PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami comes into the arena with EMF - Unbelieveble blaring out of the sound system. Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. Jim Duggan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Okami
vs
Duggan

188 cm
24
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
204 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duggan's head.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duggan counters with a nice uppercut.
Okami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duggan.
Okami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duggan on the side of the head.
Duggan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okami is fending him off so far but Duggan persists. Nope, Okami circles away and we're back to standing.
Okami scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan lands a right hook to the body.
Duggan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Okami shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Duggan is trying to defend but Okami finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Okami wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Okami's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Okami wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
Duggan won't allow Okami to pass to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yushin Okami just wasn't active enough.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duggan wants to land a leg kick but Okami is out of range.
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okami.
Okami rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Duggan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Okami's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okami is trying to break the clinch but Duggan is controlling him.
Duggan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okami effectively controlling the action here.
Okami swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Okami has clasped his hands together around Duggan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee asks Okami politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Okami prefers to stall for the moment though.
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!
Duggan is not content to let Okami control the position.
Okami remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami trying to control the action but Duggan is working from the bottom.
Okami taking a breather here.

We're going to have a standup here because Yushin Okami wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Okami misses with a lunging right hand

and Duggan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duggan lands with a light punch inside.
Okami drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duggan gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Okami lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Okami.
Okami trying to control but Duggan is working from the bottom.
Okami is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duggan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okami is really struggling to control Duggan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Okami swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okami.

Okami forces Duggan back against the cage and clinches.

Okami's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okami.
Duggan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggan tries to clinch there but Okami circles away.
Duggan connects with a crisp jab.
Duggan tries to move into range but Okami moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Okami drives through and clinches with Duggan against the cage.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Okami controls the action.
Duggan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan keeps control of Okami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okami.
Okami has Duggan pressed against the cage.
Duggan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okami is trying to push Duggan away but Duggan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Okami.

Okami escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yushin Okami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okami is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okami has his takedown stuffed
and Duggan counters with a big head kick but Okami shrugs it off.
Duggan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okami tries to clinch up
and Duggan counters with a good, hard body kick but Okami shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okami lands a nice looking body shot.
Okami looks to land a combination but Duggan avoids it well.
A combination from Okami does no damage.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okami blocks a leg kick.
Okami lands a jab.
Okami misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand.
Duggan misses with a head kick.
Okami shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okami moves away.
Okami avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duggan cracks Okami with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan defending well as Okami loads up on a big left hand.
Duggan shoots in but no luck this time.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
Okami misses with a straight left.
A jab from Okami misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duggan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okami misses with a looping right.
Okami misses with a wild combination.
Yushin Okami is winning the standup battle so far.
Okami smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duggan, as that shot connected.
Okami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duggan misses with a takedown attempt - Okami sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami swings widly with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Okami misses with a straight left.
Okami thuds his right hand into Duggan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duggan moves away from the strike by Okami.
Okami is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Okami coming out on top.
Okami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okami misses with a series of wild punches.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okami throws out the jab.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Okami misses with an uppercut. Duggan saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okami sprawls well. Okami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duggan gets slowly back to his feet.
Okami throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yushin Okami dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Duggan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okami has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jim Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duggan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Okami.
Okami gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duggan.
Duggan lands with a kick to the temple. Okami shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duggan wants to slow Okami down by chopping away at his legs.
Okami misses with a straight right.
Okami looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan defending well as Okami loads up on a big left hand.
Okami fails with a takedown attempt.
Okami takes a swing at Duggan's ribcage but misses.
Okami fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duggan on the side of the head.
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!
Okami misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okami throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okami blocks a head kick by Duggan.
Duggan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okami fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Okami misses its intended target.
Okami digs a good body shot into Duggan's ribs.

Okami looking to score a takedown here. Duggan is defending well but Okami drives through and ends up in Duggan's guard.
Okami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duggan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okami won't allow Duggan to sweep him here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan has Okami pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Okami seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Duggan for as long as he can get away with.

We're going to have a standup here because Yushin Okami wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Duggan moves forwards but Okami connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan defending well as Okami loads up on a big left hand.
Okami rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okami misses with an uppercut.
Duggan throws a solid leg kick but Okami takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duggan.
Okami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duggan but Duggan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yushin Okami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duggan thuds a left hand into Okami's body.
Okami has a takedown stuffed.
Okami throws a hook but Duggan blocks it.
Duggan throws a sloppy head kick and Okami moves out of range easily.
Okami stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Okami wants it to stay on the feet.

Okami closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Okami wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
Yushin Okami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okami tries to move to mount but Duggan blocks the move with his legs.
Okami wants to control but Duggan is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yushin Okami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yushin Okami!
Yushin Okami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.