PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghazi Okah (ranked 160 p4p, 19 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 304 p4p, 38 weight class). Okah comes into the arena with Rock Stone blaring out of the sound system. Umaga has chosen Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Iosefa Umaga was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Okah
vs
Umaga

195 cm
24
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
24
244 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
FORCEE

Project Mayhem
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umaga slips a straight right by Okah.
Okah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Okah avoids it.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Okah saw that one coming.
Umaga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Okah avoids it.
Okah throws a sloppy body shot
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Okah fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga is looking to score with low kicks.
Okah throws a jab when Umaga was well out of range.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umaga moves away.
Okah tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.
Okah blocks a head kick by Umaga.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah misses with a hook to the body
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Umaga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okah moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Okah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okah lands a nice hook to Umaga's body. Umaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umaga throws a shot from downtown. Okah moves away and avoids it.
Okah cracks Umaga with an open hand slap.
Umaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okah is looking to chop away at Umaga's legs.
Okah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Umaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Okah finds it's way round the side to connect with Umaga's head.

Okah forces Umaga back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga blocks a body shot from Okah.
Umaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okah misses with a body punch.
Okah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Okah lands an uppercut.
Okah lands with a light punch inside.
Okah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow.
Okah has a couple of punches blocked by Umaga.
A hook to the body from Umaga.
Okah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards.
Umaga has a couple of punches blocked by Okah.
Umaga misses with a body punch.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses.
Okah is trying to pull guard but Umaga turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Okah breaks the clinch.
Umaga digs a good body shot into Okah's ribs.
Umaga moves forwards but Okah connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Umaga checks it well.
Umaga throws a wild body kick that Okah sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Okah clobbers Umaga with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Umaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okah slips under a jab.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
Okah is looking to score with low kicks.
Okah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Okah misses the jab.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Okah scores with a kick to the body.
Umaga misses with a looping left.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Okah throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into Umaga's torso.
Okah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah throws a hook to the side of Umaga's head but Umaga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Okah misses.
Umaga misses with a body shot.
Umaga checks a low kick from Okah.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okah, right into the meat.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okah - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
A solid leg kick lands there for Umaga.
Okah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Umaga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Umaga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Umaga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Okah has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Umaga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okah misses with a hook.
Umaga walks into a straight right hand from Okah.
Umaga misses with a looping right.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umaga connects with a leg kick. Okah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Okah.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umaga throws a nice inside leg kick.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okah moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okah to score with a decent uppercut.
Okah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okah misses with a straight left.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Okah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Okah counters with a quick kick to the body but Umaga blocks it.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Umaga scores with a shot to the body.
Umaga wants to slow Okah down by chopping away at his legs.
Umaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Okah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okah scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Umaga.
Okah defending well as Umaga loads up on a big left hand.
Umaga takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okah is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Okah throws a body shot but no joy.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Okah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okah.
Umaga misses with a hook to the body
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga scores with a leg kick.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okah.
Umaga 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.
Okah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Umaga missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Umaga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
Umaga throws the left hand but Okah avoids the punch easily.
Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
Okah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okah tries to clinch up but Umaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Okah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Umaga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okah misses with an uppercut
and Okah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Umaga. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
Okah tries to land a body kick
and Umaga counters with a stiff right hand.
Umaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah thows a body kick. Umaga tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Okah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Umaga motions for Okah to come forward. Umaga throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okah throws the kick towards the body but Umaga avoids it.
Umaga slips under a jab from Okah.
Umaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okah.
Okah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah misses with a wild body shot.
Okah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Okah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Umaga throws out the jab.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Umaga is looking to score with low kicks.
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 Ghazi Okah will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A telegraphed right hand from Okah misses the target.
Umaga looks to land a right hand but Okah moved out of range.
Okah connects with a single shot there.
Okah misses with a hook. Umaga ducked under it nicely.
Okah throws a leg kick
and Umaga counters with a three punch combo that has Okah backing up. Okah nods at Umaga to acknowledge the strikes.
Okah misses with a looping right.
Umaga only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Umaga throws a body punch but Okah moves out of range.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Umaga sees coming a mile off.
Umaga was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Okah doesn't seem bothered though.
Ghazi Okah is winning the standup battle so far.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Umaga if he has to take too many more of those.
Okah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okah slips under a jab.
Okah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Umaga takes a step back to recover.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga tries to score with a low kick but Okah moves his leg out of the way.
And Okah counters with a quick kick to the body but Umaga blocks it.
Okah just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okah.
Umaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okah throws an overhand right that lands on Umaga's shoulder, as Umaga tries to avoid the shot.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Umaga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okah counters with a low kick, right behind Umaga 's knee.
Okah looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range.
Okah checks a low kick from Umaga.
Okah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Okah throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Okah there.
Okah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Okah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okah tried to counter with a leg kick but Umaga avoided it.
