PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Okafor (ranked 1630 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Guido Carosella (ranked 178 p4p, 301 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Okafor
vs
Carosella

199 cm
22
243
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
284
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carosella swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.

It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut.
Okafor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okafor lands a really nice looking cross but Carosella seems unphased.
Okafor slips a straight right by Carosella.
Okafor lands with a cross.
Okafor connects with a nice looking jab.
Carosella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carosella.
Carosella missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the body from Carosella misses
letting Okafor counter with a right hand.
Carosella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Carosella fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okafor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okafor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carosella.
Okafor blocks a jab.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carosella throws a poor cross that misses
and Okafor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carosella thinking.
A cross from Okafor lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carosella lands a lovely overhand right.
Carosella moves out of range of the strikes.
Carosella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
It looks like Okafor has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Okafor lands with a shot to the body.
Carosella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okafor to score with a decent uppercut.
Okafor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carosella throws a left and a right that both miss

and Okafor counters with a crisp right hand that drops Carosella! Okafor lets Carosella back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Carosella is rocked!

That has opened up Guido Carosella's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carosella takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carosella is still on wobbly legs! Can Okafor finish him?
Carosella looks winded!
Okafor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carosella stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okafor stuns Carosella with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carosella seems to have recovered his senses.
Okafor drops Carosella with a huge uppercut! Carosella drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Okafor is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Okafor!
An out of breath John Okafor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.