PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 1184 p4p, 172 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 1181 p4p, 171 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yoshida's choice of entrance music: Blue Oyster Cult Godzilla . Kenton Okunaba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okunaba
vs
Yoshida

191 cm
30
225 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

184 cm
30
210 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshida raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yoshida moves out of range as Okunaba throws a body kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida throws a nice looking combination but Okunaba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Okunaba gets a clinch.
Yoshida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Yoshida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okunaba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Okunaba working Yoshida over with knees to the body.
Yoshida looks winded!
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yoshida tries to work over Okunaba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Okunaba.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okunaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba works on Yoshida's body with a couple of short punches.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okunaba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okunaba working Yoshida over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okunaba lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okunaba landing knees to the head.

Yoshida is rocked!
Nice body punch from Okunaba - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yoshida's face.
Yoshida is still on wobbly legs! Can Okunaba finish him?
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Okunaba has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Yoshida - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Okunaba, and another! Yoshida is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenton Okunaba!
Kenton Okunaba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.