PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Okada (ranked 6438 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armel Floyd (ranked 4710 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Okada
vs
Floyd

190 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaz Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armel Floyd!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okada tries to clinch but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Okada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floyd manages to avoid it.
Floyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okada moves away.
A jab lands there for Floyd.
Okada walks into a jab.
Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okada wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Floyd walks into a stiff left hand from Okada.
Floyd throws a body punch but Okada moves out of range.
Kaz Okada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okada lands a body shot.
Okada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Floyd moves away.
Okada lands a nice looking body shot.
Floyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okada.
Okada throws a big shot that misses.
Okada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Floyd avoids the head kick by Okada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floyd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Floyd rushes Okada and presses him up against the cage.
Floyd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd lands a nice uppercut.
Okada throws a head punch that misses.
Okada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Floyd.
Floyd lands a body punch.
Okada is breathing heavily.
Okada working aggressively here.
Floyd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Floyd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okada backwards.
Okada can't find room to land a body shot as Floyd controls the action.
Floyd lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Floyd.
Floyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Floyd lands with a light punch inside.
Okada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Floyd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Floyd.
Floyd scores with a nice hook to the head.

Okada is rocked!
Floyd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Okada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okada.
Floyd pushes Okada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Floyd dips a shoulder and cracks Okada with a mighty uppercut! Okada falls back against the cage and Floyd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Okada is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Floyd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armel Floyd!