PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Turkka Haanpaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosey Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turkka Haanpaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kosey Okafor's chin.

Haanpaa
vs
Okafor

185 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Turkka Haanpaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kosey Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haanpaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haanpaa misses with a body shot.
Haanpaa throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
Haanpaa lands a jab to Okafor's midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Okafor. That's going to slow Haanpaa down.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
Okafor misses with a head kick.
Okafor throws a sloppy head kick and Haanpaa moves out of range easily.
Haanpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Haanpaa is looking to wear down Okafor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haanpaa swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Haanpaa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Haanpaa misses with a body shot.
Okafor keeps Haanpaa at a distance using the push kick.
Okafor cracks the inside of Haanpaa's front leg.
Okafor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
Haanpaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okafor.
Okafor scores with a head kick.

It looks like Turkka Haanpaa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haanpaa's sensitive parts.
Haanpaa throws a combination. Okafor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Okafor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haanpaa throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Haanpaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Okafor swinging wildly here.
Okafor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haanpaa misses with a wild body shot.
Haanpaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor slips a jab from Haanpaa.
Haanpaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okafor counters with a low kick, right behind Haanpaa 's knee.
Haanpaa misses with a body shot
and Okafor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haanpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haanpaa. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haanpaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okafor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haanpaa connects with a single shot there.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses.
Haanpaa misses with an uppercut. Okafor saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haanpaa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haanpaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haanpaa is breathing heavily.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haanpaa.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haanpaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okafor.
Turkka Haanpaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Haanpaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haanpaa.
Okafor looks for the body kick but Haanpaa saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Haanpaa misses
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
Haanpaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice defenses there by Okafor.
Haanpaa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okafor.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haanpaa tries to move into range but Okafor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haanpaa swings for the body but Okafor moves out of range.
Haanpaa misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Okafor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Haanpaa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okafor can pounce on him.
Haanpaa throws a series of punches but Okafor avoids them all with ease.
Okafor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okafor throws a head kick but Haanpaa moves out of range.
Haanpaa takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Haanpaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okafor pushes Haanpaa away with a front kick.
Haanpaa moves forwards but Okafor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okafor lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
Haanpaa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Okafor lands with a slapping head kick.
Haanpaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haanpaa misses the body punch
and Okafor counters with a low kick, right behind Haanpaa 's knee.
Okafor scores with a push kick.
Haanpaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Okafor is just out of range.
Okafor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haanpaa's calf.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Okafor! Haanpaa is out on his feet! Okafor rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Haanpaa is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Haanpaa is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosey Okafor!