PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Okoye (ranked 24762 p4p, 519 weight class) and Joseph Mamma (ranked 6211 p4p, 472 weight class). The key to victory for Christian Okoye has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Okoye
vs
Mamma

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Dark Knight Nutrition

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Okoye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Mamma!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamma throws a looping overhand right but Okoye ducks down to avoid it.
Okoye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamma throws out a loose jab but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mamma misses with a straight right.
Okoye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Okoye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Mamma manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamma. Okoye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okoye throws a jab when Mamma was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye defending well as Mamma loads up on a big left hand.
Mamma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okoye throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamma.
Mamma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Okoye misses.
Okoye thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Mamma on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mamma misses with an uppercut.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Joseph Mamma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoye moves out of range as Mamma strikes.
Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamma.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Mamma manages to avoid it.
Mamma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Okoye scores with a jab. Mamma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Okoye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mamma misses with a hook
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Mamma misses.
Okoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoye throws an overhand right that lands on Mamma's shoulder, as Mamma tries to avoid the shot.
Mamma slips a jab from Okoye.
Okoye throws a jab when Mamma was well out of range.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamma looks to land a right hand but Okoye moved out of range.
Mamma throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Mamma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Mamma misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okoye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Okoye misses.
Mamma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mamma misses with a right hand
letting Okoye counter with a right hand.
Mamma looks to land a right hand but Okoye moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamma throws out a loose jab but Okoye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Mamma misses.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Mamma misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoye misses the target.
Okoye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamma.
It looked like Okoye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mamma throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye throws a shot from downtown. Mamma moves away and avoids it.
Mamma misses with a looping right.
Okoye slips a straight right by Mamma.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okoye moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Okoye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Mamma swings widly with a right hand
enabling Okoye to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoye throws a looping overhand right but Mamma ducks down to avoid it.
Okoye jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamma missing with a left hand there. Okoye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamma throws a series of punches but Okoye avoids them all with ease.
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 Christian Okoye will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamma.
Mamma blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamma! But no joy.
Mamma looks to land a right hand but Okoye moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Mamma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Mamma misses with a right hand
and Okoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamma misses with a left hand
and Okoye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamma.
Mamma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okoye.
Okoye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mamma slips a straight right by Okoye.
Mamma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye dodges the punch combination from Mamma.
Okoye cracks Mamma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Okoye slips under a jab.
Mamma misses with a straight left.
Okoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mamma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okoye.
Okoye throws a looping overhand right but Mamma ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Okoye is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamma throws a looping overhand right but Okoye ducks down to avoid it.
Mamma throws a shot from downtown. Okoye moves away and avoids it.
Christian Okoye is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Mamma misses.
Okoye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamma.
Okoye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamma.
Mamma throws a right hand that misses
and Okoye counters with a stiff right hand.
Okoye slips a jab from Mamma.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Mamma misses its intended target.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okoye.
Mamma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamma misses with a hook.
Mamma misses with a straight right.
Okoye throwing a counter right hand but Mamma manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mamma misses its intended target.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
Mamma throws a right hand that Okoye ducks under and follows up with a left that Okoye also avoids with ease.
It looked like Okoye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Mamma misses.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamma is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mamma misses with a hook
and Okoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamma misses with a hook
and Mamma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okoye clobbers Mamma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okoye misses with a hook. Mamma ducked under it nicely.
Mamma tries to bum rush Okoye with a series of wild strikes but Okoye uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okoye moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Okoye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okoye slips a straight right by Mamma.
Okoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mamma throws an off balance right hand
and Okoye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mamma thinking.
Mamma misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoye misses the target.
Okoye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamma.
Mamma looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Okoye moves out of range as Mamma strikes.
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 Christian Okoye will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mamma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okoye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mamma misses with a shot to the body
and Okoye counters with a straight right hand.
Mamma throws a hook but Okoye blocks it.
A jab from Mamma misses.
Okoye lands an overhand right.
Mamma misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mamma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye slips a jab from Mamma.
Okoye swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okoye lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Okoye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye throws a hook to the side of Mamma's head but Mamma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mamma! But no joy.
Okoye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamma.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamma throws an overhand right that lands on Okoye's shoulder, as Okoye tries to avoid the shot.
Mamma misses with a hook. Okoye ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoye misses the target.
Mamma throws a hook to the side of Okoye's head but Okoye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Okoye on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mamma throws a hook but Okoye avoids it easily.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mamma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Mamma misses its intended target.
Mamma throws a big shot that misses.
Christian Okoye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okoye throws out the jab.
Okoye looks to throw the jab but Mamma is out of range.
Mamma throws out a counter right but Okoye avoids it with no problem.
Mamma misses with a hook
and Okoye counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamma throws a looping overhand right but Okoye ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoye misses the target.
Mamma looks to land a right hand but Okoye moved out of range.
Mamma throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Mamma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
Okoye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Okoye connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamma scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye connects with the punch.
Okoye throws the left hand but Mamma avoids the punch easily.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mamma throws a lazy uppercut
and Okoye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mamma throws a lazy right hand but Okoye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamma throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Okoye staying out of range there.
Mamma swings widly with a right hand
and Okoye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamma misses with a looping right.
Mamma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okoye is looking to counter punch.
Okoye ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okoye slips a straight right by Mamma.
Mamma misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Mamma misses.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
A counter left hand to the body from Okoye misses its target.
Mamma misses with an uppercut. Okoye saw that one coming.
Okoye was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mamma misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph Mamma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okoye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamma.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christian Okoye.
Well Okoye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Okoye!