PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Salaam (ranked 3262 p4p, 3742 weight class) and JJ Olatunji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Salaam
vs
Olatunji

191 cm
21
265
3 - 9 - 0

225 cm
25
273
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Conquer

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Salaam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ Olatunji!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Olatunji clinches with his opponent.
Olatunji tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salaam has Olatunji pressed against the cage.
Olatunji tries to land a knee to the head but Salaam blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Salaam.
Salaam lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Salaam's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Olatunji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salaam is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olatunji lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Andre Salaam has been cut.
Salaam digs a right hand underneath Olatunji's ribcage. Olatunji let out a lung full of air as it connected.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olatunji is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salaam lands with a shot to the body.
Salaam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salaam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like JJ Olatunji has been cut.
Salaam lands a right hook to the body.
Olatunji looks winded!
Salaam throws a shot to the body.
Salaam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salaam connects with a looping right hand.
Salaam with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Salaam lands a big uppercut and Olatunji crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Olatunji looks OK. Salaam waves Olatunji back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salaam pounces like a tiger and cracks Olatunji with a vicious hook! Olatunji is down but not out! Salaam follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andre Salaam!