PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bronson's choice of entrance music: Harmonica. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Oketch
vs
Bronson

170 cm
26
140 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

174 cm
26
142 lbs
12 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Conviction

Arcticus University: London
MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch scores with a shot to the body.
Bronson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bronson misses with a leg kick.
Oketch cracks a nice hook into Bronson's ribs.
Bronson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oketch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Oketch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Oketch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oketch wants to clinch
and Bronson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oketch slips a jab from Bronson.
Oketch misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Bronson.
Oketch shoots in and drives through. Bronson sprawls well.
Oketch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronson. Bronson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oketch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oketch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bronson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oketch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bronson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Oketch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Oketch scores with a jab to the head.

Oketch closes the distance and pushes Bronson back into the cage.
Bronson misses with the head strike.
Bronson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson lands a left hand.

Oketch pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oketch trying to control the position here.
Bronson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oketch can't keep his opponent in guard - Bronson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson is controlling the pace.
Bronson trying to pass the guard but Oketch defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch wants to improve his position but Bronson is controlling well.
Bronson works his way into side control.
Bronson wants to control but Oketch is keeping him busy.
Oketch is trying to escape the position but Bronson is controlling the position.
Bronson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bronson tries to score with a low kick but Oketch moves his leg out of the way.
Bronson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronson connects with a solid leg kick.
Oketch misses with an uppercut.
Bronson throws a leg kick
and Oketch counters with a stiff right hand.
Oketch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Oketch misses with a head kick.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson cracks Oketch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Bronson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oketch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oketch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bronson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Oketch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bronson.
Bronson walks into a stiff left hand from Oketch.
Oketch throws a push kick but Bronson slaps the foot to one side.

Oketch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bronson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oketch wants to take the fight to the mat but Bronson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bronson slows down the pace here.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Oketch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bronson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oketch working aggressively here.
Bronson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oketchs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch lands a right hand.
Oketch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oketch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oketch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oketch throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Oketch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oketch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oketch presses Bronson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oketch wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oketch.
Oketch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bronson.
Oketch takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Oketch.
Bronson tries a body shot but Oketch blocks it.
Vincent Oketch has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bronson.
Bronson is working Oketch over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bronson.
Oketch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oketch.
Oketch misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Oketch can't break the clinch.
Oketch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bronson.
Bronson gets through Oketch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Oketch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Bronson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oketch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bronson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Charles Bronson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oketch is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oketch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oketch is defended easily by Bronson.
Oketch is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.
Bronson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bronson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Oketch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Bronson misses.
Oketch misses with a straight right.
Bronson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bronson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oketch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bronson.
A big left from Oketch misses.
Bronson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bronson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oketch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oketch throws a low kick but Bronson avoids it.

Oketch moves into the clinch.
Oketch tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oketch tries to land knees in the clinch but Bronson avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Bronson - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oketch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oketch has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oketch.
Oketch has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson presses Oketch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Bronson.
Bronson tries a body shot but Oketch blocks it.
Oketch working aggressively here.
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Oketch controls the action.
Bronson lands a shot to the body.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Oketch.
Oketch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oketch backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vincent Oketch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Bronson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bronson misses with a low kick.
Oketch throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson tries to counter with a clinch but Oketch shakes him off and moves away.
Oketch throws a hook but Bronson blocks it.
A jab from Bronson does it's job there.
Oketch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Bronson catches Oketch right on the button with a cross.
Bronson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Some bone on bone action there as Oketch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oketch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bronson.

Oketch moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bronson.
Oketch tries to pull guard but Bronson holds him up against the cage and eventually Oketch drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Oketch.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch misses with a knee to the head.
Oketch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oketch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Oketch is looking to control Bronson's arms but Bronson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oketch has his back to the cage.
Bronson looking to stall.
Bronson lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bronson.
Bronson blocks an elbow strike.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oketch backwards.
Bronson lands a right hand.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oketch blocking some punches.
Bronson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bronson breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronson moves into range and clinches up with Oketch.
Oketch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.

Bronson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oketch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oketch looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oketch.
Oketch lands a high kick!
A big left from Bronson misses.
Oketch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oketch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Oketch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oketch thinking.
Oketch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oketch blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson lands a really nice looking cross but Oketch seems unphased.
Oketch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bronson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bronson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oketch tried to counter with a leg kick but Bronson avoided it.
Bronson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bronson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oketch.
Oketch with a hook.
Bronson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oketch.
Oketch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oketch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Oketch misses the target.
Bronson slips under a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Oketch.
A little jabbing left from Bronson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bronson lands a nice hook to Oketch's body. Oketch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oketch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bronson tries a quick counter leg kick but Oketch is wise to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oketch throws a head kick that misses.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body. Oketch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oketch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oketch misses with a body shot.
Bronson throws a shot from downtown. Oketch moves away and avoids it.
Oketch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oketch takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Oketch gets a clinch.
Oketch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oketch lands a left hand.
Bronson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oketch swings wildly with an uppercut but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bronson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bronson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bronson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bronson!
A very excited looking Charles Bronson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.