PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Teon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakubu Okoroji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okoroji
vs
Teon

190 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pan Teon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Teon drives through and clinches with Okoroji against the cage.
Teon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teon misses with a body punch.
Teon wants to break free but Okoroji has control.
Teon is pushing Okoroji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okoroji has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Teon after a bit of a struggle.
Teon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okoroji backwards.
Teon tries to score a body lock takedown but Okoroji shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Teon breaks the clinch.
Teon looks to score with a jab to the body but Okoroji is just out of range.
Okoroji misses with a low kick.
Teon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teon with a hook.
Pan Teon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Okoroji drives through with a takedown into Teon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Okoroji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okoroji throwing strikes from guard but Teon blocks nicely.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Teon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okoroji will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okoroji postures up in Teon's guard and throws a big left but Teon blocks it.
Okoroji with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teon wants to sweep but no luck.
Okoroji wants to pass the guard but Teon is keeping the position.
Okoroji's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teon wants to stand up but Okoroji is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teon scores with a nice right hand.
Teon looks to land a combination but Okoroji avoids it well.

Okoroji shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Teon is trying to defend but Okoroji finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Okoroji looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji is looking to take a break and control but Teon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji wants to pass the guard but Teon is defending well.
Okoroji trying to control from Teon's half guard. Teon has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Okoroji passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Teon's face as Okoroji controls the position.
Okoroji has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Okoroji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teon is in all sorts of trouble here.
Okoroji sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakubu Okoroji dominated that round.
That's time! Okoroji's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Teon tries to clinch up but Okoroji circles away and keeps his distance.

Okoroji feints and as Teon raises his hands in defense, Okoroji changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okoroji trying to control but Teon is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yakubu Okoroji.
Okoroji tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Teon wants to clinch up but Okoroji keeps it at a distance.
Okoroji moves in looking to clinch but Teon pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okoroji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Teon closes the distance and clinches.
Okoroji blocks a body shot from Teon.
Teon is trying to push Okoroji away but Okoroji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Teon decides to pull guard.
Okoroji with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Okoroji stands and throws Teon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Okoroji is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Teon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Teon is not content to let Okoroji control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji advances to mount.
Okoroji controlling his opponent.
Okoroji landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Okoroji with shots to the head and body - Teon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Okoroji looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okoroji wants to control the pace but Teon is squirming around nicely.
Teon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Okoroji 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.
Okoroji looking to finish Teon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Teon!
Okoroji working the ground and pound effectively.
Okoroji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Teon is looking to escape.
Okoroji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teon looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoroji lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoroji is stalling here but it's allowed Teon to get half guard.
Teon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Teon is refusing to be controlled, as Okoroji sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Teon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Okoroji scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yakubu Okoroji dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Teon has managed to clinch.
Teon throws a head punch that misses.
Teon is trying to push Okoroji away but Okoroji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Teon is working Okoroji over against the cage.
Okoroji takes a shot to the head.
Okoroji goes for a takedown attempt but Teon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Teon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okoroji moves in looking to clinch but Teon pushes him off.
Teon throws a right and a left that Okoroji avoids nicely.
Teon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teon tries to bum rush Okoroji with a series of wild strikes but Okoroji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teon misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Teon drives through and clinches with Okoroji against the cage.
Teon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teon is leaning against Okoroji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Teon throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoroji.
Okoroji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Teon scores with a shot to the side of Okoroji's head.
Teon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okoroji has Teon pressed against the cage, preventing Teon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Teon is trying to force a seperation but Okoroji has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji is looking to take this one to the mat.
Teon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoroji blocking some punches.
Teon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Teon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okoroji or not.
Okoroji is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakubu Okoroji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teon working aggressively here.
Okoroji is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Teon controlling the action here for a moment.
Okoroji can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teon tries to work over Okoroji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Teon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Teon is trying to break free.
Okoroji takes a shot to the head.
Okoroji drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Teon gets underhooks to prevent Okoroji's takedown attempt.
Okoroji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice body punch from Teon - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teon tries a body shot but Okoroji blocks it.
Okoroji prevents a body shot from Teon.
Okoroji is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Teon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Teon lands a nice uppercut.

Teon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pan Teon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okoroji throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teon's waist but Teon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okoroji off to one side.
Okoroji looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teon is fending him off so far but Okoroji persists. Nope, Teon circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Yakubu Okoroji has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Teon wants to clinch up but Okoroji keeps it at a distance.
Teon falls off balance throwing a combination

and Okoroji counters with a takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Okoroji thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yakubu Okoroji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okoroji is looking to take a break and control but Teon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pan Teon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okoroji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yakubu Okoroji!
Our winner, Yakubu Okoroji, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.