PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olo Adofo (ranked 1435 p4p, 1705 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 203 p4p, 245 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Adofo
vs
Khanna

194 cm
24
215
12 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
190
17 - 11 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Mythical Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olo Adofo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanna scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Adofo scores with a body shot.
We've been told by Adofo's head coaches at The Devil’s Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adofo is looking to clinch but Khanna is avoiding it.
Adofo fails to land with a series of punches.
Adofo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khanna.
Adofo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Adofo's head but Adofo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Khanna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Adofo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khanna, pushing him back against the ropes.
Khanna tries a body shot but Adofo blocks it.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
A short right from Adofo on the inside.
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Khanna.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
A short right from Adofo.
Nice body punch from Adofo - that landed with a thud.
Adofo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Khanna looks winded!
Adofo tries a knee to the head but Khanna blocks it.
Adofo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
Adofo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khanna's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adofo struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Adofo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Adofo avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the ropes.
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Khanna.
Khanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adofo backwards.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Adofo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Khanna lands a nice shot to the body.
Adofo blocks an uppercut.
Adofo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adofo lands with a left to the head.
Adofo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adofo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khanna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna lands with a right to the head.
Adofo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Khanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a knee to the head.

Khanna breaks the clinch.

Khanna tries to keep at a distance but Adofo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adofo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adofo blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.

Khanna breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adofo wants to clinch.
Adofo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adofo misses with a knee to the head.
Khanna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Khanna lands a left hand.
Khanna struggles to land a body shot inside as Adofo controls his hands.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adofo gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Adofo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Adofo.
Khanna scores with a shot to the side of Adofo's head.
Adofo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
Khanna lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo misses with a body punch.
Adofo crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
Khanna takes a knee right on the jaw!
Khanna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adofo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adofo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna lands a body punch.
Adofo misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khanna.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Olo Adofo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick lands for Khanna.
Adofo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Khanna misses.
Adofo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adofo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Khanna can pounce on him.
Khanna scores with a spinning back kick!

Adofo moves into range and clinches up with Khanna.
Adofo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo tries a body shot but Khanna blocks it.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adofo cracks Khanna with a nice body shot.
Adofo tries a knee to the head but Khanna blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Khanna.
Adofo takes a shot 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!
Khanna lands a shot to the body.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Khanna manages to break the clinch.
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanna.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo throws a nice head kick!
Raja Khanna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khanna misses with a looping left.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
Adofo throws a head kick that misses.
Khanna scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Khanna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Adofo doesn't seem phased though.
Khanna connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khanna.
Adofo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Adofo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khanna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adofo.
Khanna lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adofo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adofo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Adofo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanna slips a straight right by Adofo.
Khanna let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adofo closes the distance but Khanna moves to the side
and Khanna counters with a thumping low kick.
Adofo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut lands for Khanna. That snapped Adofo's head back.
Khanna tries a head kick but it misses.
Khanna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adofo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adofo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adofo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Khanna.
Olo Adofo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khanna lands a head kick. Adofo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Adofo is rocked!
Khanna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Adofo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adofo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khanna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Adofo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khanna throws a monster overhand right that drops Adofo! Khanna follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Khanna!
Raja Khanna is the new light heavyweight champion!