PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Okafor (ranked 8084 p4p, 709 weight class) and Ben Laukis (ranked 8321 p4p, 717 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Okafor
vs
Laukis

202 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Desmond Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Laukis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laukis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laukis's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Laukis misses
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laukis thinking.
Laukis misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Laukis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okafor moves away.
Laukis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Okafor.
Okafor lands a body shot.
A solid body kick from Okafor.
Donk. Okafor catches Laukis right on the button with a cross.
Laukis misses with a hook.
Okafor scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laukis 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Okafor.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laukis.
It looked like Okafor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Laukis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laukis looks winded!
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Okafor lands a big right hand that sends Laukis crashing to the mat! Okafor stays standing though and waves Laukis back to his feet!

Laukis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Okafor counters with a nice body kick.
Laukis is still on wobbly legs! Can Okafor finish him?
Laukis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okafor.
Laukis seems to have recovered his senses.
Okafor moves in close and cracks Laukis with a massive right hand! Laukis, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Okafor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Desmond Okafor!