PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Michal Materla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okamura
vs
Materla

174 cm
29
192 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

182 cm
30
193 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla closes the distance and clinches up with Okamura, looking for a takedown. Materla pushes Okamura against the cage but Okamura circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Materla shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okamura but Okamura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Materla has a takedown stuffed.
Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla.
Okamura digs a good body shot into Materla's ribs.

Materla gets tackled into the cage by Okamura. Okamura maintains the clinch.
Okamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Okamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okamura.
Nice elbow from Okamura.
Materla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Materla blocks a head kick by Okamura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Materla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Okamura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Okamura lands a big head kick that sends Materla tumbling to the mat! Okamura takes a step backwards and waves Materla back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Materla is rocked!

Okamura moves into the clinch.
Materla is still on wobbly legs! Can Okamura finish him?
Okamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Materla seems to have recovered his senses.
Materla looks winded!
Materla managing to block the knees to the body from Okamura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Materla won't want to take too many of those.
Okamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Michal Materla's cut even more.
Okamura prevents the takedown attempt.
Materla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Okamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Materla won't want to take too many of those.
Okamura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Materla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamura lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Okamura.
Okamura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Okamura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Michal Materla's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michal Materla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazumi Okamura!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kazumi Okamura made sure he mentioned Kore Fight Nutrition [TG], along with how happy he was to win his fight.