PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steel Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odafin Tutuola (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.

Maguire
vs
Tutuola

189 cm
29
171 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steel Maguire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tutuola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tutuola misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tutuola falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maguire counters with a nice body kick.

Tutuola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maguire jumps guard but Tutuola stands there with Maguire around his waist. Maguire gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maguire missing with knees to the body.
Tutuola wants to break free but Maguire has control.
Tutuola avoiding damage as Maguire throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Maguire - that landed with a thud.
Tutuola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tutuola prevents a body shot from Maguire.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire tries to land knees in the clinch but Tutuola avoids the damage to the body.
Maguire blocks a body shot from Tutuola.

Tutuola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maguire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maguire pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Maguire closes the distance and clinches.
Tutuola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maguire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tutuola just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tutuola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maguire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tutuola's efforts to push away.
Tutuola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tutuola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire scores a nice knee to the body.
Tutuola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maguire missing with knees to the body.
Maguire tries to pull guard but Tutuola holds him up against the ropes and eventually Maguire drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Maguire. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maguire has hold of one of Tutuola's legs. Tutuola is fighting the takedown attempt but Maguire gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maguire wants to stand but Tutuola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maguire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tutuola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tutuola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maguire throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tutuola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tutuola wants to sweep here but Maguire controlling him for the moment.
Maguire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maguire lands a couple of elbows.
Tutuola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maguire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maguire wants to stand but Tutuola is controlling his posture from full guard.
Maguire throwing strikes from guard but Tutuola blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maguire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tutuola wants to stand and escape but Maguire is having none of it.
Maguire wanted to stand there but Tutuola had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maguire accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tutuola wants to stand up but Maguire is controlling him.
Maguire passes Tutuola's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Maguire dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maguire tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tutuola counters with a series of strikes that sends Maguire to the canvas! Tutuola follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Maguire is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Maguire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oh Maguire is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maguire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maguire seems to have got his legs back now.
Tutuola wants to get up but he can't break Maguire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tutuola wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maguire pulls Tutuola in to control the position.

Maguire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maguire is controlling Tutuola's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tutuola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maguire sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Maguire.
Tutuola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maguire misses with a head kick.
Tutuola lands with a right that hurts Maguire. Maguire looks to clinch but Tutuola throws a short knee that drops Maguire. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Odafin Tutuola!
Our winner, Odafin Tutuola, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.