PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Okoro (ranked 1769 p4p, 1579 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 250 p4p, 221 weight class). Okoro comes to the cage accompanied by TOP OF MY GAME. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Okoro
vs
Lee

192 cm
26
210
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
215
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Okoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee looks to land a combination but Okoro avoids it well.
We've been told by Okoro's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've been informed that Lee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Okoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Okoro throws a lazy head kick
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Michael Lee has been cut.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Okoro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoro misses the shot to the body.
Okoro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Okoro - just one landing.
Okoro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Some wild striking there from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Okoro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Okoro counters with a thumping low kick.
Okoro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee closes the distance but Okoro moves to the side
and Okoro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Okoro's head but Okoro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Okoro ducks down to avoid it.
Okoro throws a good cross that connects.

That has opened up Michael Lee's cut even more.
Lee misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoro.
A little feinted left hand from Okoro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Okoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Okoro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okoro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Okoro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Okoro misses the target.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okoro manages to avoid it.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okoro moves away.
A jab from Okoro finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Nice shot by Lee.
Okoro throws a body shot but no joy.
Okoro looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
As Okoro backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Okoro manages to avoid it all.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoro counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okoro.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoro counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoro throws a good cross that connects.
Okoro scores with a jab to the jaw.

The cut above Michael Lee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Michael Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okoro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okoro defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
It appears Okoro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okoro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.

Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
Lee lands a right hand.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Okoro lands a right hand.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
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 Michael Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lee throws a hook but Okoro avoids it easily.
Okoro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Okoro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Okoro thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee misses the body punch
and Okoro counters with a nice uppercut.
Okoro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is looking for the big counter here.
Okoro slips a jab from Lee.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lee connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okoro connects with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Kobe Okoro is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Okoro moves out of range.
Okoro scores with a nice body kick.

Lee clinches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okoro lands with a light punch inside.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Okoro.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Okoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro blocks a body shot from Lee.
Okoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee stalling.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Okoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Okoro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee pushes Okoro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries a body shot but Okoro blocks it.
Okoro lands with a right to the head.
Okoro lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Michael Lee's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Okoro throws a head punch that misses.
Okoro working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Okoro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okoro works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
Okoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Okoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Okoro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kobe Okoro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.

Okoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Okoro.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Okoro stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okoro scores with a leg kick.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Okoro counters with a straight right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kobe Okoro!
After winning the bout, Kobe Okoro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.