PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dogo Musaga (ranked 3434 p4p, 3138 weight class) and Ikemba Okoye (ranked 440 p4p, 409 weight class). 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?

Musaga
vs
Okoye

184 cm
21
187
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
23
185
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Real Men Juice

Conviction
Conquer

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dogo Musaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Okoye!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Musaga defending well as Okoye loads up on a big left hand.
Okoye with the inside leg kick.
Musaga checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musaga throwing a counter right hand but Okoye manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Musaga misses the target.
Musaga misses the shot to the body.
Musaga misses with a hook. Okoye ducked under it nicely.
Okoye slips under a jab from Musaga.
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from Musaga.
Musaga throws a poor cross that misses
and Okoye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Musaga thinking.
Musaga misses with a jab to the body
and Okoye counters with an inside leg kick.

Musaga instigates a clinch.
Musaga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okoye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Musaga fails to land.
Musaga blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Musaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Okoye pulls Musaga into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musaga postures up.
Musaga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Okoye wants to sweep here but Musaga controlling him for the moment.

Musaga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Okoye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Musaga has managed to get both his arms back between Okoye's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musaga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Okoye trying to control the position.
Musaga slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okoye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Musaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Okoye working a defensive guard here.
Musaga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Musaga passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoye trying to control here.
Okoye tries to get to full guard but Musaga has control of the leg.
Okoye moves into full guard.
Okoye can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Musaga controls the pace.

Okoye has his foot on Musaga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Musaga works his way back into a safe position though.
Musaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Okoye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Musaga gets to his feet - Okoye follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Okoye misses.
Musaga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okoye cracks a nice hook into Musaga's ribs.
Musaga throws a body punch but Okoye moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Okoye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A good leg kick by Okoye.
Musaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Musaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okoye. That did some damage!
Musaga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Okoye.
Musaga moves forwards but Okoye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okoye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Musaga takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoye lands a right hand.

Okoye drags the fight down to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ikemba Okoye dominated 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.

Musaga rushes Okoye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Musaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoye working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musaga tries to work over Okoye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Musaga works on Okoye's body with a couple of short punches.
Okoye is trying to pull guard but Musaga turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Okoye has had enough of the clinch but Musaga keeps him there for the moment.
Okoye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musaga.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musaga.
A shot in the inside from Okoye.
A head punch on the inside from Musaga fails to land.
Okoye lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoye misses with a punch on the inside.
Musaga throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Okoye as the two fighters clinch.
Musaga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Musaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Okoye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okoye misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoye throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okoye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okoye is trying to break the clinch but Musaga is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Okoye.
Musaga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Okoye.
Okoye fails to pull guard.
Okoye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Okoye has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Musaga uses from the top position.

Okoye looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Okoye looking for a triangle here. Musaga is fighting it but it looks tight! Okoye pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Musaga is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ikemba Okoye!