PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fist Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warrior's Pride. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fighter
vs
Afolabi

188 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

191 cm
23
216 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fist Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Afolabi.
Fighter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Afolabi manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Afolabi.
Afolabi throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fighter checks the leg kick.
Ola Afolabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afolabi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Afolabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Afolabi.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Afolabi.
No joy there for Afolabi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Afolabi tenderised Fighter's leg. Fighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fighter throws a poor cross that misses
and Afolabi counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fighter blocks the leg kick.
Afolabi throws a sloppy head kick
and Fighter counters with a left to the body.
Afolabi moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fighter scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Afolabi misses
and Fighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Afolabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Fighter does it's job there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Afolabi.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Afolabi moves away.
Afolabi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a kick to the body.
Fighter is looking to land body kicks.
Afolabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fighter was well out of range. Poor timing from Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fighter.
Afolabi swings for the body but Fighter moves out of range.
Afolabi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fighter rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter throws a leg kick
and Afolabi counters with a left to the body.
Fighter misses with a shot to the body
and Afolabi counters with a body kick.
Fighter swings for the body but Afolabi moves out of range.
Fighter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Afolabi throws a leg kick
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.

Afolabi gets tackled into the cage by Fighter. Fighter maintains the clinch.
Afolabi is trying to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling him.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Afolabi controls his hands.
Fighter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Afolabi is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighter has double underhooks.
Fighter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Afolabi's elbow.

Afolabi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter lands a head shot.
Fighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Fighter checks a low kick from Afolabi.
Afolabi misses with a leg kick.
Fighter misses with a hook
and Afolabi counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi cracks Fighter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Afolabi throws a push kick but Fighter slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Fighter finds it's way through Afolabi's defenses.
Afolabi connects with a jab.
Afolabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Fighter clinches up with Afolabi and pushes him back against the cage.
Afolabi looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter struggles to land a body shot inside as Afolabi controls his hands.
Fighter misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Fighter.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
Fighter digs a right hand into Afolabi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Afolabi's gas tank.
Afolabi looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fighter has a couple of punches blocked by Afolabi.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fighter throws a punch but it's blocked by Afolabi.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Afolabi.
Fighter works on Afolabi's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Fighter.
A short body shot lands from Fighter as the two fighters clinch.
Fighter is working Afolabi over against the cage.
Fighter misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Fighter.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Afolabi's ribcage. Afolabi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fighter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Afolabi backwards.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fighter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fighter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Fighter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fighter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fighter lands a body punch.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fist Fighter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fighter scores with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Afolabi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Afolabi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter misses with a body kick.
Fighter moves out of range as Afolabi strikes.
Afolabi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fighter.
Afolabi swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Afolabi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fighter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Afolabi thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Afolabi lands but Fighter takes it in his stride.
Afolabi lands a right hook to the body.
Fighter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fighter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afolabi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi throws a leg kick
and Afolabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fighter.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Afolabi counters with a stiff right hand.
Afolabi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Fighter as he checks the leg kick.
Fighter tries to clinch but Afolabi is having none of it.
Fighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Afolabi.
Afolabi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Afolabi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fighter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Afolabi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Afolabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi misses with a looping right.
Afolabi misses with a hook to the body
and Fighter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Afolabi's knee momentarily.
Afolabi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter misses with a hook.
Afolabi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fighter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Afolabi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fighter lands with a right hand.
Fighter blocks a leg kick.
Fighter throws a sloppy body shot
and Afolabi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Afolabi digs a good body shot into Fighter's ribs.
Afolabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fighter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Afolabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fighter moves in looking to clinch but Afolabi pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch but Afolabi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fighter clinches with his opponent.

Afolabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolabi misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter throws a sloppy body shot
and Afolabi counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Afolabi scoring well with a low kick there.
Afolabi throws a lazy right hand but Fighter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Afolabi missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Afolabi.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Fighter jabs Afolabi right on the nose. Afolabi blinks but takes it well.
Fighter looks to land a left hand but Afolabi moved out of range nicely.
Afolabi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
Fighter throws a leg kick
and Afolabi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi works over Fighter's head and body with a nice combination.

Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Afolabi, pushing him back against the cage.
Fighter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fighter.
Afolabi blocks an uppercut.
Afolabi tries to circle away but Fighter has him pinned against the cage.
Afolabi tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses.
Fighter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fighter has Afolabi pressed against the cage, preventing Afolabi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fighter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fighter misses with a punch on the inside.

Afolabi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Afolabi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter misses with a left hand
letting Afolabi counter with a right hand.
Afolabi moves away from the strike by Fighter.
Fighter lunges at Afolabi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Afolabi's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ola Afolabi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Afolabi avoids the head kick by Fighter.
Fighter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afolabi feints and then cracks Fighter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter down.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Afolabi.
Afolabi lands with a nice combination. Fighter backs away looking to recover.
Afolabi throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Afolabi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Afolabi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Ola Afolabi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Afolabi misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Afolabi lands a high kick!
Afolabi cracks Fighter with a good jab.
Fighter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fighter with a hook.
Fighter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Afolabi scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Afolabi tenderised Fighter's leg. Fighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Afolabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fighter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fighter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Afolabi.
A low kick from Afolabi is predictable there
and Fighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Afolabi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Afolabi misses with a body punch
and Fighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Fighter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Afolabi momentarily.
A head kick by Fighter misses
and Afolabi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Afolabi misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a series of strikes. Afolabi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fighter loads up on a big right hand but Afolabi slips the punch.
Afolabi throws a head kick but Fighter moves out of range.
Afolabi looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighter is just out of range.
Fighter blocks a low kick nicely.
Fighter misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a leg kick
and Afolabi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fighter really felt that one!
Afolabi throws a head kick that misses.
Afolabi is looking to score with low kicks.
Fighter thows a body shot but no joy.
Fighter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Afolabi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Afolabi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Afolabi wants to land a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter lands a nice looking body shot.
Afolabi lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Afolabi.
Fighter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Afolabi to score with a decent uppercut.
Fighter cracks a nice hook into Afolabi's ribs.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Afolabi.
Fighter misses with a hook
and Afolabi counters with a body kick.
Afolabi lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Afolabi.
Fighter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Afolabi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Afolabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi lands a body shot.
Afolabi scores with a head kick. Fighter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Afolabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Afolabi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fighter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fighter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Afolabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fighter scrambles back to his feet.
Afolabi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.
Afolabi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Afolabi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Afolabi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Afolabi feints a jab promting Fighter to slip. Afolabi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Fighter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ola Afolabi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Afolabi 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!