Umaga gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Okah counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okah.
Umaga works the jab nicely.
Umaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Umaga misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah thumps Umaga with a low kick.
Okah misses with a left hand
and Umaga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Umaga takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Umaga slips under a jab from Okah.
Umaga throws a front kick aimed at Okah's knee but Okah avoids it well.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Umaga.
Okah walks into a stiff left hand from Umaga.
Okah tries to score with a low kick but Umaga moves his leg out of the way.
Umaga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okah loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch.
Umaga throws a wild body kick that Okah sees coming a mile off.
Nice defenses there by Okah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umaga on the side of the head.
Okah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Umaga looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okah will feel that in the morning.
Okah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Umaga will feel that in the morning.
Okah misses the jab.
It seemed like Umaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okah looks to land a right hand but Umaga moved out of range.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Umaga counters with a good low kick that Okah was not able to check.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umaga can pounce on him.
Okah takes a swing at Umaga's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Iosefa Umaga just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Umaga misses with a body kick.
Okah blocks a leg kick.
Umaga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Umaga jabs at Okah's body.
A left lands for Okah.
Umaga lands with a nice body punch.
Umaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okah throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily.
Umaga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Umaga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Umaga misses with a shot to the body
and Okah counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah misses with a looping right.
Umaga steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Okah moves out of range of the strikes.
Okah lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body kick there by Umaga.
An inside leg kick lands from Okah.
Umaga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Umaga throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okah.
Okah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Okah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Umaga's calf.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Umaga.
Okah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Umaga defending well as Okah loads up on a big left hand.
Umaga throws a looping overhand right but Okah ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Umaga misses with a leg kick
and Okah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Okah.
Umaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Okah misses.
Umaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Okah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Okah slips a straight right by Umaga.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okah. That did some damage!
Okah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Umaga.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okah. Umaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga lands with a straight right. Okah didn't see that one coming.
Okah keeps Umaga at a distance using the push kick.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick
and Okah counters with a good, hard body kick but Umaga shrugs it off.
Umaga is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okah swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Umaga moves out of range of the body kick from Okah.
Umaga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Okah throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it.
Umaga feints a counter leg kick.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Umaga thuds a left hand into Okah's body.
Okah misses with a straight right.
Okah lands a nice shot to the body.
Umaga has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Okah.
Okah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Umaga throws a hook to the side of Okah's head but Okah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umaga misses with a leg kick
and Okah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Umaga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Okah throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Okah throws a right hand that misses
and Umaga counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Umaga blocks a jab.
Umaga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Okah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umaga. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Umaga misses with an uppercut. Okah saw that one coming.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
Okah blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Umaga misses
and Okah counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghazi Okah had his way with Iosefa Umaga in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Okah scores with a nice strike.
Umaga lands a nice hook to Okah's body. Okah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Umaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Umaga moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah sizes up Umaga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Okah fakes the leg kick and cracks Umaga in the body.
Okah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Umaga counters with a one-two to the body.
Okah misses with a kick to the body.
Umaga lands a head shot.
Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Okah at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah lands with a good body shot.
Okah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Umaga to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
A bone on bone clash there as Umaga blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah moves out of range as Umaga throws a body kick.
Okah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Umaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Okah.
Umaga misses with a body punch
and Okah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okah scores with a shot to the body.
Umaga ducks under a wild hook from Okah.
Umaga digs a good hook to Okah's body.
Umaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okah. That did some damage!
Okah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Okah misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Okah.
Okah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Umaga has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Umaga and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Umaga misses with a hook to the body
and Okah counters with a low kick, right behind Umaga 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Umaga is out of range and Okah settles back down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Umaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Okah - the referee stops the clock and Umaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Okah. Umaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Umaga connects with a leg kick. Okah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Umaga moves out of range as Okah throws a body kick.
Umaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Umaga.
Some wild striking there from Okah.
Okah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okah throws a poor cross that misses
and Umaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Umaga thumps Okah with a low kick.
Okah misses with a looping left.
Umaga throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Umaga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Umaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Umaga avoids the body shot from Okah.
Umaga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Umaga takes one on the button.
Umaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Umaga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Umaga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Umaga counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okah blocks a leg kick.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Umaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah throws a wild body kick that Umaga sees coming a mile off.
Okah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good work by Okah as he checks the leg kick.
Umaga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umaga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Umaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crunch! Okah slams his shin into Umaga's torso.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Umaga.
Okah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Umaga checks a low kick from Okah.
Umaga plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Okah tried to score with a low kick but Umaga checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iosefa Umaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Iosefa Umaga!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ghazi Okah!

The fight ends as a draw!
Ghazi Okah retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!