PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yang Leiden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Afolabi
vs
Leiden

191 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

191 cm
28
218 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yang Leiden!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi jabs Leiden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Afolabi misses with a body shot
and Leiden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Afolabi does it's job there.
Leiden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Afolabi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Afolabi jabs at Leiden's body.
Afolabi misses with a shot to the body
and Leiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Afolabi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Afolabi.
Leiden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ola Afolabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leiden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Afolabi circles away quickly and effectively.
Afolabi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Afolabi blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden throws a chopping leg kick but Afolabi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leiden takes a swing at Afolabi's ribcage but misses.
Afolabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Afolabi throws a lazy uppercut
and Leiden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Afolabi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leiden manages to avoid it.
Afolabi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Leiden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leiden. Afolabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leiden takes one on the button.
Afolabi cracks Leiden with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leiden avoids the body shot from Afolabi.
Afolabi throws a right hand that misses
and Leiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Afolabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Leiden is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Afolabi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Afolabi tries to work over Leiden's front leg with a kick but Leiden checks it.
Afolabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leiden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ola Afolabi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Afolabi just misses with a punch to the body.
Leiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Afolabi throws a lazy head kick

and Leiden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Afolabi's guard.
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!
Afolabi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Afolabi keeping moving, preventing Leiden from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi has control of Leiden's left arm, preventing Leiden from doing any damage.
Afolabi keeping moving, preventing Leiden from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Afolabi misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Leiden misses the target.
Afolabi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leiden. That one must have hurt.
Afolabi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Leiden. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden looks to land a right hand but Afolabi moved out of range.
Leiden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Leiden does no damage.
Afolabi misses with a leg kick
and Leiden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Afolabi throws a sloppy head kick
and Leiden counters with a right hand to the body.
Afolabi looks to throw a body kick
and Leiden counters with a left to the body.
Afolabi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leiden.
Afolabi swings for the body but Leiden moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden scores with a hook.
Afolabi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Leiden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Afolabi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leiden misses with a looping left.
Afolabi misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Afolabi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Afolabi scores with a leg kick.
Afolabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Afolabi misses with a hook. Leiden ducked under it nicely.
Leiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leiden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Afolabi throws out the jab.
Afolabi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leiden counters with a good low kick that Afolabi was not able to check.
Afolabi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi throws a lazy body kick
and Leiden counters with a body kick that stops Afolabi in his tracks momentarily.
Leiden misses with a hook.
Afolabi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leiden cracks the inside of Afolabi's front leg.
Leiden wants to clinch up but Afolabi keeps it at a distance.
Afolabi walks into a left hand.
A low kick from Afolabi misses
and Leiden counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Afolabi misses with a lunging right hand
and Leiden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Afolabi thinking.
A punch lands to the side of Afolabi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leiden throws a lazy head kick
and Afolabi counters with a left to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leiden.
Yang Leiden seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiden thumps Afolabi with a low kick.
Afolabi throws a leg kick
and Leiden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Afolabi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leiden lands a jab to the nose.
Leiden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Afolabi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Afolabi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leiden tries to close the distance and clinch but Afolabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Afolabi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leiden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leiden's head.
Afolabi throws a leg kick
and Leiden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leiden lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Afolabi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Afolabi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Afolabi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiden.
Leiden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Afolabi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leiden counters with a head kick. That will keep Afolabi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Afolabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leiden moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Leiden.
Leiden throws a front kick that sends Afolabi stumbling back into the cage.
Afolabi looks to land a body kick but Leiden moved away.
Afolabi throws an off balance right hand
and Leiden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leiden stalks Afolabi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Afolabi's face. Afolabi staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afolabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leiden was well out of range. Poor timing from Afolabi.
Afolabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Leiden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Afolabi's knee momentarily.
Afolabi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leiden tries for a takedown but Afolabi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Afolabi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afolabi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Afolabi takes a swing at Leiden's ribcage but misses.
Leiden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yang Leiden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leiden misses with a hook to the body
and Afolabi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Afolabi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Afolabi throws a push kick but Leiden slaps the foot to one side.
Leiden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leiden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Leiden lands a glancing blow to the side of Afolabi's head.
A cross from Leiden lands.
Leiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Afolabi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Leiden counters with a low kick, right behind Afolabi 's knee.
Afolabi thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Leiden misses.
Afolabi throws a sloppy body shot
and Leiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Afolabi throws a right hand that misses
and Leiden counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Afolabi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leiden is out of range and Afolabi settles back down.
Afolabi takes a swing at Leiden's ribcage but misses.
Afolabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leiden throws a jab when Afolabi was well out of range.
Leiden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Leiden slams his shin into Afolabi's torso.
Afolabi misses with a left hand
and Leiden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ola Afolabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi scores with the left hand. Leiden knows he should have avoided that one.
Leiden scores with a nice strike.
Afolabi misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leiden.
Leiden needs to keep his hands up - Afolabi had a free shot at his head there.
Afolabi misses with a hook to the body
and Leiden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Afolabi misses with a body shot.
Afolabi throws an off balance right hand
and Leiden counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Afolabi's calf.
Leiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leiden lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leiden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leiden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Afolabi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Afolabi is looking to improve his position but Leiden isn't that keen on the idea.
Leiden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Afolabi is squirming around, avoiding Leiden's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leiden is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Afolabi is surviving well by controlling Leiden's body position as best he can.
Yang Leiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Afolabi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afolabi tries to lock up and control but Leiden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leiden controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yang Leiden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leiden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yang Leiden!