PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimboso Akamawah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimboso Akamawah had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Akamawah
vs
Powell

220 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimboso Akamawah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick from Akamawah lands but Powell takes it in his stride.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell tries to clinch up.
Powell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Powell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akamawah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell throws the left hand but Akamawah avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Akamawah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Powell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Powell.
Akamawah connects with a single shot there.
Akamawah swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Powell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akamawah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Powell.
Powell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akamawah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akamawah dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Akamawah misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a front kick that sends Powell stumbling back into the cage.
Akamawah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Akamawah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Akamawah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Akamawah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah tests Powell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamawah is just out of range.
Akamawah circles away from the clinch attempt
and Akamawah counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akamawah manages to avoid it.
Akamawah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akamawah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell tries to clinch up but Akamawah circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell throws a series of punches but Akamawah moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Akamawah is just out of range.
Powell stuns Akamawah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Powell misses.
Powell misses with an uppercut. Akamawah saw that one coming.
Akamawah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powell tries to clinch
and Akamawah counters with a three punch combo that has Powell backing up. Powell nods at Akamawah to acknowledge the strikes.
Powell throws a right and a left that Akamawah avoids nicely.
Akamawah slips under a jab from Powell.
Powell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akamawah rather than just go for the knockout.
Powell throws a right and a left that Akamawah avoids nicely.
Geoffrey Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Powell misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey Powell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Powell walks into a straight right hand from Akamawah.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Powell misses with a combination
and Akamawah counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akamawah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powell lands with a cross.
Akamawah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akamawah dips to his left and cracks Powell with an uppercut!
Akamawah loads up on a big right hand but Powell slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Powell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akamawah.
Powell throws a combination that misses
and Akamawah counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Akamawah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akamawah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akamawah moves away.

Powell pushes Akamawah up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell is looking to control Akamawah's arms but Akamawah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powell has his back to the cage.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Powell.
Powell slows down the pace here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akamawah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akamawah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Akamawah blocking some punches.
Powell misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Akamawah avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Powell digs a right hand into Akamawah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akamawah's gas tank.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Akamawah controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Akamawah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akamawah has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Akamawah.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akamawah's elbow.
Akamawah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a body punch.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akamawah blocking some punches.
Powell wants to stall.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell trying to stall but Akamawah improves his position.
Akamawah blocks a body shot from Powell.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powell misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Akamawah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akamawah scores with a head kick. Powell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Geoffrey Powell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Akamawah throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
A combination from Powell does no damage.
Akamawah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powell on the side of the head.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akamawah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akamawah misses with a head kick.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Akamawah circles away.
Geoffrey Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akamawah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akamawah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a nice looking combination but Powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell throws a right hand that Akamawah ducks under and follows up with a left that Akamawah also avoids with ease.
Powell is looking to clinch.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powell tries to clinch there but Akamawah circles away.
Akamawah lands with a slapping head kick.
Akamawah misses with a series of wild punches.
Powell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akamawah takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell lands a lovely overhand right.
Akamawah walks into a stiff left hand from Powell.
Nice straight punches there by Powell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Powell.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Akamawah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell throws a looping overhand right but Akamawah ducks down to avoid it.
Powell misses with the combination.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akamawah swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamawah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akamawah dodges the punch combination from Powell.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akamawah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akamawah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powell wants to clinch.
Powell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akamawah.
Kimboso Akamawah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Akamawah counter with a right hand.
Akamawah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Powell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akamawah on the side of the head.
Powell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Akamawah under the eye.
Powell tries to clinch but Akamawah moves out of range.
Akamawah ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
Akamawah swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akamawah keeps the fight on the outside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Powell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powell 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Powell!
A victorious Geoffrey Powell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.