PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chukwuemeka Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Holle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Okoye
vs
Holle

187 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chukwuemeka Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Holle!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holle to score with a decent uppercut.
Holle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Holle.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoye shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holle pinned against the cage. Holle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okoye tries to clinch there but Holle circles away.
Holle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holle tries to bum rush Okoye with a series of wild strikes but Okoye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okoye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okoye shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Holle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okoye thuds his shin into the meat of Holle's side.
Holle misses with a low kick as Okoye jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye wants to clinch up but Holle keeps it at a distance.

Okoye has closed the distance and engaged Holle in a clinch.

Okoye works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Okoye throwing strikes but missing.
Okoye tries to free his leg and advance position but Holle is retaining full guard.
Holle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Okoye. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holle wants to stand up but Okoye is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoye throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okoye throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okoye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Okoye is controlling him.

Okoye is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Okoye throws a right and a left that both miss.

Okoye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holle avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Okoye using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okoye connects with a knee to the head.
Holle avoiding damage as Okoye throws knees to the body.
Okoye scores with a knee to the head.
Okoye is breathing heavily.
Okoye misses with a body punch.
Okoye dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holle blocks a body shot from Okoye.
Okoye stalling against the cage.
Okoye pushes Holle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okoye looking to slow down the pace here.
Okoye missing with knees to the body.
Okoye tries a body shot but Holle blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Okoye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Okoye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Okoye has managed to clinch.
Holle has had enough of the clinch but Okoye keeps him there for the moment.
Okoye misses with a punch on the inside.
Holle can't break the clinch.
Okoye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoye tries to land knees in the clinch but Holle avoids the damage to the body.

Holle breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Holle.
Holle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Okoye wants to clinch up but Holle keeps it at a distance.
Okoye tries to clinch but Holle moves out of range.
Okoye just misses with a punch to the body.
Holle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okoye stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okoye walks into a left hand.
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!
Holle dances in with a quick combination. Okoye is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Holle snaps Okoye's head back. Okoye stumbles backwards against the cage. Holle steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Okoye's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Okoye just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Holle!