PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshal Mayhem (ranked 680 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Sunshine Okafor (ranked 88 p4p, 164 weight class). Okafor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bliss. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mayhem
vs
Okafor

178 cm
27
157
21 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
156
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshal Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunshine Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayhem throws a hook but Okafor avoids it easily.
Mayhem takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okafor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mayhem swats away the attempt to clinch by Okafor.
Mayhem definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okafor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with a kick to the body.

Okafor closes the distance and clinches.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike.
Mayhem managing to block the knees to the body from Okafor.
Okafor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayhem's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mayhem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mayhem is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Okafor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okafor pushes Mayhem back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okafor is leaning against Mayhem and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okafor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
Okafor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Okafor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mayhem.
A short uppercut from Okafor.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.

Mayhem breaks from the clinch.
Okafor throws an overhand right that lands on Mayhem's shoulder, as Mayhem tries to avoid the shot.
Mayhem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayhem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayhem lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okafor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Okafor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okafor clobbers Mayhem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Okafor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.
Okafor scores with a shot to the side of Mayhem's head.
Okafor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Okafor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor misses with the head strike.
Okafor lands with a light punch inside.
Mayhem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayhem avoids it.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Okafor has Mayhem pressed against the cage, preventing Mayhem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Okafor fails to land.
Okafor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Mayhem tries to stall but Okafor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Okafor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mayhem lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem blocking some punches.
Okafor being controlled against the cage.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okafor scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor tries a knee to the head but Mayhem blocks it.
Okafor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okafor trying to stall but Mayhem improves his position.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem gets through Okafor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Mayhem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okafor misses with some punches.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mayhem lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Okafor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Mayhem is looking to control Okafor's arms but Okafor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayhem has his back to the cage.
Mayhem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem misses with an elbow strike.
Mayhem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mayhem is trying to maintain a safe position but Okafor gets an underhook and turns Mayhem into the cage.
Mayhem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okafor up against the cage.
Okafor can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sunshine Okafor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Okafor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayhem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayhem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayhem 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 Okafor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Okafor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okafor dips to his left and cracks Mayhem with an uppercut!
Mayhem throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor misses with an uppercut
and Mayhem counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Mayhem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sunshine Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor throws a head kick but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mayhem misses the target.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okafor.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Mayhem avoids it with no problem.
Okafor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayhem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mayhem slips under a jab from Okafor.

Okafor gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Okafor.
Okafor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okafor struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Okafor tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor prevents Mayhem from breaking the clinch.
Mayhem taking a breather.
Mayhem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Okafor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okafor tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Okafor back against the cage.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mayhem stalling in the clinch but Okafor improves position.
Mayhem is trying to stall.
Maybe Mayhem would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhems head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayhem backwards.
Okafor tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayhem taking a breather.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhem walks into a left hand.
Mayhem misses with a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayhem misses with a straight right.

Okafor moves into the clinch successfully.
Okafor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mayhems head.
Okafor tries a body shot but Mayhem blocks it.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.
Okafor throws a punch but it's blocked by Mayhem.
Mayhem blocks an uppercut.
Mayhem prevents a body shot from Okafor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a right hand.
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okafor.
A short right from Mayhem on the inside.
Okafor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mayhem's elbow.
Mayhem lands an elbow just above Okafor 's eye.

It looks like Sunshine Okafor has been cut.
Mayhem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okafor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem trying to land knees to the body.
Okafor can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor prevents Mayhem from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayhem.
Okafor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marshal Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sunshine Okafor's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayhem swings widly with a right hand
and Okafor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Mayhem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Okafor moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Okafor being controlled against the cage.
Mayhem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mayhem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Okafor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayhem prevents a body shot from Okafor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayhem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Okafor throws out the jab.
Mayhem swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okafor moves to clinch but Mayhem breaks away
and Mayhem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mayhem.
Mayhem swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mayhem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okafor tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayhem. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Mayhem finds it's way through Okafor's defenses.
Okafor cracks Mayhem with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Okafor tries to clinch up.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem moves out of range of the body kick.
Okafor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Okafor swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem is looking to counter punch.
Mayhem tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Mayhem.
Okafor lands a glancing blow to the side of Mayhem's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okafor moves to clinch but Mayhem breaks away
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okafor defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
Okafor lands with a straight right. Mayhem didn't see that one coming.
Okafor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Okafor swings for the body but Mayhem moves out of range.
It looked like Mayhem wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mayhem misses with a hook. Okafor ducked under it nicely.
Mayhem thuds a left hand into Okafor's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mayhem finds it's target.
Okafor jabs at Mayhem's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Okafor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Okafor misses the jab.
Okafor lands with a straight right. Mayhem didn't see that one coming.
Okafor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okafor tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
Mayhem slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mayhem 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Sunshine Okafor!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Sunshine Okafor!

Sunshine Okafor wins by majority decision!
A very excited looking Sunshine Okafor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.