PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Popara (ranked 3018 p4p, 3749 weight class) and Kobe Okoro (ranked 386 p4p, 449 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Popara
vs
Okoro

190 cm
21
220
3 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
210
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro misses with a jab to the body
and Popara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Kobe Okoro has been cut.
Popara misses with a right hand
and Okoro counters with a nice body shot.
Popara scores with a jab to the head.
Petar Popara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Okoro finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okoro throws a looping overhand right but Popara ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Popara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara looks to clinch
and Okoro counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Popara has closed the distance and engaged Okoro in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Okoro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Okoro cracks Popara with a nice body shot.
Okoro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popara struggles to land a body shot inside as Okoro controls his hands.
Okoro misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okoro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Popara lands a damaging elbow.
Okoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro misses with a body punch.
Okoro lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Okoro.
Okoro blocks a body shot from Popara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popara.
Okoro pushes Popara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okoro lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro avoids the elbow strike from Popara, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Okoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okoro gets through Popara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Okoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Okoro prevents a body shot from Popara.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
I was talking to Popara's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Okoro tries to work over Popara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara gets through Okoro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Popara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Popara.
Okoro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Okoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Popara blocks a body shot from Okoro.
Popara tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popara.
Okoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Popara controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Popara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popara blocks an uppercut.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Okoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Popara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Popara lands an elbow just above Okoro 's eye.
Popara lands an elbow that stopped Okoro in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Kobe Okoro's cut even more.
Okoro dodges an elbow strike from Popara.
Popara blocking some punches.
Popara can't find room to land a body shot as Okoro controls the action.
Okoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro misses with a body punch.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Okoro blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Okoro as the two fighters clinch.
Nice elbow from Popara.
Okoro prevents a body shot from Popara.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Popara backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Okoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Okoro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Okoro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Popara's elbow.
Okoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popara tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Popara lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Okoro.
Okoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Okoro lands with a left to the head.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Okoro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Popara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
Okoro tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Okoro back against the cage.
Okoro dodges an elbow strike from Popara.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Okoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Okoro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Okoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Okoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Okoro.
Okoro dodges an elbow strike from Popara.
Popara throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Okoro.
Okoro scores with a shoulder strike.
Popara swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro tries to throw a body punch but Popara avoids it by throwing Okoro back against the cage.
Popara misses with a punch to the body.
Okoro gets through Popara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Popara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Popara controls his hands.
Okoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Okoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoro's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro struggles to land a body shot inside as Popara controls his hands.
Popara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kobe Okoro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Popara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popara tries to throw a body punch but Okoro avoids it by throwing Popara back against the cage.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Okoro's brow.
Popara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Okoro blocks the elbow strike.
Okoro tries to work over Popara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Popara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okoro backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Popara.

The cut above Kobe Okoro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Okoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
Popara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Popara as the two fighters clinch.
Okoro is breathing heavily.
Popara working aggressively here.
A short right from Okoro on the inside.
Popara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Popara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okoro throws a punch but it's blocked by Popara.
Okoro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Okoro misses with a body punch.
Okoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
Popara lands an elbow that stopped Okoro in his tracks for a moment.

Kobe Okoro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kobe Okoro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Petar Popara!
Petar Popara seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.