PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between GI Jane (ranked 6993 p4p, 545 weight class) and Junsuke Okazuki (ranked 6897 p4p, 543 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jane
vs
Okazuki

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, GI Jane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junsuke Okazuki!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jane looks to score with a jab to the body but Okazuki is just out of range.
Jane jabs at Okazuki's body.
Jane scores with a nice right hand.
GI Jane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okazuki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Okazuki throws a leg kick but Jane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jane swings for the body but Okazuki moves out of range.
Okazuki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Okazuki throws a body kick that misses.

Jane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okazuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jane blocks it with crossed arms.
Jane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okazuki backwards.
Jane lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jane is struggling to control the position.
Jane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jane throws a punch but it's blocked by Okazuki.
Jane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okazuki tries a knee to the head but Jane blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jane throws a head punch that misses.
Okazuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jane.
Okazuki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jane avoiding damage as Okazuki throws knees to the body.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jane has a couple of punches blocked by Okazuki.
Okazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Jane.
Jane pushes Okazuki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okazuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jane blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Jane.
Okazuki trying to land knees to the body.
Okazuki crunches a lovely knee into Jane's ribcage.
Okazuki looking to throw knees to the head but Jane is blocking nicely.
Jane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okazuki backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okazuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okazuki lands a knee to the body.
Okazuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jane blocks it with crossed arms.
Jane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Okazuki to keep the fight standing.
Jane lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane misses with a punch on the inside.
Okazuki trying to control the position but instead, Jane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okazuki into the ropes.
Jane misses with a punch to the body.
Jane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jane trying to control the position but instead, Okazuki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jane into the ropes.
Okazuki tries a knee to the head but Jane blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jane.
Okazuki prevents a body shot from Jane.
Jane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jane throws a head punch that misses.
Okazuki tries to land a knee to the head but Jane blocks with his arms.
Okazuki missing with knees to the body.
Okazuki blocks a body shot from Jane.
Okazuki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okazuki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jane is defending well for now.
Okazuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jane.
Jane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okazuki's elbow.
Nice body punch from Jane.
Jane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jane blocks a body shot from Okazuki.
Jane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jane's elbow.
A short left from Jane.
Jane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jane lands a nice uppercut.
Okazuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jane lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jane tries a knee to the head but Okazuki blocks it.
Okazuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jane blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jane manages to break the clinch.
Okazuki tries to clinch up.
Jane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws an overhand right that lands on Okazuki's shoulder, as Okazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Okazuki tries to clinch but Jane moves out of range.
A lazy left from Jane finds it's target.
Okazuki needs to keep his hands up - Jane had a free shot at his head there.
Jane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Okazuki defends well and Jane ends up having to push Okazuki into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Okazuki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Okazuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Okazuki misses with a straight right.
Jane throwing a counter right hand but Okazuki manages to avoid it.
Okazuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jane.
Jane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jane sets himself, and Okazuki steps forward looking for the clinch! Jane avoids it this time.
Jane checks the leg kick.

