PBP Commentary

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

Okoroji
vs
Colombo

190 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
34
201 lbs
11 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franco Colombo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colombo is looking to clinch but Okoroji is avoiding it.
Franco Colombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colombo misses with a head kick.
Okoroji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Okoroji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colombo circles away quickly and effectively.

Colombo gets caught napping as Okoroji dives in and scores a takedown. Colombo manages to retain guard.
Okoroji stays in close to Colombo's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoroji passes Colombo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Colombo tries to roll over but Okoroji keeps him under control.
Okoroji throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Okoroji in particular looking to stall.
Okoroji lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colombo is in trouble now - Okoroji has advanced to mount!
Colombo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okoroji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Okoroji looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Colombo wants to control but Okoroji is having none of it.
Okoroji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Okoroji is landing with some decent strikes but Colombo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Okoroji lands a heavy elbow.
Okoroji with shots to the head and body - Colombo looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoroji content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colombo taking shots to the head.
Okoroji raining down shots from the mount!
Okoroji in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Okoroji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Okoroji with shots to the head and body - Colombo looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji controlling from the full mount.
Okoroji working the ground and pound effectively.
Okoroji controlling from mount.
Colombo is looking to improve his position but Okoroji isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colombo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Okoroji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Okoroji with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Okoroji landing strikes from the mount.
Okoroji scoring with strikes but Colombo is staying in there.

Colombo is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Colombo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okoroji landing punches.
Colombo is still in real trouble! Can Okoroji finish him?
Okoroji lands a big shot to the head and Colombo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yakubu Okoroji!
Yakubu Okoroji seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.