PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottatukka Oikenee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ottatukka Oikenee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oikenee
vs
Henry

200 cm
27
201 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ottatukka Oikenee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Henry!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henry manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Oikenee on his heels. He'll look to pass Oikenee's guard now, I'm sure.
Oikenee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henry won't allow Oikenee to sweep him here.
Oikenee is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henry is fighting to break Oikenee's control of his arms but Oikenee is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Henry throwing strikes but missing.
Henry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henry lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Oikenee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Henry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oikenee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henry throwing strikes from guard but Oikenee blocks nicely.
Oikenee looking to control.
Henry lands a couple of digs.
Oikenee controls Henry momentarily but Henry frees himself.
Henry cracks Oikenee with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henry connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry working some strikes from top position.
Henry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henry is looking to work some ground and pound but Oikenee has wrist control.
Henry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Oikenee is rocked!
Henry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Oikenee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oikenee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oikenee seems to have got his legs back now.

Oikenee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Oikenee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Henry has his hands clasped together but Oikenee extends an breaks Henry's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Oikenee.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ottatukka Oikenee!