PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Walker (ranked 2531 p4p, 23838 weight class) and Ikemba Okoye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Ikemba Okoye was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Walker
vs
Okoye

182 cm
28
184
6 - 4 - 0

181 cm
20
185
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws the left hand but Okoye avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Okoye misses.
Okoye tries to clinch up.
Okoye bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okoye.
Okoye moves to clinch but Walker breaks away
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker throws a leg kick but Okoye sees it coming and moves out of range.
Okoye fails with the takedown.
Okoye lands a nice shot that snaps Walker's head back.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Okoye backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Okoye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker connects with a body shot.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Okoye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Liam Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikemba Okoye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker walks into a left hand.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Okoye slips the punch.
Okoye misses with a hook

and Walker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Okoye tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Walker is pressing down on Okoye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Okoye is holding on for now.
Walker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Walker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Walker working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Okoye's thigh. Okoye counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Okoye is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
Okoye looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okoye has momentary wrist control but Walker slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Okoye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.
Our spies down at at Primal Concrete Gym inform us that Okoye has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Okoye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker distracts Okoye with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okoye trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Walker working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker is in close to Okoye's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker throws a big elbow that misses.
Okoye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Okoye will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Walker postures up.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Okoye rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Walker's guard! Nice work there by Okoye!
Walker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Okoye regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!

Okoye looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker works over Okoye with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Okoye blocks nicely.
Okoye working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.

Okoye is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Walker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Walker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Okoye takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Walker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Okoye misses.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Okoye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okoye blocks a low kick nicely.
Okoye lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
Okoye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Okoye uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Walker.
Liam Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoye avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okoye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okoye.

Walker rushes Okoye and presses him up against the cage.

Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Okoye gets caught napping as Walker dives in and scores a takedown. Okoye manages to retain guard.
Okoye throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoye controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okoye's head.
Okoye is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Okoye's head.
Okoye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker cracks Okoye with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Okoye's legs - danger averted.
Walker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okoye is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Okoye is retaining full guard.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Okoye's head.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okoye wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Walker is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye is not content to let Walker control the position.
Okoye trying to control from the bottom.
Okoye is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Walker is staying active.
Walker working over Okoye with some ground and pound. Okoye looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Okoye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Okoye wants to control but Walker passes into side.
Okoye takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker working away.
Okoye tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Walker lands with some strikes.
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker trying to control but Okoye is having none of it.
Liam Walker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker scoring with strikes but Okoye is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker raining down shots from the mount!
Okoye can't escape the position.
Walker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Okoye's face.
Walker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Walker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walker motions for Okoye to come forward. Walker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okoye steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
Okoye slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab by Walker.
Okoye tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Okoye finds it's target.

Walker is rocked!
Walker ducks into an uppercut from Okoye and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ikemba Okoye!