PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between uuno turhapuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter. DK Oakston is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

turhapuro
vs
Oakston

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, uuno turhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
turhapuro fails to land with a series of punches.
turhapuro fails with a takedown attempt.
Oakston slips under a jab.
turhapuro throws a right hand that Oakston ducks under and follows up with a left that Oakston also avoids with ease.
Oakston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
turhapuro shoots in looking for a takedown. Oakston tries to sprawl out of it but turhapuro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Oakston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
turhapuro shoots for a takedown but Oakston saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for uuno turhapuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oakston staying out of range there.
Oakston throws a right hand that turhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that turhapuro also avoids with ease.
turhapuro closes the distance and clinches up with Oakston, looking for a takedown. turhapuro pushes Oakston against the ropes but Oakston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
turhapuro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oakston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from turhapuro misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Oakston.
Oakston tries a head kick but it misses.

Oakston instigates a clinch.
Oakston goes for a takedown attempt but turhapuro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Oakston scoring well with a low kick there.
turhapuro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oakston counters with a nice low kick that buckles turhapuro's knee momentarily.
uuno turhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
turhapuro lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like DK Oakston has been cut.
Oakston misses with a head kick.
turhapuro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by turhapuro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oakston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oakston.
turhapuro misses with the combination.
turhapuro connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Oakston.
A good leg kick by Oakston.
turhapuro is breathing heavily.
turhapuro shoots in but Oakston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from turhapuro does no damage.
Oakston misses with a few strikes there.
turhapuro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oakston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
turhapuro takes a kick to the side of the head.
turhapuro with a poor takedown
and Oakston counters with a thumping low kick.
turhapuro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Oakston.

Oakston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Oakston has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed turhapuro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Oakston connects with a big shot to the side of turhapuro's head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Oakston. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
turhapuro prevents Oakston from getting a body triangle.
Oakston lands strikes to the head.
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!
Oakston lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakston throwing sloppy strikes.
Oakston trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure turhapuro doesn't escape.
turhapuro covers up after that shot from Oakston.
Oakston lands punches and elbows.
Oakston somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
turhapuro has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Oakston.
Oakston throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Oakston lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
turhapuro is trying to get back to his feet but Oakston has full control of the position and if anything, turhapuro has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Oakston missing with punches from the back.
turhapuro covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

turhapuro showing good submission defense here.
turhapuro is taking damage to the body and head.
Oakston is controlling the position but turhapuro somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Oakston stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
turhapuro misses with a straight right.
turhapuro checks the leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oakston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from turhapuro.
turhapuro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oakston counters with a good low kick that turhapuro was not able to check.
Oakston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oakston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
turhapuro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
turhapuro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oakston moves away.
turhapuro throws a series of punches but Oakston avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - turhapuro scores with a four punch combination!

Oakston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in turhapuro's guard.
Oakston forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
turhapuro tries to roll over but Oakston keeps him under control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

turhapuro pushes Oakston off and gets back to his feet.
Oakston tries a head kick but it misses.
Oakston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oakston avoids the body shot from turhapuro.
turhapuro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oakston. That one must have hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oakston!
Oakston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Oakston.
Oakston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oakston.
Oakston misses with a double jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
turhapuro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oakston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
turhapuro fails with a takedown attempt.
turhapuro misses with a takedown attempt

so Oakston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oakston stays in close to turhapuro's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oakston stands up and waves to turhapuro to follow him.
Oakston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and turhapuro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oakston won't be happy with that.
Oakston manages to work his way to half guard, despite turhapuro's best efforts.
turhapuro is keen to just control but Oakston is a slippery customer.

Oakston kicks turhapuro off and gets back to his feet.
Oakston slips a straight right by turhapuro.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oakston throws a right hand that turhapuro ducks under and follows up with a left that turhapuro also avoids with ease.
Oakston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
turhapuro fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oakston.
Oakston throws a nice inside leg kick.
turhapuro misses with a body shot.
turhapuro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oakston backs up against the ropes.
Oakston fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oakston slips a jab and a cross from turhapuro.
A looping hook to the body misses from turhapuro. Oakston does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DK Oakston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DK Oakston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

turhapuro looks to throw the jab but Oakston is out of range.
turhapuro misses with a double jab
and Oakston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
turhapuro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oakston counters with a slapping leg kick.
turhapuro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Oakston drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oakston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as turhapuro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Oakston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
turhapuro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
turhapuro fails with a takedown attempt.
turhapuro keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
turhapuro misses with a takedown
and Oakston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for uuno turhapuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
turhapuro slaps away a takedown attempt from Oakston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oakston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to turhapuro's calf.
Oakston tries to close the distance and clinch but turhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
uuno turhapuro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

turhapuro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oakston was covering up waiting for the punch and turhapuro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oakston looking for a sweep. Not yet Oakston, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as turhapuro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
turhapuro stops Oakston from standing up.
Oakston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oakston controls turhapuro momentarily but turhapuro frees himself.
turhapuro distracts Oakston with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oakston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for turhapuro!
turhapuro is looking to improve his position but Oakston isn't that keen on the idea.
Oakston landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston controlling the pace for now.
Oakston working the ground and pound effectively.
turhapuro regains half guard.
Oakston wants to stand but turhapuro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
turhapuro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oakston is looking to stand up but turhapuro won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

turhapuro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oakston postures up and lands a big shot to turhapuro's brow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

turhapuro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

turhapuro is working an open guard so Oakston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
turhapuro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oakston.
DK Oakston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oakston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts turhapuro as he jumps to the side.
Oakston throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by turhapuro.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
turhapuro throws a series of punches but Oakston moves out of range.
turhapuro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oakston counters with an outside leg kick.
turhapuro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oakston swivels and escapes.
turhapuro tries for a takedown but Oakston circles away easily
and Oakston counters with a nice low kick that buckles turhapuro's knee momentarily.

Oakston shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oakston prevents turhapuro from improving his position.
Oakston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oakston tries to stand and escape but turhapuro is controlling the position.

turhapuro actively working from the bottom here.
Oakston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oakston tries to stand but his hand is stuck under turhapuro.

turhapuro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

turhapuro actively working from the bottom here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oakston lands with an overhand left.
turhapuro swinging wildly here.
turhapuro scores with a punch to the head.
turhapuro shoots and misses
and Oakston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oakston is trying hard to land a takedown here. turhapuro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oakston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by turhapuro.
Oakston shoots in looking for a takedown. turhapuro tries to sprawl out of it but Oakston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. turhapuro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
turhapuro throws a combination that misses

and Oakston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in turhapuro's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oakston trying to stand up but can't free himself from turhapuro's guard.

Oakston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oakston lands a couple of elbows.
Oakston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oakston wanted to stand there but turhapuro had control of the position.
turhapuro is looking to stand up but Oakston isn't so interested in that idea.
Oakston wanted to stand there but turhapuro had control of the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

turhapuro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oakston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oakston won't allow turhapuro to get back to his feet.

turhapuro has his foot on Oakston's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oakston works his way back into a safe position though.
turhapuro wants to sweep here but Oakston controlling him for the moment.
Oakston trying to control but turhapuro is working from the bottom.
Oakston wants to stand but turhapuro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
DK Oakston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oakston has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for DK Oakston!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for DK Oakston!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for DK Oakston!

DK Oakston wins by unanimous decision!