PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 242 p4p, 367 weight class) and Mauro Okongwu (ranked 38 p4p, 55 weight class). Aorigele comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Okongwu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Show Stop - REASON kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mauro Okongwu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aorigele
vs
Okongwu

193 cm
36
268
33 - 21 - 1

206 cm
29
265
16 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT
Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mauro Okongwu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aorigele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aorigele throws a body shot but no joy.
Panda Aorigele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aorigele blocks the body kick.

Aorigele closes the distance and pushes Okongwu back into the cage.
Okongwu blocking some punches.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aorigele blocking some punches.
Aorigele blocking some punches.
Okongwu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Nice body punch from Aorigele - that landed with a thud.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aorigele's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aorigele.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Aorigele breaks the clinch.
Aorigele throws an off balance right hand
and Okongwu counters with a nice body shot.
Okongwu defending well as Aorigele loads up on a big left hand.
Okongwu slips under a jab.
Okongwu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aorigele misses with a hook
and Okongwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okongwu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aorigele to score with a decent uppercut.
Aorigele throws a body punch but Okongwu moves out of range.
Aorigele doesn't manage to clinch there - Okongwu circles away.
Aorigele throws a hook but Okongwu blocks it.
Aorigele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aorigele scores with a hook to the body. Okongwu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Okongwu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okongwu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aorigele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aorigele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Okongwu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Aorigele misses
and Okongwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aorigele scores with a jab.

It looks like Mauro Okongwu has been cut.
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!
Aorigele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Okongwu flicks out a counter leg kick but Aorigele steps away.
Okongwu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Okongwu there as he acknowledges the shot.

Aorigele forces Okongwu back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Aorigele.
Aorigele lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aorigele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aorigele lands with a right to the head.
Okongwu blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu lands an uppercut.
Aorigele lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Aorigele misses with some punches.
Aorigele tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Aorigele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Aorigele blocks it.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Okongwu.
Okongwu tries a body shot but Aorigele blocks it.
Aorigele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aorigele misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Aorigele.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aorigele.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Okongwu controls the action.
Aorigele is trying to maintain a safe position but Okongwu gets an underhook and turns Aorigele into the cage.
Okongwu blocks an uppercut.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Aorigele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aorigele blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aorigele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Okongwu avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Aorigele lands a hook that snaps the head of Okongwu backwards.
Okongwu swings wildly with an uppercut but Aorigele uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aorigele tries to work over Okongwu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Aorigele.
Okongwu looks winded!
Aorigele lands with a short shot to the head.
Okongwu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okongwu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow.
Okongwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okongwu.
Okongwu misses with a body punch.
Okongwu prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okongwu.
Aorigele works on Okongwu's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aorigele.
Okongwu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele lands a body punch.
Aorigele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okongwu.
Aorigele lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Panda Aorigele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Okongwu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Okongwu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aorigele.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Aorigele.
Okongwu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aorigele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aorigele misses with a wild body shot.
Aorigele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aorigele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okongwu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okongwu avoids the body shot from Aorigele.
Okongwu slips a jab from Aorigele.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okongwu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okongwu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Aorigele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Okongwu lands a shot to the body.
Aorigele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okongwu can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Aorigele on the inside.
Aorigele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okongwu blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele looking to slow down the pace here.
Okongwu blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Okongwu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okongwu can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
Aorigele blocks a body shot from Okongwu.
Aorigele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Panda Aorigele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aorigele.
A short uppercut from Okongwu.
Okongwu throws a head punch that misses.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Okongwu avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Aorigele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Okongwu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okongwu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aorigele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele lands a body punch.
Okongwu is breathing heavily.
Aorigele blocking some punches.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Okongwu blocks an uppercut.
Aorigele pushes Okongwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okongwu prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike.
Aorigele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okongwu lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aorigele leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aorigele.
Aorigele lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aorigele.
Okongwu prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Okongwu misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Aorigele on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okongwu's elbow.
Okongwu misses with the head strike.
Okongwu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aorigele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
A shot in the inside from Aorigele.

That has opened up Mauro Okongwu's cut even more.
Okongwu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike.
Aorigele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okongwu blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Aorigele.
Aorigele misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu working aggressively here.
Aorigele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Okongwus head.
Aorigele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okongwu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okongwu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okongwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Aorigele.
A right hook to the body lands for Aorigele.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Aorigele.
Aorigele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aorigele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aorigele pushes Okongwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aorigele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okongwu.
Aorigele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aorigele pushes Okongwu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aorigele lands an uppercut.
Aorigele lands a body punch.
Aorigele pushes Okongwu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Okongwu is rocked!

The cut above Mauro Okongwu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A hook to the body from Aorigele.
Okongwu is still on wobbly legs! Can Aorigele finish him?
Aorigele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aorigele pushes Okongwu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aorigele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Okongwu.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aorigele.
Okongwu seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aorigele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Aorigele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Panda Aorigele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Okongwu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aorigele drops Okongwu with a huge uppercut! Okongwu drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Aorigele is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Panda Aorigele!
After winning the bout, Panda Aorigele thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.