PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Okunaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Okunaba
vs
Ferreira

191 cm
20
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenton Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ferreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okunaba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferreira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okunaba's sensitive parts.
Okunaba digs a good hook to Ferreira's body.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick from Okunaba misses.
Okunaba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
Ferreira fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okunaba checks it well.
Ferreira lands an overhand right.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Okunaba.
Ferreira throws out a counter right but Okunaba avoids it with no problem.
Marco Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Okunaba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okunaba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferreira looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferreira takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okunaba tries to counter by clinching up but Ferreira breaks away and moves out of range.
Okunaba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Okunaba lands a body shot.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Ferreira.
Okunaba takes one to the chin there.
Okunaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ferreira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Okunaba eats them both and turns towards Ferreira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Okunaba is just out of range.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Okunaba misses with a right hand
and Ferreira counters with a left to the body.
Okunaba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wrecking Crew Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Okunaba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okunaba seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Ferreira lands a jab to the head.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okunaba defending well as Ferreira loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Okunaba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Okunaba throws a body kick that misses.
Okunaba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okunaba throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okunaba ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Okunaba is looking to counter the offense by Ferreira and move into the clinch.
Okunaba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ferreira looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira takes a swing at Okunaba's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okunaba moves away from the strike by Ferreira.

Okunaba clinches with his opponent.
Ferreira lands a nice uppercut.
Ferreira has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Okunaba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Okunaba misses with a punch on the inside.
Okunaba lands a knee to the body.
Okunaba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferreira misses with a body punch.
A short right from Okunaba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okunaba with a knee to the head.
Ferreira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with a punch to the body.
Okunaba misses with a body punch.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
Okunaba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Okunaba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ferreira connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Okunaba scrambles back to his feet.
Okunaba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okunaba misses with the body kick
and Ferreira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira Rushes Okunaba and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Okunaba is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ferreira Piles on the pressure and Okunaba crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Ferreira!
Marco Ferreira took some time post fight to say the following; 'Knew I needed one clean shot at this kid and game over, thanks to Dee for giving me the opportunity. The Dogs lick their own balls.'.