PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 992 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 57 p4p, 74 weight class). Ostrowski has chosen Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Okoroji
vs
Ostrowski

165 cm
23
140
7 - 5 - 1

163 cm
26
130
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yakubu Okoroji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ostrowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ostrowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ostrowski blocks a jab.
Okoroji throws out a powerful jab.
Ostrowski connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Yakubu Okoroji has been cut.
Okoroji throws a sloppy head kick

and Ostrowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Ostrowski.
Okoroji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ostrowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okoroji walks away with a smile on his face. Ostrowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ostrowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ostrowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yakubu Okoroji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Ostrowski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji staying out of range there.
Okoroji just misses with a punch to the body.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski misses the jab.
Okoroji ducks under a wild hook from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a hook. Okoroji ducked under it nicely.
Okoroji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ostrowski.
Okoroji throws a series of punches but Ostrowski moves out of range.
Okoroji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okoroji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ostrowski moves away.
Ostrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut. Okoroji saw that one coming.
Okoroji throws a sloppy head kick and Ostrowski moves out of range easily.
Ostrowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Okoroji is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ostrowski's half guard.
Ostrowski wants to improve his position but Okoroji is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ostrowski regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ostrowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Ostrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ostrowski trying to control the position here.
Okoroji is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Okoroji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji trying to control the position from guard on top but Ostrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okoroji slips nicely into half guard.
Ostrowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okoroji performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ostrowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okoroji is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ostrowski regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Ostrowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Okoroji is looking to pass into half guard but Ostrowski pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ostrowski is in guard.

Okoroji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okoroji controls Ostrowski momentarily but Ostrowski frees himself.
Ostrowski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Agnieszka Ostrowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yakubu Okoroji's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ostrowski gets a clinch.
Okoroji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ostrowski drags the fight down to the ground.
Ostrowski looking to control.
Okoroji postures up and lands a big shot to Ostrowski's brow.
Okoroji works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ostrowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Okoroji's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Okoroji's back!

Ostrowski is looking for a choke. Okoroji gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Okoroji manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Okoroji works over Ostrowski with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ostrowski keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji scoring with some ground and pound.
Ostrowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ostrowski keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
Okoroji looking to sit in guard and control but Ostrowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ostrowski wants to control from the top but Okoroji keeps moving.
Okoroji is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoroji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ostrowski won't allow Okoroji to sweep him here.

Okoroji is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ostrowski frees his head nicely. Oh but Okoroji has switched to an armbar! Ostrowski is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yakubu Okoroji!
Yakubu Okoroji seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.