PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paavo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Brother Firetribe - Winner Takes It All. This should be fireworks!

Oketch
vs
Paavo

170 cm
30
134 lbs
27 - 15 - 1

155 cm
27
137 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
Conviction

Aspire Clothing
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eliitti Paavo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch throws a push kick but Paavo slaps the foot to one side.
Paavo misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Oketch misses the target.
Paavo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick from Oketch lands but Paavo takes it in his stride.
Paavo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paavo feints and then cracks Oketch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oketch down.
Oketch swings for the body but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paavo tries to land a body kick
and Oketch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Paavo.
Paavo sizes up Oketch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Paavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Oketch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paavo wants to clinch up but Oketch keeps it at a distance.
Paavo throws a head kick but Oketch moves out of range.
Oketch half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch throws a leg kick but Paavo moved away.
Jab from Paavo.
Paavo moves in looking to clinch but Oketch pushes him off.
Paavo staying out of range there.
Oketch dodges the punch combination from Paavo.
Nice defenses there by Oketch.
Paavo tries to clinch there but Oketch circles away.
Oketch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paavo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oketch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Paavo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oketch 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.
Oketch moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPaavo.
Oketch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paavo. That did some damage!
Oketch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch misses with a wild body shot.
Paavo scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paavo. That's going to slow Oketch down.
Oketch misses with a looping right.
Paavo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oketch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oketch moves out of range of the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Oketch.

Paavo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paavo misses with a body punch.
Oketch blocks a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo lands a nice uppercut.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Oketch avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Oketch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paavo avoids it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paavo moves away.
Oketch misses the body punch
and Paavo counters with a nice uppercut.
Oketch misses the shot to the body.
Paavo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paavo takes a swing at Oketch's ribcage but misses.
Paavo lands with a nice body punch.
Oketch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paavo is out of range and Oketch settles back down.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
Oketch throws an off balance right hand
and Paavo counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Oketch misses the target.
Oketch lands with a cross.
Paavo misses the shot to the body.
As Paavo backs away, Oketch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Paavo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Paavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Oketch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paavo darts in trying to clinch
and Oketch counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Oketch ducks under a wild hook from Paavo.
Paavo slips a jab from Oketch.
Paavo slips a jab from Oketch.
Paavo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paavo tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paavo.
Oketch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paavo on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paavo.
Oketch throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Oketch connects with an inside leg kick.
Oketch lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paavo throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paavo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paavo throws a low kick, looking for Oketch's leg but Oketch calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Oketch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A leg kick checked by Oketch.
Oketch feinted with a counter takedown.
Oketch misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
Paavo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oketch moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Paavo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paavo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oketch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paavo misses with a looping left.
Oketch throwing a counter right hand but Paavo manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch moves out of range as Paavo strikes.
Paavo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oketch feints and then cracks Paavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paavo down.
Oketch tries to clinch up but Paavo circles away and keeps his distance.
Paavo wants to counter the offense by Oketch and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paavo, right into the meat.
Oketch blocks a head kick by Paavo.
Paavo tries to clinch up but Oketch circles away and keeps his distance.
Paavo misses with a leg kick
and Oketch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oketch throws out a leg kick but Paavo moves out of range and Oketch only half commits.
Oketch scores with a shot to the body.

Paavo darts in and clinches Oketch up against the cage.
Oketch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paavo working aggressively here.
Oketch misses with some punches.
Oketch blocking some punches.

Oketch manages to break the clinch.
Paavo walks into a left hand.
Oketch keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo tries to land a leg kick but Oketch saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Paavo finds it's way through Oketch's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paavo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oketch.
Paavo flicks out a counter leg kick but Oketch steps away.
Paavo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paavo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oketch.
Paavo thinks about the counter body kick.
Paavo tries a head kick but it misses.
Paavo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Paavo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paavo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oketch can pounce on him.
Oketch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oketch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paavo is looking to land body kicks.
Oketch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paavo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paavo clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Paavo.
Paavo misses with a punch on the inside.
Oketch lands with a right to the head.
Paavo misses with a punch to the body.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oketch or not.
Oketch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paavo avoids it.
Paavo blocks an elbow strike.
Oketch misses with a hook from the clinch.

Oketch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paavo misses with a low kick as Oketch jumps back.
Oketch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oketch sizes up Paavo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch scores with a one two! Paavo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oketch tests Paavo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oketch throws a leg kick
and Paavo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oketch's knee momentarily.

Paavo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Paavo.
A short right from Oketch on the inside.
Oketch misses with a body punch.
Oketch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paavo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oketch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paavo lands with a light punch inside.

Oketch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paavo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paavo misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Oketch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Paavo throws a big shot that misses.
Oketch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paavo's sensitive parts.

Oketch forces Paavo back against the cage and clinches.
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Oketch avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Oketch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paavo scores with a shot to the side of Oketch's head.
Paavo tries to work over Oketch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paavo blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Oketch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oketch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paavo blocks an uppercut.
Paavo misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Oketch.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Paavo.
Oketch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paavo avoids it.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Oketch.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oketch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Oketch tries a body shot but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oketch lands a shoulder strike.
Paavo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paavo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oketchs head.
A shot in the inside from Oketch.
Oketch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oketch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Paavo fails to land.
A short left from Oketch.
Paavo lands a body punch.
Paavo scores with a hook to the body.
Oketch scores with a shoulder strike.
Paavo blocks an uppercut.
Oketch blocks an uppercut.
Oketch misses with a punch on the inside.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oketch throws a punch but it's blocked by Paavo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
A nice left hand lands by Paavo.
Oketch misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oketch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paavo's brow.
Paavo throws a punch but it's blocked by Oketch.
Oketch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent Oketch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Paavo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oketch is leaning against Paavo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oketch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paavo is defending well for now.
Paavo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oketch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paavo.
Oketch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Oketch fails to land.
Paavo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oketch struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Oketch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eliitti Paavo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo pushes Oketch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paavo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with some punches.
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!
Paavo throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Paavo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paavo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oketch.
Oketch has a couple of punches blocked by Paavo.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oketch tries to land knees in the clinch but Paavo avoids the damage to the body.
Paavo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paavo lands with a right to the head.
Paavo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paavo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eliitti Paavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paavo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliitti Paavo!
A very excited looking Eliitti Paavo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.