PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apio Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor comes to the cage accompanied by how i could just kill a man. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Billy Blumpkin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Okafor
vs
Blumpkin

195 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

180 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Apio Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Blumpkin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Blumpkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okafor defends well and Blumpkin ends up having to push Okafor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blumpkin avoids it.
Blumpkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the head but Blumpkin blocks with his arms.
Okafor misses with a body punch.
Blumpkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okafor crunches a lovely knee into Blumpkin's ribcage.
Blumpkin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okafor prevents it.
Okafor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blumpkin.
Blumpkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okafor throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okafor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okafor is pressed up against the cage. Blumpkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okafor down to the mat. Okafor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Blumpkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Blumpkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Okafor is trying to control but can't.

Blumpkin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Okafor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blumpkin.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor controlling the position well.
Okafor is trying to maintain the position but Blumpkin is very close to passing his half guard.

Blumpkin seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Okafor has recovered full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin throws a strike but Okafor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Blumpkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Okafor passes into side control.
Blumpkin regains half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Okafor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blumpkin regains full guard. Nicely done.

Okafor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Blumpkin working for submissions but it's allowed Okafor to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blumpkin looking for a kimura from the bottom but Okafor passes into side control!
Blumpkin struggling a bit here.
Blumpkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blumpkin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blumpkin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okafor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Blumpkin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okafor pinned against the cage. Okafor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okafor thumps Blumpkin with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor cracks Blumpkin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumpkin avoids the body shot from Okafor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blumpkin checks a leg kick.

Okafor clinches up against the cage.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor swings wildly with an uppercut but Blumpkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blumpkin tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blumpkin is trying to drag Okafor to the mat but Okafor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Blumpkin tries to score a body lock takedown but Okafor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okafor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Okafor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okafor pushes Blumpkin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blumpkin avoiding damage as Okafor throws knees to the body.
Okafor missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okafor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Okafor tries to clinch but Blumpkin moves out of range.
Blumpkin misses with a takedown attempt - Okafor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blumpkin tries for a takedown but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Okafor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blumpkin avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blumpkin can do to turn this around?
Blumpkin fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Blumpkin as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apio Okafor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor stuffs the takedown attempt from Blumpkin. Blumpkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blumpkin or perhaps it was just good defense by Okafor, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billy Blumpkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blumpkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Apio Okafor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blumpkin.
Okafor tries to clinch there but Blumpkin circles away.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blumpkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okafor to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okafor. Okafor obviously looking to wear him down.
Apio Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Blumpkin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Okafor gets caught napping as Blumpkin dives in and scores a takedown. Okafor manages to retain guard.
Blumpkin trying to control but Okafor is working from the bottom.
Blumpkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Blumpkin passes Okafor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blumpkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Blumpkin is working for an americana but Okafor has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Blumpkin was thinking about the submission.
Okafor controlling Blumpkin's posture.
Okafor keeping moving, preventing Blumpkin from controlling successfully.
Okafor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blumpkin wants to pass the guard but Okafor is keeping the position.
Blumpkin throws a big elbow that misses.
Apio Okafor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Blumpkin has gone for a leg lock! Okafor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blumpkin's guard.

Blumpkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Billy Blumpkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Blumpkin looking for a guillotine here but Okafor defends easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apio Okafor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Okafor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apio Okafor!
A victorious Apio Okafor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.