PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Akamu (ranked 2256 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 268 p4p, 155 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Akamu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Be Yourself - Audioslave. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Doppo Orochi enters the cage!

Akamu
vs
Orochi

196 cm
28
265
6 - 4 - 0

178 cm
27
250
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Akamu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a head kick that misses.
Orochi takes one on the button.
Orochi looks to clinch
and Akamu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Orochi instigates a clinch.
Orochi is trying to drag Akamu to the mat but Akamu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Akamu blocks it.
Akamu lands a right hand.
Akamu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akamu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akamu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akamu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi tries a knee to the head but Akamu blocks it.
Akamu scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Akamu on the inside.
Akamu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orochi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akamu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akamu lands an uppercut.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi misses with a knee strike.
Akamu lands a nice uppercut.
Akamu lands an uppercut.
Akamu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Akamu misses with the head strike.
Akamu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Akamu.
Orochi misses with a knee strike.
Akamu gets through Orochi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orochi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Akamu blocks it with crossed arms.
Akamu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
A short left from Akamu.
A right hook to the body lands for Akamu.
Orochi looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamu lands with a short shot to the head.
Akamu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Orochi looking to throw knees to the head but Akamu is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akamu throws an elbow but it misses.
Orochi misses with a knee to the head.
Akamu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akamu lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akamu throws an elbow but misses.
Akamu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Akamu.
Orochi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orochi's coach down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Orochi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Akamu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Orochi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akamu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akamu lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orochis head.

Orochi is rocked!
Akamu lands with a left to the head.
Orochi is still on wobbly legs! Can Akamu finish him?
Orochi scores with a knee to the head.
Akamu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akamu pushes Orochi against the cage. Akamu is working some dirty boxing. Akamu pushes off with a quick right hook! Orochi goes down! Orochi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Akamu moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Akamu!
Our winner, John Akamu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.