PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Anki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anki's choice of entrance music: Loverman. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jiizu Okunaba
vs
Anki

185 cm
26
184 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

176 cm
19
178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rune Anki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Anki gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Okunaba works over Anki with some ground and pound from guard.
Okunaba advances position into side control!
Okunaba controlling from side mount.
Okunaba 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.
Okunaba is putting a hurting on Anki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Okunaba lands a decent elbow from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba looks up at the clock and then as Anki takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Okunaba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Okunaba working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Okunaba stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Okunaba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba just content to control the position.

Okunaba has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Anki is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Okunaba yanks on the arm and Anki is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Okunaba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba!
In his post fight interview, Okkuke Jiizu Okunaba started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.