PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kenji Oki (ranked 3169 p4p, 4904 weight class) and DeMar DeRozan (ranked 361 p4p, 487 weight class). DeMar DeRozan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Oki
vs
DeRozan

185 cm
18
192
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
19
211
1 - 0 - 1

Brawler
Granite chin

Good kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenji Oki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeMar DeRozan!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

DeRozan closes the distance and clinches.
DeRozan effectively controlling the action here.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oki wants to break free but DeRozan has control.
Oki is trying to force a seperation but DeRozan has the dominant position.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
DeRozan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
DeRozan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from DeRozan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan scores with a shoulder strike.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
DeRozan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
DeRozan keeps control of Oki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from DeRozan.
Oki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oki tries to circle away but DeRozan has him pinned against the cage.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeRozan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan struggles to land a body shot inside as Oki controls his hands.
DeRozan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeRozan digs a right hand into Oki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oki's gas tank.
DeRozan misses with some punches.
DeRozan swings wildly with an uppercut but Oki uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oki throws a punch but it's blocked by DeRozan.
DeRozan misses with some punches.
Oki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeRozan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Oki wants to break free but DeRozan has control.
DeRozan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oki tries a body shot but DeRozan blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DeRozan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeRozan stalls.
Oki is trying to push DeRozan away but DeRozan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeMar DeRozan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

DeRozan instigates a clinch.
Oki misses with a punch on the inside.
DeMar DeRozan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
DeRozan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
DeRozan lands with a short shot to the head.
DeRozan has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
DeRozan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Oki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan working aggressively here.
Oki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeRozan stalling in the clinch.
Oki letting DeRozan take a breather here.
DeRozan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeRozan struggles to land a body shot inside as Oki controls his hands.
Oki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from DeRozan fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A bit of stalling here from DeRozan.
A bit of stalling here from DeRozan.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by DeMar DeRozan.
Oki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DeRozan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeRozan! But no joy.
DeRozan scores with a leg kick.
DeRozan is looking to clinch.

DeRozan clinches up with Oki and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on DeRozan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
DeRozan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeRozan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oki up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oki blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeMar DeRozan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

DeRozan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oki at a distance.
Oki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kenji Oki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeRozan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

DeRozan gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from DeRozan.
DeRozan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeRozan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
Oki is looking to break free of the clinch but DeRozan has double underhooks.
DeRozan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRozan has a couple of punches blocked by Oki.
DeRozan lands a left hand.
DeRozan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
DeRozan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oki tries to break free but DeRozan pushes him back against the cage.
DeRozan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okis head.
DeRozan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oki blocks an uppercut.
DeRozan lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeRozan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okis head.
DeRozan just leaning against Oki, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRozan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeRozan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oki backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeRozan.
Oki throws a head punch that misses.
DeRozan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeRozan slowing the pace effectively.
DeRozan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeRozan.
DeRozan throws a punch but it's blocked by Oki.
Oki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenji Oki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeMar DeRozan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeMar DeRozan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DeRozan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeMar DeRozan!
A relieved looking DeMar DeRozan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.