PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Still's choice of entrance music: Krayzie Bone - Silent Warrior. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jiizu Okunaba
vs
Still

185 cm
23
184 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

182 cm
22
183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Sun-Tzu

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dre Still!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Still misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
Still throws a jab when Okunaba was well out of range.
Still walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okunaba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okunaba misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Still misses the target.
Still misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Still.
Okunaba looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Still misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
Okunaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Still is just out of range.
Still takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Still on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Still misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Still misses with a hook.
Okunaba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Still.
Okunaba ducks under a wild hook from Still.
Okunaba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okunaba.
Okunaba throws a good cross that connects.
Still fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okunaba on the side of the head.
Still chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okunaba can pounce on him.
Okunaba lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Still checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okunaba looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Okunaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Still.
Still attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Still takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okunaba stuns Still with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Okunaba.
Okunaba's corner calls for a 1-2. Okunaba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Okunaba connects with a leg kick. Still looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okunaba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Still to score with a decent uppercut.
Okunaba's corner calls for a 1-2. Okunaba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Still bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Still drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Okunaba defends it well.
Okunaba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Okunaba.
Donk. Okunaba catches Still right on the button with a cross.
Still jabs Okunaba right on the nose. Okunaba blinks but takes it well.
Still shoots in but no luck this time.
Okunaba throws a series of punches but Still moves out of range.
Okunaba misses with a straight left.
Still throws a body kick that misses.
Okunaba wants to slow Still down by chopping away at his legs.
Still fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okunaba.
Still throws a hook to the side of Okunaba's head but Okunaba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Still throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okunaba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Still walks into a left hand.
Still ducks right into an uppercut from Okunaba.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okunaba is looking to slow Still down with leg kicks.
Still tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Still missing with a left hand there. Okunaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Still takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still fails with the takedown.
Still looks to score with a jab to the body but Okunaba is just out of range.
Okunaba connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okunaba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okunaba looks to throw the jab but Still is out of range.
Okunaba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Still throws the left hand but Okunaba avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Still does no damage.
Still throws a low kick but Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Still.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dre Still.
Nice body punch from Okunaba.
Okunaba loads up on a big right hand but Still slips the punch.
Okunaba fails to land with a series of punches.
Okunaba moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okunaba thumps Still with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still scores with a jab. Okunaba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Still tried to score with a low kick but Okunaba checks it.
Still slips a straight right by Okunaba.
Still throws a poor cross that misses
and Okunaba counters with a nice uppercut.
Still closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Still throws a big shot that misses.
Still misses with a hook. Okunaba ducked under it nicely.
Okunaba slips under a jab from Still.
Okunaba jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Okunaba connects with the punch.
The crowd cheers as Okunaba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Still doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okunaba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Still.
Okunaba connects with a looping right hand.
Okunaba lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Okunaba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A slapping body kick lands there for Okunaba.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okunaba.
The crowd cheers as Okunaba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Still doesn't seem phased though.
Okunaba blocks a jab.
Still ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Still shoots in looking for a takedown but Okunaba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Still's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Still.
Still throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okunaba.
Still on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okunaba. Okunaba obviously looking to wear him down.
Okunaba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Still has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Still 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.
Still scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Still throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okunaba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Still.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still scores with a kick to the midsection.
Okunaba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dre Still seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Still looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Still.
Still throws an off balance right hand
and Okunaba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Still takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Still walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Okunaba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Still throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Okunaba on the side of the head.
Still's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Still goes for a double leg but Okunaba avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Okunaba continues to drive forward.
Still tries for a takedown but Okunaba sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dre Still.
Okunaba scores with a nice strike.
Still waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okunaba.
Nice body kick there by Okunaba.
Still misses the jab.
Okunaba cracks Still with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still drops his hands momentarily and Okunaba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Okunaba blocks a jab.
Okunaba misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Still.
Still has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A lazy left from Okunaba finds it's target.
A left and a right from Okunaba both land. Nice combination.
Still takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okunaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Still needs to keep his hands up - Okunaba had a free shot at his head there.

Still shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okunaba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Still preventing the sweep.
Still pushing down on Okunaba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Okunaba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Still pulls his head out easily.
Okunaba trying to control here.
Okunaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Still can do to turn this around?
Okunaba is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still is trying to control the action in half guard but Okunaba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Still there.
Still is thwarting Okunaba's attempts to control the position.
Okunaba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Still.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Still has control of the leg.

Still is trying to work for a kimura but Okunaba is defending well.
Okunaba is trying to stand back up but Still is controlling him

Okunaba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Still has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okunaba is working hard here to advance position.
Still works his way into full mount!
Okunaba is looking to improve his position but Still isn't that keen on the idea.
Still raining down shots from the mount!
Still with the ground and pound from mount.

Okunaba is rocked!
Still looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Okunaba covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Still!
After the fight, Dre Still was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.