PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sisu Okunaba (ranked 2357 p4p, 312 weight class) and Gilberto Simeone (ranked 2669 p4p, 345 weight class). Okunaba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Youssou Ndour - Thiapathioly. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Okunaba
vs
Simeone

175 cm
42
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conviction

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sisu Okunaba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gilberto Simeone!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba with a hook.
Okunaba lands with a kick to the temple. Simeone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Simeone misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Okunaba finds it's way through Simeone's defenses.
Simeone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Okunaba with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simeone avoids the body shot from Okunaba.
Simeone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simeone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice straight punches there by Okunaba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okunaba.
Good leg kick by Simeone there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okunaba misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okunaba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Simeone.
Simeone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Simeone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simeone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okunaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simeone.
Okunaba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okunaba throws a leg kick that misses.
Okunaba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okunaba throws a jab when Simeone was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Okunaba ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Okunaba misses its intended target.
Simeone sizes up Okunaba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Simeone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okunaba throws a nice looking combination but Simeone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Okunaba.
A big right from Okunaba misses.
Simeone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gilberto Simeone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Simeone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okunaba throws out the jab.
Simeone flicks out a counter leg kick but Okunaba steps away.
Simeone moves out of range as Okunaba strikes.
Okunaba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okunaba misses with an uppercut
enabling Simeone to counter with a crisp jab.
Okunaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simeone.
Decent striking displayed by Simeone there.
Okunaba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okunaba throws a head kick but Simeone moves out of range.
Simeone ducks under a wild hook from Okunaba.
Simeone takes a swing at Okunaba's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simeone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simeone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Simeone.
Okunaba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Simeone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okunaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simeone lands a nice looking body kick.
Simeone throws a lazy right hand but Okunaba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simeone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Simeone finds it's target.
A big right from Okunaba misses.
Simeone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simeone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okunaba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Simeone lands a glancing blow to the side of Okunaba's head.
Okunaba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simeone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Simeone checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simeone! But no joy.
Simeone throws a lazy right hand but Okunaba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simeone walks into a left hand.
Okunaba ducks right into an uppercut from Simeone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone misses with a low kick.
Okunaba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okunaba misses the body punch
and Okunaba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okunaba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Okunaba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okunaba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okunaba blocks a head kick by Simeone.
Okunaba scores with a head kick. Simeone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some bone on bone action there as Okunaba checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Okunaba, right into the meat.
Okunaba misses with a wild body shot.
Simeone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Simeone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Okunaba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okunaba slips a jab from Simeone.
Simeone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okunaba.
Sisu Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simeone lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simeone looks for the body kick but Okunaba saw that one coming.
Simeone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Simeone misses.
A jab lands there for Simeone.
Simeone throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Simeone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Simeone lands with a hook. Okunaba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Simeone throws out a loose jab but Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okunaba misses with a hook. Simeone ducked under it nicely.
Okunaba throws a head kick that misses.
Simeone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okunaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okunaba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Okunaba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Okunaba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Simeone back to the cage. Okunaba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Simeone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okunaba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Simeone slams his shin into Okunaba's torso.
Simeone misses with a low kick.
Okunaba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simeone misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simeone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okunaba takes a swing at Simeone's ribcage but misses.
Okunaba throws a body shot but no joy.
Okunaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sisu Okunaba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Okunaba misses the jab.
Okunaba throws out a leg kick but Simeone moves out of range and Okunaba only half commits.
Okunaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Simeone is just out of range.
Simeone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Okunaba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simeone.
Simeone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Simeone just misses with a punch to the body.
Simeone blocks a head kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba misses with an uppercut
and Simeone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simeone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okunaba.
Simeone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Simeone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okunaba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simeone counters with a thumping low kick.
Sisu Okunaba is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simeone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Okunaba misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Simeone.
A jab from Okunaba misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okunaba misses with a hook.
Okunaba misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okunaba.
Okunaba looks to land a left hand but Simeone moved out of range nicely.
Simeone swings for the body but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba darts in trying to clinch
and Simeone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the body
letting Simeone counter with a right hand.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okunaba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Simeone.
Okunaba scores with a jab to the head.
Simeone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Simeone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Okunaba is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good exchange - Simeone coming out on top.
Okunaba misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Okunaba.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simeone wants to land a leg kick but Okunaba is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Simeone blocks the low kick.
Simeone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Okunaba is predictable there
and Simeone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okunaba throws a head kick but Simeone moves out of range.
