PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuarangton Duankorai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Duankorai
vs
Jiizu Okunaba

185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuarangton Duankorai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba takes a swing at Duankorai's ribcage but misses.
Okunaba just misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba 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.
Okunaba checks a leg kick.
Okunaba thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Okunaba misses.
We've been told by Duankorai's head coaches at Xtreme Punishment that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Okunaba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duankorai.
We've been informed that Okunaba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Okunaba misses with a body shot.
Duankorai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duankorai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duankorai wants it to stay on the feet.
Duankorai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okunaba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Okunaba shoots in looking for a takedown. Duankorai tries to sprawl out of it but Okunaba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duankorai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba cracks Duankorai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuarangton Duankorai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duankorai just misses with a punch to the body.
Duankorai motions for Okunaba to come forward. Duankorai throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okunaba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okunaba throws a jab but it's blocked by Duankorai.
A low kick from Duankorai misses

and Okunaba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Duankorai's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Okunaba is looking to work some ground and pound but Duankorai has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Duankorai is retaining full guard.
Duankorai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okunaba on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Okunaba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Duankorai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duankorai tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba trying to control but Duankorai is working from the bottom.
Okunaba pushing down on Duankorai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Okunaba seems content to control.
Okunaba is trying to control the action in half guard but Duankorai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Okunaba is looking to advance position but Duankorai won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Duankorai defending well though.
Okunaba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duankorai is looking to escape.
Okunaba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okunaba working the head and body with strikes.
Duankorai trying to control from the bottom.
Okunaba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duankorai keeps working.
Okunaba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Duankorai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okunaba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba drops an elbow to the side of Duankorai's head.
Okunaba slips a nice elbow through Duankorai's hands, connecting with Duankorai's forehead.
Okunaba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Okunaba passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Duankorai!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Kuarangton Duankorai has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okunaba landing strikes from the mount and Duankorai is in trouble!

Okunaba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Okunaba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okunaba lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuarangton Duankorai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Okunaba sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Duankorai's defenses. It connects perfectly with Duankorai's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!