PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Iosefa Umaga (ranked 2599 p4p, 59 weight class) and Hakeem Oki (ranked 2991 p4p, 73 weight class). Umaga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hakeem Oki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Umaga
vs
Oki

191 cm
36
248 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

170 cm
40
123 lbs
35 - 10 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Iosefa Umaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Oki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oki punishes Umaga's body with a nice straight punch.
Hakeem Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oki misses with the body kick
and Umaga counters with an inside leg kick.
Oki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Umaga counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Umaga finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oki lands with a straight right. Umaga didn't see that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Umaga blocks the leg kick.
Oki lands a nice looking body shot.
Umaga on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Umaga has closed the distance and engaged Oki in a clinch.
Oki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Umaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Umaga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Umaga.
Umaga scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
Oki can't find room to land a body shot as Umaga controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umaga.

Umaga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Oki misses its intended target.
Umaga appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oki.
Oki misses with a head kick.
Oki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Oki.
Oki misses with a body shot.
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Umaga misses the target.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Umaga tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Oki
and Umaga counters with a good, hard body kick but Oki shrugs it off.
Oki throws a series of punches but Umaga moves out of range.
Oki throws a low kick but Umaga moves out of range easily.
Umaga is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Umaga slips a straight right by Oki.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Oki moved out of range.
Umaga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Trinity Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Oki.
Oki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oki looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Oki's head back.
Oki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Umaga throws a series of punches but Oki avoids them all with ease.
Oki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Umaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oki throws a combination. Umaga tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Umaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oki. That did some damage!
Oki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Umaga is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oki blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hakeem Oki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oki slips under a jab.
A big right from Oki misses.
A little feinted left hand from Umaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oki tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga lands a head shot.
Oki fails to land with a series of punches.
Umaga takes a swing at Oki's ribcage but misses.
Hakeem Oki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oki throws a sloppy head kick
and Umaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oki throws a combination that misses
and Umaga counters with a good low kick that Oki was not able to check.
Oki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oki loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Oki.
Oki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oki checks a low kick from Umaga.
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umaga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oki.
Oki looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range.
Oki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oki tries to bum rush Umaga with a series of wild strikes but Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oki tries to land a body kick

and Umaga counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Oki goes down! Umaga rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Oki is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!

Oki is rocked!

It looks like Hakeem Oki has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki misses with a straight right.
Oki throws a big shot that misses.
Oki throws a hook to the side of Umaga's head but Umaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oki throws a solid leg kick but Umaga takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oki.
The crowd cheers as Umaga lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oki doesn't seem phased though.
Umaga is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oki misses with a combination
and Umaga counters with a solid body kick.
Oki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Umaga connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Oki onto his butt! Oki bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Oki is still on wobbly legs! Can Umaga finish him?
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oki.
Oki misses with a straight left.
Umaga throwing a counter right hand but Oki manages to avoid it.
Oki seems to have recovered his senses.
Oki throws a leg kick which misses Umaga's front leg but catches the back leg as Umaga tries to avoid it.
Oki swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Oki throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it.
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Umaga half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umaga on the side of the head.

Umaga scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Oki beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Oki throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Oki throws a right hand that misses
and Umaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oki throws a front kick aimed at Umaga's knee but Umaga avoids it well.
Oki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga takes one to the side of the head.
Oki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iosefa Umaga takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Oki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oki tries to bum rush Umaga with a series of wild strikes but Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Umaga, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oki scores with a punch to the head.
Umaga lands a body shot.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oki misses with a low kick.
Umaga moves out of range of the leg kick from Oki.
Oki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Umaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oki throws a head kick that misses.
Umaga misses with a hook.
Oki feints a counter leg kick.
Umaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umaga manages to avoid it.
Oki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Umaga thuds a left hand into Oki's body.
Oki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A cross from Umaga lands.
Umaga throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Oki misses.
Oki throws a good cross that connects.
Oki throws a body kick that misses.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oki misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Umaga misses the target.
Umaga thows a body kick. Oki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A leg kick checked by Umaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oki misses with a leg kick.
Oki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Oki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umaga.
Umaga blocks a low kick nicely.
Umaga lunges at Oki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oki's hand.
Oki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Umaga.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Umaga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oki misses with a looping right.
Oki catches Umaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Umaga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oki.
Good leg kick by Oki.
A swing and a miss from Oki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Oki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iosefa Umaga!
Iosefa Umaga bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.