PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenton Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Meida
vs
Okunaba

210 cm
22
285 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
225 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

REAR NAKED CHOKE NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenton Okunaba!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba throws a solid leg kick but Meida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okunaba.
Okunaba works Meida's body with a nice hook.
Meida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Meida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meida looks to land a combination. Okunaba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Kenton Okunaba has been cut.

Okunaba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meida is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okunaba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okunaba lands with a right to the head.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meida tries to break the clinch but Okunaba is controlling the position.
Okunaba lands a body shot.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Okunaba.
Okunaba connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Okunaba on the inside.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Okunaba working Meida over with knees to the body.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meida's elbow.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba pushes Meida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba tries to work over Meida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okunaba misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba tries a body shot but Meida blocks it.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Okunaba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba is working Meida over against the cage.
A short right from Okunaba.
Okunaba working Meida over with knees to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba is working Meida over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meida blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba is leaning against Meida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba digs a right hand underneath Meida's ribcage. Meida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the head.

It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Okunaba works on Meida's body with a couple of short punches.
Okunaba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Okunaba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Okunaba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Meida throws a right and a left that Okunaba avoids nicely.
Okunaba scores with a push kick.
Okunaba throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thiago Meida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okunaba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meida misses with a head kick.
Okunaba tries to counter with a clinch but Meida shakes him off and moves away.
Okunaba moves out of range as Meida strikes.
Meida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okunaba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice body kick from Okunaba.
Meida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okunaba. Okunaba obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba is looking to slow Meida down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meida misses with a series of wild punches.

Okunaba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okunaba prevents Meida from breaking the clinch.
Meida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Meida can't break the clinch.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meida.
Okunaba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Okunaba lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Okunaba as the two fighters clinch.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meida or not.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okunaba pushes Meida back against the cage and lands a hook to 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!
Okunaba works on Meida's body with a couple of short punches.
Kenton Okunaba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Meida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba lands a body punch.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Meida controls his hands.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okunaba working Meida over with knees to the body.
Meida wants to get back to striking at distance but Okunaba won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba misses with a body punch.
Okunaba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba landing knees to the head.
Okunaba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meida is defending well for now.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okunaba pushes Meida back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okunaba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okunaba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okunaba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meida or not.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Okunaba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by Okunaba.
Meida missing with a left hand there. Okunaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okunaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meida.
Okunaba avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meida takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meida throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okunaba. Meida shrugs it off though.
Meida misses with a looping left.
Meida misses with a few strikes there.

Okunaba forces Meida back against the cage and clinches.
Okunaba misses with a body punch.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba prevents Meida from breaking the clinch.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Meida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba is working Meida over against the cage.
Okunaba cracks Meida with a nice body shot.
Okunaba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okunaba unloads a knee to the mid-section. Meida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Okunaba.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
Okunaba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meida.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba lands with a short shot to the head.
Okunaba tries a body shot but Meida blocks it.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Meida tries to circle away but Okunaba has him pinned against the cage.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Meida has had enough of the clinch but Okunaba keeps him there for the moment.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okunaba can't find room to land a body shot as Meida controls the action.
Okunaba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okunaba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meida blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Meida controls his hands.
Meida blocks a body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Meida is blocking nicely.

Meida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okunaba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Meida is out of range.

Meida tries to keep at a distance but Okunaba has taken the fight into the clinch.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okunaba.
Okunaba misses with a knee to the head.
Meida tries to circle away but Okunaba has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Okunaba scoring well with a low kick there.
Okunaba staying out of range there.
Okunaba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thiago Meida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meida throws a series of punches but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba tries to counter with a clinch but Meida shakes him off and moves away.
Meida swinging wildly here.

Okunaba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meida, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Okunaba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Meida seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okunaba can turn it around.
Meida prevents a body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba scores with a hook to the body.
Okunaba misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okunaba tries to work over Meida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Okunaba misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Okunaba.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Meida is trying to break free.
Okunaba lands a good knee to the midsection. Meida won't want to take too many of those.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meida avoids it.
Okunaba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okunaba obliges.
Okunaba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba crunches a lovely knee into Meida's ribcage.
Okunaba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Meida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Meida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okunaba utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okunaba tries to land a knee to the head but Meida blocks with his arms.
Okunaba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Meida.
Okunaba looking to throw knees to the head but Meida is blocking nicely.
Okunaba misses with a body punch.
Meida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Okunaba has the dominant position.
Okunaba landing knees to the body.
Okunaba with a knee to the head.
Okunaba misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries a knee to the head but Meida blocks it.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
Meida managing to block the knees to the body from Okunaba.
A hook to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba lands a good knee to the midsection. Meida won't want to take too many of those.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Meida takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meida prevents a body shot from Okunaba.
Meida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Okunaba tries to land knees in the clinch but Meida avoids the damage to the body.
Okunaba misses with a knee to the head.
Meida on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenton Okunaba dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Meida misses with the combination.
Okunaba misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Meida misses its target.
Okunaba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okunaba misses with a series of wild punches.
Meida tries to bum rush Okunaba with a series of wild strikes but Okunaba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okunaba misses with a low kick as Meida jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Okunaba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meida avoiding damage as Okunaba throws knees to the body.
Okunaba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meida is defending well for now.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Okunaba.
Meida swings wildly with an uppercut but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba missing with knees to the body.
Okunaba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Meida's efforts to push away.
Okunaba scores a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Okunaba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okunaba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
Meida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okunaba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okunaba lands a good knee to the midsection. Meida won't want to take too many of those.
Kenton Okunaba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Okunaba.
Okunaba tries a body shot but Meida blocks it.
Knees to the body from Okunaba.
Okunaba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meida tries to break the clinch but Okunaba is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida can't break the clinch.
Okunaba trying to land knees to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Okunaba is controlling him.
Meida is trying to force a seperation but Okunaba has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meida swings wildly with an uppercut but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meida is trying to push Okunaba away but Okunaba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meida has had enough of the clinch but Okunaba keeps him there for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenton Okunaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okunaba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 42:50
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 42:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 42:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenton Okunaba!
Kenton Okunaba is the new super heavyweight champion!
Kenton Okunaba decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.