PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Oken (ranked 23666 p4p, 602 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 23741 p4p, 580 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to XXXTENTACION - SAD!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oken
vs
Sin

175 cm
20
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Oken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Sin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oken was covering up waiting for the punch and Sin finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Oken manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Oken digs a right hand underneath Sin's ribcage. Sin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Oken.
Sin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oken gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Oken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
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!
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken lands a body shot.
Sin stalling in the clinch but Oken improves position.
Oken misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sin's brow.
Oken lands a hook that snaps the head of Sin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
Oken missing with knees to the body.
Sin avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Oken pushes off an throws an elbow but Sin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Sin looking for a takedown.
Tony Oken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sin.
Oken using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Oken lands a nice uppercut.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Sin takes an elbow to the temple.
Sin tries to throw a body punch but Oken avoids it by throwing Sin back against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Oken.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
A short body shot lands from Oken as the two fighters clinch.
Oken lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oken throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sin blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oken as Sin tries to tie him up.
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Oken tries to land knees in the clinch but Sin avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sin is trying to drag Oken to the mat but Oken just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Oken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
Oken lands a damaging elbow.
Oken gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sin.
Sin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sin is trying to push Oken away but Oken has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sin is trying to stall.
Sin takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Lee Sin has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Oken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sin avoids it.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Sin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oken creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sin's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sin.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Oken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sin looking to stall.
Oken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sin looking to stall.
Sin takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oken misses with an elbow strike.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken trying to land knees to the body.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Sin has had enough of the clinch but Oken keeps him there for the moment.
Oken tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Oken controls the action.
Sin avoids the elbow strike from Oken, against the ropes.
Oken misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oken pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
Oken missing with knees to the body.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken stops a takedown attempt from Sin.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oken is keeping busy.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.
Oken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sin is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oken.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Sin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oken lands a right hand.
Oken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
Sin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Oken gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oken creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sin tries to stall but Oken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sin trying to control the position but instead, Oken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sin into the ropes.
Sin tries to stall but Oken uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oken misses with an elbow strike.
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin trying to control the position but instead, Oken has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sin into the ropes.
Oken lands with a light punch inside.
Sin avoiding damage as Oken throws knees to the body.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sin.
Oken tries to land knees in the clinch but Sin avoids the damage to the body.
Oken works on Sin's body with a couple of short punches.
Oken pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sin dodges an elbow strike from Oken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin blocks an elbow strike from Oken.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Oken just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sin's brow.
Oken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sin avoids it.
Oken pushes Sin back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Oken lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oken lands an elbow that stopped Sin in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sin wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Oken.
Sin tries to break the clinch but Oken is controlling the position.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Oken throws an elbow but it misses.
Sin tries to score a body lock takedown but Oken shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sin trying to stall but Oken improves his position.
Oken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sin looks winded!
Sin managing to block the knees to the body from Oken.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oken.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oken as Sin tries to tie him up.
Sin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oken is defending well.
Oken misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sin.
Sin blocks the elbow strike.
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!
Oken utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Oken throws an elbow but misses.
Sin wants to take the fight to the mat but Oken manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oken throws an elbow that misses.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oken.
Sin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Oken pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oken wants to get back to his feet.
Oken trying to control here.
Sin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Oken knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sin wants to pass to mount but Oken is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sin trying to control the action but Oken is working from the bottom.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Oken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Sin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sin in his tracks.
Sin slips under a jab.
Sin throws out a counter right but Oken avoids it with no problem.
Oken moves out of range of the strikes.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sin.
Sin scoring with punches from side control.
Sin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Oken is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oken manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
Oken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sin slips a nice elbow through Oken's hands, connecting with Oken's forehead.
Oken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sin on the ground.
Oken taking some punishment here, with Sin in his half guard.
Sin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sin connects with a nice short shot to Oken's temple.
Sin tries to pass to full mount but Oken defends it.
Sin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sin works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Oken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin landing punches.
Sin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Sin prevents Oken from getting the reversal.
Sin tries to control but Oken wriggling away.
Oken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sin can do to turn this around?
Sin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oken can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
BOOM! Sin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oken tries to buck Sin off but he can't manage it.
Sin lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin avoids the attempt from Oken to control.
Sin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sin dominating with strikes here.
Sin breaks from Oken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oken is trying to escape the mount.
Oken taking shots to the head.

Oken is rocked!

It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin trying to control but Oken is having none of it.
Lee Sin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Oken that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sin scoring with strikes but Oken is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin landing strikes from the mount and Oken is in trouble!
Oh Oken is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oken on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oken tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Tony Oken's cut is getting worse.
Sin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Oken! More shots from Sin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Sin!
Lee Sin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Tony Oken had this to say: 'I can't belive this'.