PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jungle Ugly. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Okoro
vs
Harvath

180 cm
22
215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
216 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Conviction

Hell's Balls Recovery
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Okoro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirk Harvath!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvath throws a leg kick but Okoro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okoro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okoro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harvath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okoro.
Okoro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okoro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Okoro clinches up against the cage.
Okoro stalling.
Harvath avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Okoro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okoro letting Harvath take a breather here.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Okoro.

Harvath has taken the fight to the clinch.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Harvath tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Okoro smiles and moves away.
Okoro throws a hook to the side of Harvath's head but Harvath sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harvath defending well as Okoro loads up on a big left hand.
Harvath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Okoro thows a body shot but no joy.
Okoro throws a right hand that Harvath ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvath also avoids with ease.
Okoro tries to land a front kick but Harvath steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Okoro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okoro misses with a looping left.
Harvath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okoro is out of range.
Okoro throws a leg kick which misses Harvath's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvath tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Okoro.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okoro, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okoro lands a nice hook to Harvath's body. Harvath takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okoro connects with a looping right hand.
Okoro throws a looping overhand right but Harvath ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick from Okoro lands but Harvath takes it in his stride.

It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Okoro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harvath momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harvath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harvath misses with a leg kick

and Okoro counters with a head kick that drops Harvath to the mat! Harvath scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Harvath is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Okoro engages and cracks Harvath with a massive lead left hook - Harvath tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Okoro is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manu Okoro!
Manu Okoro retains his light heavyweight title!