
Crodonilson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crodonilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay doesn't manage to clinch there - Crodonilson circles away.
Crodonilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Otaktay tries to score with a low kick but Crodonilson moves his leg out of the way.
Crodonilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Otaktay is out of range.
Otaktay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crodonilson ducks under a wild hook from Otaktay.
Otaktay looks to land a body kick but Crodonilson moved away.
Otaktay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Otaktay moves out of range as Crodonilson strikes.
Crodonilson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Otaktay misses
and Crodonilson counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice combination there by Otaktay.
An inside leg kick lands from Crodonilson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crodonilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Crodonilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crodonilson.
Otaktay avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Otaktay. That's going to slow Crodonilson down.

Otaktay drives through and clinches with Crodonilson against the cage.
Crodonilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crodonilson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Otaktay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crodonilson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crodonilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crodonilson avoids the elbow strike from Otaktay, against the cage.
Crodonilson has had enough of the clinch but Otaktay keeps him there for the moment.
Otaktay lands an elbow just above Crodonilson 's eye.
Crodonilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Crodonilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay throws the kick towards the body but Crodonilson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson misses with a body punch
and Otaktay counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Otaktay throws a leg kick
and Crodonilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Otaktay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otaktay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Crodonilson tenderised Otaktay's leg. Otaktay is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut lands for Crodonilson. That snapped Otaktay's head back.
Otaktay throws a leg kick
and Crodonilson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crodonilson takes one on the button.
Otaktay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otaktay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otaktay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crodonilson misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Otaktay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crodonilson's calf.
Otaktay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crodonilson checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Crodonilson misses.
Otaktay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otaktay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crodonilson. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crodonilson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otaktay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crodonilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crodonilson throws a head kick but Otaktay moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay misses with a straight right.
Otaktay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crodonilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Otaktay misses with a leg kick
and Crodonilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Otaktay avoids the body shot from Crodonilson.
Otaktay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crodonilson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crodonilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crodonilson avoids the body shot from Otaktay.
Crodonilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otaktay is looking to wear down Crodonilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crodonilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Otaktay rushes Crodonilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Otaktay lands a left hand.
Crodonilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Otaktay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otaktay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crodonilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Otaktay dodges an elbow strike from Crodonilson.
Crodonilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crodonilson is defending well for now.

Crodonilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crodonilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otaktay.
Otaktay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otaktay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crodonilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otaktay is looking to land body kicks.
Otaktay 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 chopping leg kick lands by Crodonilson.
Otaktay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Otaktay defending well as Crodonilson loads up on a big left hand.
Otaktay slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crodonilson. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otaktay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Otaktay clinches up with Crodonilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Crodonilson trying to stall but Otaktay improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay throws an elbow that misses.
Crodonilson misses with an elbow strike.
Otaktay working Crodonilson over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Otaktay as Crodonilson tries to tie him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crodonilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crodonilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crodonilson prevents a body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay scores a nice knee to the body.
Otaktay tries a body shot but Crodonilson blocks it.
Otaktay pushes Crodonilson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crodonilson lands a damaging elbow.
Crodonilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crodonilson blocks a body shot from Otaktay.
Crodonilson lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Otaktay - that landed with a thud.
Otaktay with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crodonilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay misses with a leg kick
and Otaktay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otaktay cracks Crodonilson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Otaktay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crodonilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Otaktay as he connects with a hook.
Crodonilson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Otaktay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crodonilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a head kick that half lands.
Ahiga Otaktay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Otaktay.
Otaktay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Otaktay throws a head kick but Crodonilson moves out of range.
Otaktay lands with a kick to the temple. Crodonilson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crodonilson keeps Otaktay at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick which misses Otaktay's front leg but catches the back leg as Otaktay tries to avoid it.
Otaktay tries to clinch up but Crodonilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Crodonilson tries to work over Otaktay's front leg with a kick but Otaktay checks it.
Crodonilson lands a jab to Otaktay's midsection.
Otaktay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crodonilson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Otaktay can pounce on him.
Crodonilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crodonilson scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crodonilson. That's going to slow Otaktay down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crodonilson scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crodonilson misses the shot to the body.
Otaktay wants to slow Crodonilson down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Otaktay moves out of range as Crodonilson throws a body kick.
Crodonilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Otaktay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crodonilson checks a low kick from Otaktay.
Crodonilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Otaktay on the side of the head.
Otaktay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crodonilson throws a front kick aimed at Otaktay's knee but Otaktay avoids it well.
Crodonilson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Otaktay thows a body shot but no joy.
Ahiga Otaktay is winning the standup battle so far.
Otaktay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crodonilson is out of range.
Otaktay throws a push kick but Crodonilson slaps the foot to one side.
Otaktay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Otaktay rushes Crodonilson and presses him up against the cage.
Crodonilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ahiga Otaktay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otaktay avoiding damage as Crodonilson throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otaktay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otaktay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otaktay trying to land knees to the body.
Otaktay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Crodonilson avoids the damage to the body.
Otaktay tries to land a knee to the head but Crodonilson blocks with his arms.

