PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Heggs
vs
Okiro

198 cm
34
280 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

200 cm
36
219 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okiro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okiro cracks Heggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heggs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Okiro misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Okiro both land. Nice combination.
Okiro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okiro swings widly with a right hand

and Heggs counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Okiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Heggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okiro.
Okiro stalling in the clinch but Heggs improves position.
Okiro blocking some punches.

Heggs breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs avoids the body shot from Okiro.
Heggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Heggs scrambles back to his feet.
Heggs is looking to land body kicks.
Okiro tries to clinch up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okiro.
Okiro tries to clinch up.
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Okiro.
Heggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okiro misses with a hook. Heggs ducked under it nicely.

Okiro darts in and clinches Heggs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heggs has him pressed against the cage.
Okiro lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okiro digs a right hand into Heggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heggs's gas tank.
Okiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Heggs uses good head movement to avoid it.

Okiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Okiro does no damage.
Okiro throws a head kick that misses.
Okiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okiro.
Okiro wants to clinch up but Heggs keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okiro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heggs throws a jab when Okiro was well out of range.
A punch combination from Okiro misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Okiro. Those never looked like landing.
Okiro throws a push kick but Heggs slaps the foot to one side.
Okiro tries to clinch but Heggs moves out of range.
Okiro is looking to clinch.
Heggs looks to throw the jab but Okiro is out of range.
Okiro misses with an uppercut

and Heggs holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Okiro manages to break the clinch.
Okiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okiro connects with a looping right hand.
Okiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okiro tries to clinch up.

Heggs clinches with his opponent.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heggs.
Okiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
Heggs can't find room to land a body shot as Okiro controls the action.
Heggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heggs keeps control of Okiro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okiro lands a head shot.
Heggs misses with a few strikes there.

Okiro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okiro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Heggs manages to break the clinch.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Okiro closes the distance and clinches.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyon Okiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Okiro takes one on the button.
Okiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okiro throws a lazy head kick
and Heggs counters with a leg kick.
Okiro lands a body shot.
Okiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okiro.
Okiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heggs's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Okiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okiro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okiro lands a lovely overhand right.
Okiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okiro.

Okiro clinches with his opponent.
Okiro keeps control of Heggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lyon Okiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Okiro breaks the clinch.
Lyon Okiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Heggs sizes up Okiro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heggs.
Okiro tries to clinch but Heggs is having none of it.
Heggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okiro throws a front kick that sends Heggs stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Okiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heggs manages to avoid it.
Heggs keeps the fight on the outside.
Heggs connects with a single shot there.
Okiro lands with a nice body kick.
Heggs takes a swing at Okiro's ribcage but misses.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okiro.
Okiro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Okiro scores with a nice strike.

Okiro rushes Heggs and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Okiro prevents a body shot from Heggs.
Okiro can't find room to land a body shot as Heggs controls the action.
Okiro has a couple of punches blocked by Heggs.
Okiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okiro working aggressively here.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Okiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okiro throws a combination that misses

and Heggs counters with a crisp right hand that drops Okiro! Heggs lets Okiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Okiro misses with a body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Okiro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heggs throws the left hand but Okiro avoids the punch easily.

Okiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro misses with a punch on the inside.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Heggs drops Okiro onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Okiro is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Okiro is rocked!
Heggs taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Okiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Heggs counters with a huge right that knocks Okiro out cold! Heggs is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luther Heggs!
A very excited looking Luther Heggs 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.