PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie McLaughlin (ranked 2463 p4p, 2813 weight class) and Israel Okoye (ranked 299 p4p, 335 weight class). This should be fireworks!

McLaughlin
vs
Okoye

194 cm
21
228
3 - 1 - 0

189 cm
21
245
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

PWNAGE

Conquer

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Okoye.
McLaughlin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

McLaughlin clinches with his opponent.
Okoye blocking some punches.
Okoye missing with knees to the body.
Okoye lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Okoye fails to pull guard.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoye's elbow.
McLaughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Okoye.
A shot in the inside from McLaughlin.
Okoye lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye working aggressively here.

Okoye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoye.
Okoye feints the counter takedown.
Okoye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okoye with a poor takedown
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Okoye.
Okoye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
McLaughlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
McLaughlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLaughlin to score with a decent uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with a combination
and Okoye counters with a left to the body.
Okoye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frankie McLaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Okoye.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
And Okoye tries to counter it with a takedown but McLaughlin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Frankie McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
Okoye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McLaughlin defends it well.
Okoye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaughlin, as that shot connected.
McLaughlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okoye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Okoye tries to clinch up but McLaughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLaughlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Okoye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin gets full guard.

Okoye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okoye pushing down on McLaughlin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Okoye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Okoye is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McLaughlin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Israel Okoye!