PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edin Dzeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazumi Okamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Edin Dzeko's chin.

Dzeko
vs
Okamura

195 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Zombie Nutrition - LOD
Tokyo United Fightwear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edin Dzeko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzeko tries to clinch up but Okamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Okamura throws a lazy head kick
and Dzeko counters with an inside leg kick.
Dzeko misses with a low kick as Okamura jumps back.
Dzeko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dzeko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzeko thumps Okamura with a low kick.
Dzeko swats away the attempt to clinch by Okamura.
Dzeko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okamura paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Okamura moves into the clinch.
Okamura lands an elbow just above Dzeko 's eye.
Dzeko tries to land knees in the clinch but Okamura avoids the damage to the body.
Okamura tries to land knees in the clinch but Dzeko avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okamura obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okamura scores with a knee to the head.
Okamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Okamura with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dzeko.
Okamura looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Okamura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Okamura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dzeko.

Dzeko breaks from the clinch.

Okamura has closed the distance and engaged Dzeko in a clinch.
Okamura misses with a knee to the head.
Dzeko takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dzeko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Okamura lands an elbow inside that Dzeko shrugs off.
Dzeko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dzeko is looking to break free of the clinch but Okamura has double underhooks.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dzeko avoids it.
Okamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dzeko blocks it with crossed arms.

Dzeko breaks the clinch.
Okamura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamura is looking to clinch but Dzeko is avoiding it.
Dzeko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dzeko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Okamura.
Dzeko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Okamura avoids it really well and circles away.
Dzeko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edin Dzeko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dzeko is breathing heavily.
Okamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okamura misses with the combination.

Dzeko gets tackled into the cage by Okamura. Okamura maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamura with a knee to the head.
Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dzeko is trying to push Okamura away but Okamura has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura misses with a knee to the head.
Dzeko takes an elbow to the temple.
Okamura misses with an elbow strike.
Okamura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dzeko blocks an elbow strike.
Dzeko blocks an elbow strike.
Okamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Okamura clinches.

Dzeko manages to break the clinch.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dzeko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dzeko avoids the head kick by Okamura.
Dzeko blocks a head kick by Okamura.
Dzeko moves in looking to clinch but Okamura pushes him off.
Kazumi Okamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dzeko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okamura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okamura throws a series of punches but Dzeko moves out of range.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dzeko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dzeko blocks a head kick by Okamura.

Okamura forces Dzeko back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dzeko's defenses.

Dzeko is rocked!
Okamura working the clinch nicely. Dzeko is working for position but Okamura cracks him with a big knee to the head! Dzeko crumples up against the cage and Okamura lands two more shots before the ref can save Dzeko! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Kazumi Okamura!
In his post fight interview, Kazumi Okamura gave a big smile as he said 'Proudly Supported by Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.