PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Hordes Of Chaos. Olufunmilola has chosen Doctor Octagon-Earth People as his entrance music. Tapater Rua has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rua
vs
Olufunmilola

175 cm
24
140 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

160 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

St. Paul's Apparel

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enitan Olufunmilola!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olufunmilola. Olufunmilola obviously looking to wear him down.
Olufunmilola moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Olufunmilola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olufunmilola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rua throws a head kick but Olufunmilola moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Olufunmilola!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olufunmilola.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua wants to clinch up but Olufunmilola keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Olufunmilola. Rua shrugs it off though.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that misses.
Olufunmilola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Olufunmilola scoring well with a low kick there.
Rua tries to land a front kick but Olufunmilola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Olufunmilola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola thuds his shin into the meat of Rua's side.
Olufunmilola lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Olufunmilola does no damage.

Olufunmilola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a damaging elbow.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.

Olufunmilola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olufunmilola can pounce on him.
Olufunmilola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Olufunmilola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Olufunmilola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Enitan Olufunmilola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Olufunmilola rushes Rua and presses him up against the cage.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Olufunmilola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rua takes a kick to the side of the head.
Olufunmilola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Olufunmilola thumps Rua with a low kick.
Olufunmilola connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Olufunmilola does no damage.
Olufunmilola scores with a jab.
Olufunmilola lands a head kick. Rua smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Olufunmilola throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Olufunmilola closes the distance but Rua moves to the side

and Rua counters with a shoot takedown. Olufunmilola fights it but they end up in guard.
Olufunmilola trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Olufunmilola decides to stand up.

Olufunmilola darts in and clinches Rua up against the cage.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Olufunmilola blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Olufunmilola breaks the clinch.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Rua avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Olufunmilola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola thumps Rua with a low kick.
Olufunmilola tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olufunmilola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola lands a head kick!
Olufunmilola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Olufunmilola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
Olufunmilola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Olufunmilola lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olufunmilola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olufunmilola lands with a nice body punch.
Rua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olufunmilola lands with a slapping head kick.
Good leg kick by Olufunmilola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Olufunmilola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tapater Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Olufunmilola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olufunmilola moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Olufunmilola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olufunmilola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rua. That did some damage!
Olufunmilola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tapater Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olufunmilola throws a front kick that sends Rua stumbling back into the cage.
Rua throws a head kick but Olufunmilola moves out of range.
Olufunmilola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Olufunmilola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olufunmilola lands a two punch combo.
Rua throws a head kick but Olufunmilola moves out of range.
Rua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olufunmilola can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olufunmilola thumps Rua with a low kick.
Rua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola scores with a sloppy right hand. Rua should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olufunmilola.

Olufunmilola clinches up against the cage.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olufunmilola avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Olufunmilola breaks from the clinch.
Olufunmilola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Olufunmilola.
Rua avoids the head kick by Olufunmilola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olufunmilola fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Olufunmilola lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Olufunmilola wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
Olufunmilola pushes Rua away with a front kick.
Olufunmilola lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rua takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olufunmilola is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Olufunmilola thumps Rua with a low kick.
Olufunmilola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Olufunmilola wants to clinch.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olufunmilola. Olufunmilola obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Olufunmilola counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Olufunmilola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Olufunmilola has managed to clinch.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola wants to break free but Rua has control.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Olufunmilola is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Olufunmilola is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rua has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Olufunmilola avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rua tries to score a body lock takedown but Olufunmilola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapater Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olufunmilola lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow inside that Rua shrugs off.
Olufunmilola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Olufunmilola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Olufunmilola, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Olufunmilola against the cage but Olufunmilola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Olufunmilola throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Olufunmilola. That's going to slow Rua down.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Olufunmilola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Olufunmilola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Olufunmilola pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Olufunmilola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olufunmilola pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Rua taking a breather.
Olufunmilola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola wants to break free but Rua has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olufunmilola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Rua will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Olufunmilola blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.

Olufunmilola breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola misses with a two punch combination.
Rua blocks a head kick by Olufunmilola.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Olufunmilola. Rua shrugs it off though.
Olufunmilola cracks the inside of Rua's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Enitan Olufunmilola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that misses.

Olufunmilola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Olufunmilola blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola trying to land knees to the body.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but Rua blocks it.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.

Rua successfully pulls guard.
Rua throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rua wants to sweep here but Olufunmilola controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working hard here to advance position.
Rua wants to control the position but Olufunmilola says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tapater Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua punching from the bottom.
Olufunmilola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rua tries to roll over but Olufunmilola keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Enitan Olufunmilola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Olufunmilola counters with a good low kick that Rua was not able to check.
Olufunmilola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Olufunmilola plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rua throws a jab when Olufunmilola was well out of range.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Olufunmilola.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Olufunmilola moves into range and clinches up with Rua.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Olufunmilola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olufunmilola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Olufunmilola!