Simeone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Simeone missing with a left hand there. Okunaba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simeone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okunaba moves away.
Simeone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Simeone just misses with a punch to the body.
Simeone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okunaba was well out of range. Poor timing from Simeone.
Okunaba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okunaba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Okunaba scores with a decent looking hook.
Simeone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okunaba looks to score with a jab to the body but Simeone is just out of range.
Good shot there by Okunaba.
Simeone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okunaba ducks right into an uppercut from Simeone.
Simeone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okunaba's hands.
Okunaba sizes up Simeone with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone tests Okunaba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simeone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Simeone misses the jab.
Okunaba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Okunaba throws a hook but Simeone blocks it.
Simeone tests Okunaba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okunaba checks a leg kick nicely.
Okunaba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simeone counters with a straight right hand.
Okunaba misses with a two punch combination.
Simeone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okunaba.
Simeone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okunaba.
Simeone swings for the body but Okunaba moves out of range.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Simeone.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okunaba throws a right hand that misses
and Simeone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Okunaba drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simeone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simeone's head.
Okunaba prevents Simeone from getting back to his feet.
Okunaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Simeone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simeone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Okunaba tries to free his leg and advance position but Simeone is retaining full guard.
Okunaba won't allow Simeone to get back to his feet.
Okunaba is stalling in the full guard.
Okunaba stops Simeone from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Simeone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Simeone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Simeone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Simeone scores with a hook.
Simeone throws a leg kick but Okunaba checks it.
Okunaba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simeone misses the shot to the body.
Simeone misses with a straight left.
Okunaba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simeone.
Okunaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simeone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okunaba misses with a body shot.
Okunaba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simeone.
Simeone misses with a looping right.
Okunaba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Simeone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okunaba doesn't seem phased though.
Okunaba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simeone moves away.
Simeone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Simeone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okunaba manages to avoid it.
Simeone misses with a straight left.
Okunaba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba is looking to chop away at Simeone's legs.
Okunaba misses with a straight right.
Okunaba tries to clinch up.
Simeone misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okunaba.
Simeone tries to land a leg kick but Okunaba saw it coming and moves away.
Okunaba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simeone lunges at Okunaba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Okunaba's hand.
Simeone is looking to score with low kicks.
Okunaba misses with a double jab.
Okunaba needs to keep his hands up - Simeone had a free shot at his head there.
Okunaba darts in looking for a takedown but Simeone gets double underhooks and turns Okunaba into the cage.
Okunaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simeone.
Simeone tried to score with a low kick but Okunaba checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okunaba, as that shot connected.
Simeone stuns Okunaba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okunaba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simeone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okunaba misses with a shot to the body
and Simeone counters with a nice body kick.
Okunaba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Simeone tries a head kick but it misses.
Simeone lands a head shot.
Simeone lands a nice shot to the body.
Simeone misses with a looping right.
Simeone scores with a sloppy right hand. Okunaba should have avoided that one.
Simeone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okunaba momentarily.
Okunaba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okunaba avoids the head kick by Simeone.
Okunaba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okunaba connects with a nice looking jab.
Simeone misses with a body kick.
Okunaba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simeone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Okunaba to score with a decent uppercut.
Simeone connects with a leg kick. Okunaba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simeone clobbers Okunaba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okunaba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simeone throws out the jab.
Okunaba is looking to counter punch.
Okunaba throws a looping overhand right but Simeone ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone connects with a single shot there.
Okunaba throws a chopping leg kick but Simeone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Okunaba throws a lazy uppercut
and Simeone counters with a stiff right hand.
Okunaba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simeone.
Okunaba swings for the body but Simeone moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Okunaba.
A slow jab from Simeone misses its intended target.
Simeone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Okunaba.
Okunaba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Simeone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okunaba lands a nice looking body shot.
Simeone throws a looping overhand right but Okunaba ducks down to avoid it.
Simeone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Simeone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okunaba checks the leg kick.
Simeone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Okunaba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simeone's calf.
Okunaba avoids the body shot from Simeone.
Okunaba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simeone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okunaba.
Simeone throws a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Okunaba checks a leg kick.
Simeone throws the left hand but Okunaba avoids the punch easily.
Okunaba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okunaba shoots for a takedown but Simeone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simeone just misses with a punch to the body.
Simeone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Okunaba momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Simeone.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Simeone blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Simeone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Simeone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto Simeone!
A very excited looking Gilberto Simeone 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.