PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoise Durnin (ranked 1965 p4p, 3368 weight class) and John Okafor (ranked 233 p4p, 378 weight class). Durnin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston by The Dropkick Murphy's. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Durnin
vs
Okafor

197 cm
44
270
31 - 24 - 0

199 cm
32
243
18 - 19 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fantasy Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naoise Durnin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durnin.
John Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durnin misses with a kick to the body.
Okafor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Okafor misses.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Durnin moves out of range.
Durnin slips a jab from Okafor.
Okafor throws a shot from downtown. Durnin moves away and avoids it.
Okafor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durnin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Durnin moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Okafor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Okafor tried to score with a low kick but Durnin checks it.
Durnin slips a jab from Okafor.
Durnin loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Durnin throws a sloppy head kick and Okafor moves out of range easily.
Okafor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Durnin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durnin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okafor.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Durnin.
Durnin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okafor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor tries a head kick but it misses.
Okafor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Okafor looks to move away, Durnin throws a big counter combo but Okafor just gets out of the way.
Okafor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durnin counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Okafor.
Durnin throws a head kick but Okafor moves out of range.
Okafor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Durnin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Durnin swinging wildly here.
Okafor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Durnin connects with a body shot.
Okafor avoids the head kick by Durnin.
Durnin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
Durnin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durnin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durnin throws a head kick that half lands.
Durnin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durnin manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick from Durnin, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Durnin does no damage.
Okafor lands a nice hook to Durnin's body. Durnin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okafor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Durnin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okafor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Durnin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okafor.
Durnin is breathing heavily.
Okafor misses with a body shot.
Okafor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durnin throws out a powerful jab.
Okafor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durnin blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Durnin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Okafor lands with a hook. Durnin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durnin moves away.
Durnin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor counters with a body kick.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durnin.
Okafor looks to land a body kick but Durnin moved away.
Durnin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Okafor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durnin. Okafor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durnin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okafor slips a jab from Durnin.
Durnin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Durnin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okafor thumps Durnin with a low kick.
Durnin throws a series of punches but Okafor avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor cracks Durnin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durnin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okafor cracks Durnin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Durnin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
Okafor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durnin was well out of range. Poor timing from Okafor.
It looked like Durnin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okafor throws a body shot but no joy.
A cross from Okafor lands.
Okafor swings for the body but Durnin moves out of range.
Okafor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Okafor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okafor.
Okafor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Durnin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Durnin misses.
Durnin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Okafors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Durnin lands a left and a right that send Okafor crashing to the mat, dazed. Durnin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Okafor is rocked!
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Durnin finish him?
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Durnin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durnin blocks a head kick by Okafor.
Okafor avoids the body shot from Durnin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Okafor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Okafor blocks a head kick by Durnin.
Okafor seems to have recovered his senses.
Okafor scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Okafor.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okafor misses with a kick to the body.
Durnin lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Okafor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Durnin's head.
Okafor looks to land a combination but Durnin avoids it well.
Durnin missing with a left hand there. Okafor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Okafor misses.
It looked like Durnin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okafor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durnin in his tracks.
Okafor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durnin swinging wildly here.
John Okafor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okafor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okafor lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor with a jab.
Whack! Durnin lands a heavy head kick that drops Okafor. The ref tackles Durnin to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Okafor was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Naoise Durnin!
Our winner, Naoise Durnin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.