PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chukwuemeka Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chukwuemeka Okoye could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Beucher's chin.

Okoye
vs
Beucher

187 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chukwuemeka Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Beucher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beucher misses with a series of wild punches.
Beucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beucher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Okoye.
Beucher misses with the combination.
Okoye shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chukwuemeka Okoye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoye circles away quickly and effectively.
Okoye doesn't manage to clinch there - Beucher circles away.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Beucher circles away and keeps his distance.
Okoye fails with an attempt to clinch.

Beucher moves into range and clinches up with Okoye.
Beucher swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beucher tries to break free but Okoye pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye lands a knee to the body.
Okoye scores with a shoulder strike.
Okoye connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bobby Beucher has been cut.
Okoye lands a body punch.
Beucher lands a body shot.
Okoye landing knees to the head.
Beucher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Okoye landing knees to the body.
Beucher looks gassed!
Okoye manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Beucher wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beucher.
A knee to the head by Okoye.
Beucher letting Okoye take a breather here.
Okoye lands an elbow that stopped Beucher in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Okoye connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Okoye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoye landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Bobby Beucher's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Beucher fails to land.
Okoye lands a damaging elbow.
Okoye landing knees to the head.

Beucher is rocked!
Okoye lands a big knee! That's hurt Beucher! Oh, he's all over the place! Okoye lands another knee that sends Beucher to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chukwuemeka Okoye!