Crodonilson breaks from the clinch.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Crodonilson throws a good cross that connects.
Crodonilson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crodonilson feints a jab promting Otaktay to slip. Crodonilson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Otaktay slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses
and Crodonilson counters with a low kick, right behind Otaktay 's knee.
Crodonilson tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Otaktay punishes Crodonilson's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crodonilson in his tracks.
Crodonilson lands a two punch combo.
Otaktay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Otaktay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crodonilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otaktay throws a low kick but Crodonilson moves out of range easily.
Otaktay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otaktay is looking to slow Crodonilson down with leg kicks.
Crodonilson fails to land with a series of punches.
Otaktay takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Crodonilson slips a jab from Otaktay.
Crodonilson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otaktay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crodonilson under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Crodonilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Otaktay has Crodonilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Otaktay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otaktay misses with an elbow over the top.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crodonilson is defending well for now.
Crodonilson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Otaktay tries a knee to the head but Crodonilson blocks it.
A short right from Otaktay.
Otaktay tries to land knees in the clinch but Crodonilson avoids the damage to the body.
Otaktay avoiding damage as Crodonilson throws knees to the body.
Otaktay has a couple of punches blocked by Crodonilson.

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

Otaktay closes the distance and clinches.
Crodonilson blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otaktay.
Otaktay utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crodonilson tries to stall but Otaktay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crodonilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otaktay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crodonilson is defending well for now.
Crodonilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crodonilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Crodonilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Otaktay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crodonilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crodonilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Otaktay. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay connects with a solid leg kick.
Crodonilson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Otaktay counters with a left and a right that stings Crodonilson.
Crodonilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahiga Otaktay clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crodonilson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Otaktay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otaktay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Otaktay fakes the leg kick and cracks Crodonilson in the body.
Crodonilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crodonilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Otaktay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Otaktay tries a low kick but Crodonilson avoids it.
Otaktay scores with a leg kick.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Otaktay counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crodonilson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Otaktay tries to land a front kick but Crodonilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otaktay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Otaktay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Otaktay misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crodonilson cracks Otaktay with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick but Otaktay checks it.
Crodonilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Otaktay doesn't manage to clinch there - Crodonilson circles away.
Otaktay digs a good hook to Crodonilson's body.
Otaktay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crodonilson moves out of range of the body kick.
Otaktay misses with the body kick
and Crodonilson counters with a low kick, right behind Otaktay 's knee.
Crodonilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crodonilson throws a chopping leg kick but Otaktay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crodonilson misses with an uppercut. Otaktay saw that one coming.
Otaktay throws a body punch but Crodonilson moves out of range.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crodonilson moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otaktay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Otaktay.
Otaktay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick from Otaktay misses
and Crodonilson counters 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!
Crodonilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crodonilson. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Otaktay misses.
Jab, jab by Crodonilson - just one landing.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otaktay scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crodonilson, right into the meat.
Otaktay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson misses with a body kick.
Otaktay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crodonilson checks it well.
Otaktay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Otaktay moves out of range of the strikes.
Otaktay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otaktay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crodonilson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Otaktay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otaktay throws a front kick that sends Crodonilson stumbling back into the cage.
Crodonilson throws a leg kick but Otaktay checks it.
Otaktay throws a body kick that misses
and Crodonilson counters with a big head kick but Otaktay shrugs it off.
Crodonilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay moves out of range of the body kick from Crodonilson.
Crodonilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otaktay lands with a shot to the body.
Crodonilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Otaktay's head.
Crodonilson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Otaktay misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay tried to score with a low kick but Crodonilson checks it.
Otaktay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otaktay drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crodonilson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Otaktay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Otaktay.
Otaktay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Otaktay tries a head kick but it misses.
Crodonilson misses with a left hand
and Otaktay counters with a nice uppercut.
Crodonilson thumps Otaktay with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Wilson Crodonilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ahiga Otaktay's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Otaktay misses with a body shot.
Otaktay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Crodonilson.
Otaktay slips a straight right by Crodonilson.
Otaktay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otaktay lands a jab.
Crodonilson looks for the body kick but Otaktay saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Crodonilson as he connects with a hook.
Otaktay throws a low kick but Crodonilson moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crodonilson. That's going to slow Otaktay down.
Crodonilson misses with a wild body shot.
Crodonilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Otaktay.
A slapping leg kick lands for Otaktay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crodonilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Otaktay checks a low kick from Crodonilson.
Crodonilson misses with a straight left.
Crodonilson lands a head shot.
Crodonilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Otaktay doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Otaktay lands but Crodonilson takes it in his stride.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Crodonilson pushes him off.
Crodonilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Otaktay is predictable there
and Crodonilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Otaktay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crodonilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Otaktay moves into the clinch.
Crodonilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otaktay has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson Crodonilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahiga Otaktay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay has Crodonilson pressed against the cage, preventing Crodonilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crodonilson trying to control the position but instead, Otaktay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crodonilson into the cage.
Crodonilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Otaktay won't allow it.
Crodonilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crodonilson tries to break free but Otaktay pushes him back against the cage.
Crodonilson managing to block the knees to the body from Otaktay.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otaktay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crodonilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crodonilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Crodonilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Otaktay avoids it.
Crodonilson is trying to break the clinch but Otaktay is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crodonilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crodonilson tries to stall but Otaktay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crodonilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crodonilson tries to circle away but Otaktay has him pinned against the cage.
Otaktay blocks an elbow strike.
Crodonilson is trying to force a seperation but Otaktay has the dominant position.
Otaktay lands a body shot.
Crodonilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otaktay throws a knee to the head but misses.

Crodonilson breaks from the clinch.
Otaktay just misses with a punch to the body.

Otaktay gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Otaktay blocks an elbow strike from Crodonilson.
Otaktay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Otaktay lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Otaktay.
Otaktay lands a body punch in the clinch.
Otaktay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crodonilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Otaktay has double underhooks.
Crodonilson avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otaktay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Otaktay can't find room to land a body shot as Crodonilson controls the action.
Otaktay blocks an elbow strike from Crodonilson.

Crodonilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ahiga Otaktay.
Well Otaktay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ahiga Otaktay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.