PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Okiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo's entrance music is Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. A fine choice. Lyon Okiro will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Binzo
vs
Okiro

185 cm
37
221 lbs
44 - 28 - 0

200 cm
35
219 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
Cynical Truth (steel penn)

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 44 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyon Okiro!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okiro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okiro tries to clinch but Binzo moves out of range.
Crunch! Binzo slams his shin into Okiro's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Okiro.
Binzo throws a shot to the body.
Binzo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo looks to land a left hand but Okiro moved out of range nicely.
Binzo lands a jab to Okiro's midsection.
Binzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Binzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okiro throws a sloppy head kick
and Binzo counters with a thumping low kick.
Okiro looks winded!
Okiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Binzo.
Okiro cracks Binzo with a good jab.
Binzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Binzo lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Binzo.
Binzo jabs Okiro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okiro throws a front kick aimed at Binzo's knee but Binzo avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Binzo.
Okiro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Binzo circles away.
Okiro avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Sloppy strikes from Okiro. Those never looked like landing.
Binzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Binzo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Binzo misses with a body kick.
Lyon Okiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Binzo misses.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okiro as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okiro is looking to clinch.
Binzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okiro throws out the jab.
Binzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okiro.
Binzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okiro.
Okiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Binzo manages to avoid it.
Okiro tries to clinch but Binzo is having none of it.

Binzo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Binzo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Binzo trying to control the position but Okiro is working away.
The ground and pound from Binzo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Binzo is working Okiro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Binzo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Binzo misses with the ground and pound.
Binzo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Okiro works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Binzo.
Binzo trying to control the pace.
Binzo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Binzo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Okiro defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Binzo Binzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okiro throws a nice looking combination but Binzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Binzo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okiro will feel that in the morning.
Okiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okiro tries to clinch but Binzo moves out of range.
Okiro tries to bum rush Binzo with a series of wild strikes but Binzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Binzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Binzo staying out of range there.
Binzo misses with a low kick as Okiro jumps back.
Binzo moves out of range as Okiro strikes.
Binzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Binzo has a couple of punches blocked by Okiro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Binzo digs a right hand into Okiro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Okiro's gas tank.
Okiro is struggling to control the position.
Okiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Binzos head.
A short left from Binzo.
Binzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Okiro is breathing heavily.
Okiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Binzo.
Binzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okiro backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Binzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Binzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Binzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Binzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Binzo tries to throw a body punch but Okiro avoids it by throwing Binzo back against the cage.
Binzo misses with a body punch.
Okiro digs a right hand underneath Binzo's ribcage. Binzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Binzo scores with a shoulder strike.

Okiro is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Binzo.
Binzo pushes Okiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Binzo finish him?
Binzo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Okiro with a big uppercut! Okiro tries to clinch up but Binzo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Okiro to the mat! Okiro covers up and Binzo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Binzo Binzo!
Binzo Binzo very nearly forgot to thank Conquer amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.