PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's entrance music is Cocteau Twins - Song to the Siren. A fine choice. Okano has chosen Aalto - Resolution as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hernandez
vs
Okano

185 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Okano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Okano's body.
Okano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Okano instigates a clinch.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Okano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez wants to stall.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Okano.

It looks like Oscar Hernandez has been cut.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Hernandez takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Okano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano leaning against his opponent.
Okano lands a knee to the body.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hernandez's face.
Okano crunches a lovely knee into Hernandez's ribcage.
Okano taking a breather.
Okano keeps control of Hernandez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Okano looking to slow down the pace here.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okano misses with a knee to the head.
Okano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Okano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
Hernandez letting Okano take a breather here.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Okano.
Okano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hernandez's face.
Okano misses with a knee to the head.
Okano missing with knees to the body.
Hernandez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okano scores with a knee to the head.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Okano stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Okano misses with a knee strike.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Okano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Okano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okano scores a nice knee to the body.
Hernandez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Okano misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Okano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Hernandez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Okano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Okano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that Okano avoids nicely.
Oscar Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Okano moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Okano with a knee to the head.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okano landing knees to the head.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Okano tries to stall but Hernandez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okano stalling in the clinch but Hernandez improves position.
Okano misses with a knee to the head.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okano is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernandez gets an underhook and turns Okano into the cage.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okano misses with a knee strike.
Okano stalling the fight.
Okano missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okano missing with knees to the body.
Okano prevents Hernandez from breaking the clinch.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez looking to slow down the pace here.
Okano scores with a knee to the head.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Okano misses with a knee strike.
Okano landing knees to the head.
Hernandez is trying to break the clinch but Okano has him pressed against the cage.
Okano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Okano wants to stall.
Hernandez lands a shot to the body.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.
Okano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okano.
A bit of stalling here from Okano.
Okano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hernandez.
Okano missing with knees to the body.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Okano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hernandez is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Okano landing knees to the head.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okano looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Okano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oscar Hernandez's cut.
That's time! Hernandez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hernandez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Okano.
Hernandez fails to land with a series of punches.

Okano moves into range and clinches up with Hernandez.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Hernandez.
Okano tries to stall but Hernandez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Okano is controlling the position.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Okano tries a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okano trying to stall but Hernandez improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Okano.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Okano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Okano has double underhooks.
Hernandez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okano misses with a knee strike.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.
Okano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Okano has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Hernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okano looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Okano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Okano trying to stall but Hernandez improves his position.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Okano is controlling the position.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.
Okano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Okano is controlling the position.
Okano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okano landing knees to the body.
Okano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Okano has double underhooks.
Okano tries to stall but Hernandez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hernandez wants to break free but Okano has control.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Okano has double underhooks.
Okano looking to throw knees to the head but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Okano is keeping busy.
Okano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hernandez is trying to break free.
Okano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernandez avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Okano.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
Okano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez tries to break the clinch but Okano is controlling the position.
Hernandez letting Okano take a breather here.
Hernandez can't break the clinch.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but Hernandez blocks with his arms.
Okano trying to land knees to the body.
Oscar Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Okano keeps him there for the moment.
Okano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
Okano taking a breather.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Okano has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but Okano won't allow it.
Okano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Okano.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okano with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koji Okano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Okano!