PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abah Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okafor has chosen Krayzie Bone - Smokin' Budda as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Pitbull
vs
Okafor

180 cm
38
152 lbs
37 - 18 - 1

174 cm
33
156 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Underworld Clothing
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abah Okafor!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull with a nice cross.
Pitbull definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Okafor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pitbull .
Pitbull lands with a hook. Okafor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okafor misses with a body shot
and Pitbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Pitbull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Abah Okafor has been cut.
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
A quick step to the side and Pitbull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Pitbull looking to score a takedown here. Okafor is defending well but Pitbull drives through and ends up in Okafor's guard.

Okafor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Pitbull misses.
Okafor lands a slapping body shot.
Pitbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okafor has time to react.
Okafor slips under a jab from Pitbull .
Pitbull misses with a wild body shot.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull .
Pitbull misses with a few strikes there.
Abah Okafor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitbull looks to land a left hand but Okafor moved out of range nicely.

Pitbull rushes Okafor and presses him up against the cage.
Pitbull lands a shot to the body.
Pitbull gets through Okafor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okafor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Okafor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okafor.
Okafor connects with a looping right hand.
Pitbull throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Okafor shows good takedown defense.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pitbull misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Okafor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pitbull rather than just go for the knockout.

Pitbull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okafor takes a shot to the head.
Pitbull has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitbull .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitbull blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor gets underhooks to prevent Pitbull 's takedown attempt.
Okafor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okafor tries to work over Pitbull 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pitbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Okafor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Okafor breaks from the clinch.
Pitbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Okafor.
Pitbull misses the shot to the body.
Pitbull scores with a jab. Okafor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Okafor finds it's target.
Pitbull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pitbull .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Pitbull . Those never looked like landing.
Okafor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okafor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pitbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okafor scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a hook
and Pitbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Pitbull moves away and avoids it.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Pitbull connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okafor momentarily.
Pitbull takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Okafor. Beautiful body shot.
Pitbull throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Pitbull slips under a jab from Okafor.
A little feinted left hand from Pitbull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body. Pitbull takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Pitbull .

Pitbull fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Okafor to the ground. Pitbull is now in Okafor's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pitbull postures up and lands a big shot to Okafor's brow.
Okafor managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pitbull .
Pitbull has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Okafor has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pitbull postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abah Okafor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Okafor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pitbull to score with a decent uppercut.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Okafor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pitbull takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull . Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull lands with a good body shot.
Pitbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Pitbull appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okafor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okafor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pitbull .
Pitbull 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pitbull duly obliges.
Okafor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pitbull 's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Pitbull misses.
Pitbull moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Okafor is rocked!

Pitbull shoots in and gets a takedown into Okafor's guard.
Okafor is still in real trouble! Can Pitbull finish him?
Pitbull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okafor's head.
Pitbull is working Okafor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Okafor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitbull trying to control but Okafor is working from the bottom.
Okafor has control of Pitbull 's left arm, preventing Pitbull from doing any damage.
Okafor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pitbull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okafor trying to control the position.
Pitbull being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Okafor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Okafor trying to keep a closed guard but Pitbull is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Okafor is pulling down on Pitbull 's head to control his posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pitbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okafor can do to turn this around?
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor tries to move into range but Pitbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okafor throws a nice head kick!
Pitbull blocks a jab.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor wants to counter with a clinch but Pitbull pushes him away.
Okafor swings for the body but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor takes a swing at Pitbull 's ribcage but misses.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitbull thuds a left hand into Okafor's body.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
Okafor misses with a straight left.
Okafor misses with a straight right.
Okafor tries to move into range but Pitbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pitbull scores with a hook to the body. Okafor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okafor is breathing heavily.
Pitbull scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okafor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Pitbull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Okafor pinned against the cage. Okafor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okafor lands a jab to Pitbull 's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okafor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okafor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pitbull s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Okafor misses the body punch
enabling Pitbull to counter with a crisp jab.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Okafor shows good takedown defense.
Okafor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pitbull fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitbull takes one to the side of the head.
Okafor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okafor slips under a jab.
Pitbull throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitbull with a jab.
Pitbull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Pitbull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abah Okafor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Pitbull misses with a body shot.
Pitbull dives in for a single leg takedown but Okafor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pitbull scores with a nice strike.
Pitbull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okafor avoids it really well and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Okafor.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
Pitbull misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitbull connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Okafor just misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Pitbull seems unphased.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Pitbull throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor moves forwards but Pitbull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okafor scores with the left hand. Pitbull knows he should have avoided that one.
Okafor lands a nice shot that snaps Pitbull 's head back.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pitbull uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull .
Decent striking displayed by Okafor there.
Pitbull throws a shot from downtown. Okafor moves away and avoids it.
Okafor staying out of range there.
Okafor wants to counter with a clinch but Pitbull pushes him away.
Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitbull looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Pitbull throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull looks to land a combination but Okafor avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okafor, right into the meat.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitbull is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pitbull has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pitbull there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pitbull misses with an uppercut
and Okafor counters with a right hand to the body.
Pitbull lands a nice hook to Okafor's body. Okafor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Okafor.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Okafor.
Pitbull fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okafor misses with a wild combination.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pitbull shoots in and drives through. Okafor sprawls well.
Okafor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pitbull .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Pitbull connects with a looping right hand.
Okafor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okafor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pitbull lands a glancing blow to the side of Okafor's head.
Pitbull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pitbull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Okafor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okafor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Pitbull in the body.
Nice defenses there by Pitbull .
Pitbull misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.
Pitbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pitbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitbull .
Pitbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okafor.
Pitbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pitbull .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okafor slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitbull takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy Pitbull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Okafor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitbull swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pitbull at a distance.
Okafor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pitbull scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okafor with a nice cross.
Okafor throws a front kick aimed at Pitbull 's knee but Pitbull avoids it well.
Okafor misses with a leg kick
and Pitbull counters with a straight right hand.
Pitbull is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okafor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitbull checks it well.
Pitbull cracks Okafor with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Abah Okafor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pitbull looking to score a takedown here. Okafor is defending well but Pitbull drives through and ends up in Okafor's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abah Okafor.
Well Pitbull has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Pitbull !
A relieved looking Roy Pitbull thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Abah Okafor spoke after the fight, saying 'I took few bong hits before the fight I think it was a huge mistake. I can't believe I won... What? I lost? FUCK!'.