PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Okafor (ranked 1404 p4p, 1875 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Okafor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryan Anderson's chin.

Okafor
vs
Anderson

220 cm
20
158
8 - 2 - 0

173 cm
27
152
6 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Okafor connects with a single shot there.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mike Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor jabs Anderson right on the nose. Anderson blinks but takes it well.
Okafor misses with a right hand
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anderson moves out of range as Okafor strikes.
Okafor misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson throws out a counter right but Okafor avoids it with no problem.
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Okafor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Anderson misses the jab.
Okafor throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okafor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
Okafor cracks Anderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Okafor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Anderson misses with a body shot.
As Anderson looks to move away, Okafor throws a big counter combo but Anderson just gets out of the way.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Okafor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Okafor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Okafor! Anderson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Okafor!
A very excited looking Mike Okafor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.