PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 1783 p4p, 270 weight class) and Katsu Laoka (ranked 1619 p4p, 250 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Okunaba
vs
Laoka

191 cm
34
225 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

188 cm
41
205 lbs
33 - 20 - 5

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

IniTech Nutrition

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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 20 - 5, fighting out of Las Vegas, Katsu Laoka!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba tries to land a front kick but Laoka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okunaba thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Okunaba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Okunaba.
Laoka lands with a thumping leg kick.

Laoka clinches.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laoka avoids it.
Laoka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Laoka is blocking nicely.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okunaba blocks an uppercut.
Laoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Okunaba pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laoka looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba is leaning against Laoka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okunaba digs a right hand into Laoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laoka's gas tank.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okunaba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Laoka.
Okunaba works on Laoka's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Laoka avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laoka.
Laoka misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Laoka landing knees to the head.
Laoka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Laoka working aggressively here.
A short right from Laoka on the inside.
Okunaba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laoka blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Laoka's ribcage.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Laoka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okunaba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but Laoka blocks with his arms.
Laoka blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laoka avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Okunaba.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Laoka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laoka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Laoka blocks it.
Laoka throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Okunaba controls his hands.
Okunaba tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Okunaba tries a body shot but Laoka blocks it.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Laoka - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okunaba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba working aggressively here.
Laoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba misses with the head strike.
Okunaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laoka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okunabas head.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okunaba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Okunaba blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Laoka.
Laoka avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Laoka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okunaba swings wildly with an uppercut but Laoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Okunaba back against the cage.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Laoka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
Laoka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okunaba or not.
Laoka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Laoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
Okunaba tries a head kick but it misses.
Okunaba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Laoka swings for the body but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Okunaba dips to his left and cracks Laoka with an uppercut!
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Laoka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laoka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Okunaba clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka lands a hook that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
Laoka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laoka is breathing heavily.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Okunaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Laoka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Laoka is blocking nicely.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka misses with some punches.
Okunaba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okunaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head.
Kenton Okunaba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laoka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Okunaba.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba cracks Laoka with a nice body shot.
Okunaba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laoka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laoka working aggressively here.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okunaba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laoka's face.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laoka avoids it.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laoka can do to turn this around?
Okunaba connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a punch on the inside.
Okunaba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Laoka working aggressively here.
Okunaba is working Laoka over against the cage.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka swings wildly with an uppercut but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Laoka's face.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Okunaba as the two fighters clinch.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Okunaba lands a shot to the body.
Okunaba lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Laoka.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laoka avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laoka.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Laoka pushes Okunaba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okunaba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laoka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laoka.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laoka.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laoka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Laoka.
Laoka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okunabas head.
Laoka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laoka lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laoka is defending well for now.
Laoka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okunaba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laoka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba dominated that second round.
That's time! Okunaba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Laoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Okunaba works Laoka's body with a nice hook.
Okunaba throws a shot to the body.
Okunaba misses with a low kick.
Laoka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laoka lands a head shot.
A shot to the liver by Okunaba. Beautiful body shot.
A leg kick checked by Okunaba.

Okunaba clinches up with Laoka and pushes him back against the cage.
Laoka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okunaba blocks it with crossed arms.
Laoka managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laoka blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laoka.
Laoka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laoka lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laoka blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Laoka.
Laoka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laoka obliges.
Laoka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laoka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
Laoka landing knees to the head.

It looks like Kenton Okunaba has been cut.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okunaba.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okunaba's elbow.
Laoka lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laoka.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
Laoka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okunaba backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Laoka avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okunaba.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Katsu Laoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenton Okunaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Okunaba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba avoiding damage as Laoka throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Laoka fails to land.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but Laoka blocks with his arms.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Okunaba controls his hands.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laoka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka wants to stall.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba blocking some punches.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Laoka tries a body shot but Okunaba blocks it.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the head but Okunaba blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Laoka.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laoka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba managing to block the knees to the body from Laoka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laoka misses with some punches.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Laoka.
Laoka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Okunaba avoids it.
Okunaba lands a nice knee to the body.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Okunaba avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Laoka avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba blocks a body shot from Laoka.
Okunaba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laoka missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsu Laoka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okunaba 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenton Okunaba!
Kenton Okunaba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.