Jane gets a double leg takedown into Okazuki's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jane is stalling in the full guard.
Okazuki keeping moving, preventing Jane from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GI Jane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Jane finds it's way through Okazuki's defenses.
Okazuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jane scores with a hook to the body. Okazuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okazuki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okazuki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okazuki is looking to score with low kicks.
Jane throws a low kick but Okazuki avoids it.
Okazuki misses with a low kick.
Jane connects with a right hand. Okazuki shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okazuki's head.
Jane keeps the fight on the outside.
Jane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Okazuki manages to circle out of the way.
Okazuki wants to clinch.
Jane throws a body punch but Okazuki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okazuki tries to clinch up but Jane circles away and keeps his distance.
Jane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okazuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jane.
Okazuki flicks out a counter leg kick but Jane steps away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jane.
Okazuki wants to clinch but Jane slips to the side
and Jane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
GI Jane is winning the standup battle so far.
Jane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jane lands a slapping body shot.
Jane throws an overhand right that lands on Okazuki's shoulder, as Okazuki tries to avoid the shot.
Okazuki throws a hook but Jane avoids it easily.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Okazuki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jane.
Good standup being displayed there by Jane as he connects with a hook.
Jane throws a hook but Okazuki blocks it.
Jane checks the leg kick.
Okazuki tries to clinch but Jane is having none of it.
Jane misses the jab.
Okazuki ducks under a wild hook from Jane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jane throws a lazy right hand but Okazuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jane lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okazuki misses with a low kick.
Okazuki throws a low kick but Jane moves out of range easily.
Jane misses the shot to the body.
Jane stuns Okazuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okazuki tries to score with a low kick but Jane moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Jane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okazuki in his tracks.
Okazuki misses with a body kick.
Jane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jane checks the leg kick.
Jane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okazuki is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jane swats away the attempt to clinch by Okazuki.
Okazuki tried to score with a low kick but Jane checks it.
Okazuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okazuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Okazuki.
Okazuki defending well as Jane loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Jane.
Okazuki tries to clinch up.
Jane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okazuki can do to turn this around?
Okazuki moves in looking to clinch but Jane pushes him off.
Jane tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Okazuki manages to circle out of the way.
Okazuki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okazuki.
Okazuki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jane checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Jane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Okazuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okazuki staying out of range there.
Jane misses with a body shot.
Jane moves out of range of the body kick from Okazuki.
Okazuki is looking to chop away at Jane's legs.
Jane blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Jane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jane missing with a left hand there. Okazuki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okazuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jane throws a leg kick but Okazuki moved away.
Okazuki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A bone on bone clash there as Jane blocks the leg kick.
Okazuki takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Okazuki gets tackled into the ropes by Jane. Jane maintains the clinch.
Jane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jane avoiding damage as Okazuki throws knees to the body.
Jane lands a right hand.
Jane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okazuki misses with a knee to the head.
Okazuki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jane struggles to land a body shot inside as Okazuki controls his hands.
Jane blocks a body shot from Okazuki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GI Jane dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okazuki controls Jane momentarily but Jane frees himself.
Jane being controlled here momentarily.
Jane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okazuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okazuki has control of Jane's left arm, preventing Jane from doing any damage.
Jane trying to control the position from guard on top but Okazuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jane won't allow Okazuki to sweep him here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okazuki manages to avoid it.
Jane throws a looping overhand right but Okazuki ducks down to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jane.
GI Jane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Okazuki tries to clinch up.
Jane is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Okazuki.
Jane checks a leg kick.
Jane misses with a looping left.
Jane slips under a jab.
Okazuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okazuki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Jane clinches up with Okazuki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jane struggles to land a body shot inside as Okazuki controls his hands.
Okazuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
GI Jane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Okazuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jane lands a body shot.
Okazuki trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okazuki misses with a body punch.
Jane managing to block the knees to the body from Okazuki.
Jane blocks a body shot from Okazuki.
Okazuki misses with a knee to the head.

Jane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jane connects with the punch.
Jane throws a looping overhand right but Okazuki ducks down to avoid it.
Jane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okazuki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jane moves out of range of the leg kick from Okazuki.
Jane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okazuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okazuki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A lazy left from Jane finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Jane misses the target.
Jane misses with a hook. Okazuki ducked under it nicely.
Okazuki throws a leg kick but Jane sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazuki misses with a low kick.
Jane lands a nice looking body shot.

Jane moves into range and clinches up with Okazuki.
Okazuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okazuki misses with a knee to the head.
Okazuki trying to land knees to the body.
Jane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okazuki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okazuki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jane's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Okazuki tries to land knees in the clinch but Jane avoids the damage to the body.
Okazuki missing with knees to the body.
Junsuke Okazuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jane lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
GI Jane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jane 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 Josh West scores the fight for GI Jane!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for GI Jane!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for GI Jane!

GI Jane wins by unanimous decision!