PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danso Okeke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Largius Fistius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Okeke
vs
Fistius

193 cm
19
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Firebird Designs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danso Okeke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Largius Fistius!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fistius swats away the attempt to clinch by Okeke.

Okeke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fistius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Okeke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Okeke won't allow Fistius to sweep him here.
Fistius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fistius throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fistius will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Okeke preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fistius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Okeke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ground and pound from Fistius.
Fistius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fistius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okeke is trying to maintain the position but Fistius is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okeke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fistius scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okeke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fistius.
Fistius thows a huge punch but Okeke dodges it nicely.
Okeke gets back to full guard.
Fistius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fistius looks gassed!
Fistius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Okeke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okeke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fistius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okeke wants to sweep but no luck.
Okeke is trying to keep Fistius in close.
Fistius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okeke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fistius is one step ahead there.
Fistius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fistius gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fistius throwing shots but Okeke is blocking nicely.
Fistius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Okeke is trying to stand up here but Fistius is controlling him well.
Okeke is trying to control but can't.
Fistius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Okeke is looking to control Fistius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Okeke avoid being mounted?
Okeke missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Okeke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okeke throws a head kick that Fistius semi-blocks.
Fistius with a poor takedown

and Okeke counters with a left and a right that hurts Fistius! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Okeke jumps into full mount!

Fistius is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Okeke wants to finish this one by submission but Fistius is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Okeke.
Fistius is still in real trouble! Can Okeke finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okeke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fistius hang on?
Okeke wants to control the pace but Fistius is squirming around nicely.

Okeke is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Fistius seems to have recovered his senses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okeke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okeke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fistius is fending him off so far but Okeke persists. Nope, Fistius circles away and we're back to standing.
Okeke scoring well with a low kick there.

Okeke forces Fistius back against the cage and clinches.
Okeke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Okeke tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fistius gets underhooks to prevent Okeke's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danso Okeke. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Okeke has picked Fistius up - he's going for a ride! Okeke dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fistius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okeke trying to control from half guard but Fistius is working away.
Fistius tries to get to full guard but Okeke has control of the leg.
Fistius flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fistius tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Okeke has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fistius regains half guard.
Fistius tries to get to full guard but Okeke has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okeke tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fistius controls his leg.
Okeke works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danso Okeke dominated that round.
That's time! Okeke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fistius fails with the takedown

and Okeke counters by moving into the clinch.
Fistius keeps control of Okeke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okeke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Okeke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fistius gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fistius is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Okeke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Okeke avoiding damage.
Fistius prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danso Okeke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okeke tries for a takedown. No joy.
Okeke stalling in the clinch but Fistius improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okeke stops a takedown attempt from Fistius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okeke wants to get back to striking at distance but Fistius won't allow it.
Okeke fails to pull guard.
Okeke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fistius smiles and moves away.
Fistius tries for a takedown but Okeke circles away easily
and Okeke counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okeke!
Okeke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danso Okeke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fistius with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Okeke counter with a right hand.
Fistius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Okeke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okeke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fistius with a poor takedown
and Okeke counters with a body kick that stops Fistius in his tracks momentarily.

Fistius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fistius trying to control the position from guard on top but Okeke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Okeke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fistius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fistius chips away with some ground and pound.
Okeke keeping full guard, as Fistius tries to pass.
Okeke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fistius throws a strike but Okeke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Okeke pushing down on Fistius's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fistius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fistius.
Fistius wants to sweep here but Okeke controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fistius is on top in guard.
Okeke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fistius!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fistius is looking to get to half guard.
Fistius gets back to half guard.
Okeke is looking to take a break and control but Fistius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fistius throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fistius wants to sweep but Okeke has passed to side control!

Okeke stands up and beckons Fistius to his feet.
Fistius shoots in but Okeke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okeke shoots in but Fistius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fistius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Okeke counters with a straight right hand.

Okeke moves into the clinch successfully.
Okeke is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Okeke fails to pull guard.
Okeke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okeke stalls.
Okeke stops a takedown attempt from Fistius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okeke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fistius.
Fistius wants a takedown but no success here.
Okeke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fistius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Okeke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fistius shoots in for a double leg but Okeke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Okeke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Okeke.
Horrible takedown by Fistius or perhaps it was just good defense by Okeke which made him look bad.

Fistius shoots in and bounces Okeke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fistius postures up in Okeke's guard and throws a big left but Okeke blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okeke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fistius postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fistius stopping the sweep attempt from Okeke.
Okeke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Danso Okeke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Okeke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fistius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okeke but Okeke pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Fistius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Okeke gets full guard.
Fistius tries to free his leg and advance position but Okeke is retaining full guard.
Fistius throws a strike but Okeke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Okeke is stalling in the full guard.
Okeke stopping the sweep attempt from Fistius.
Okeke wants to pass the guard but Fistius is keeping the position.
Fistius is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okeke throws a big right hand that misses.
Fistius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okeke's guard.
Fistius looking to pass the guard.
Fistius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like Danso Okeke has been cut.
Largius Fistius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fistius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okeke throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fistius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Okeke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Fistius throws a sloppy strike and Okeke has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Fistius is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Okeke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danso Okeke!