PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sheilds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jake Sheilds has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jake Sheilds seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sheilds
vs
Okoroji

180 cm
25
186 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
32
183 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sheilds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yakubu Okoroji!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Okoroji gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sheilds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Okoroji tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Okoroji looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sheilds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Okoroji on the ground.
Sheilds looking to pass the guard.
Okoroji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheilds's guard.
Okoroji throws a big right hand that misses.
Okoroji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheilds is keeping the position for now.
Okoroji with a flurry of punches that miss.
Okoroji looking to pass the guard.
Sheilds keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji postures up.
Okoroji passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sheilds is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okoroji's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sheilds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheilds tries to get out of the position.
Sheilds is trying to control but can't.
Okoroji winds up and cracks Sheilds with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Okoroji scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Okoroji moves into full mount! Sheilds won't be happy about that!
Okoroji scoring with strikes but Sheilds is staying in there.
Sheilds is squirming around, avoiding Okoroji's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoroji lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Okoroji is working for a guillotine from mount but Sheilds frees his head quite easily.
Sheilds tries to reverse the position but Okoroji maintains control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okoroji putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sheilds wants to hold on but Okoroji pushes him away.
Okoroji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sheilds is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Okoroji landing strikes from the mount.

Okoroji with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Okoroji with the ground and pound from mount.
Sheilds sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okoroji trying to mount his opponent but Sheilds defends it.
Sheilds is refusing to be controlled, as Okoroji sits in half guard.
Okoroji lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheilds wants to improve his position but Okoroji is controlling well.
Okoroji perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sheilds blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okoroji.
Okoroji is thwarting Sheilds's attempts to control the position.
Okoroji missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okoroji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sheilds does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Okoroji is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sheilds defends it well.
Sheilds wants to control but Okoroji is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sheilds misses with a takedown attempt - Okoroji sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sheilds shoots and misses
and Okoroji counters with a thumping low kick.

Okoroji feints and as Sheilds raises his hands in defense, Okoroji changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okoroji pushes down on Sheilds's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sheilds is looking to control Okoroji's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sheilds avoid being mounted?
Okoroji trying to mount his opponent but Sheilds defends it.
Sheilds moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Okoroji trying to control but Sheilds is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sheilds keeping moving, preventing Okoroji from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okoroji accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okoroji looking to pass the guard.
Yakubu Okoroji has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okoroji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Okoroji stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheilds swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoroji is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheilds has wrist control.
Okoroji is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sheilds trying to keep a closed guard but Okoroji is proving a slippery customer.
Okoroji looking to pass the guard.
Okoroji trying to move into half guard but instead Sheilds has managed to sweep!
Okoroji wants to sweep but no luck.
Sheilds looking to sit in guard and control but Okoroji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Okoroji forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheilds wants to improve his position but Okoroji is controlling well.

Okoroji is working for a submission of some sort.

Okoroji in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sheilds tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Okoroji!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yakubu Okoroji!
A victorious Yakubu Okoroji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.