PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oath Portal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Matenrou Opera - Dolce. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Akabaro
vs
Portal

181 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oath Portal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akabaro throws out the jab.
Akabaro scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portal. Akabaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Portal.
Portal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akabaro.
Portal misses with an uppercut. Akabaro saw that one coming.
Portal misses with a straight left.
Akabaro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Portal will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Akabaro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akabaro.
Portal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Akabaro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Portal looks gassed!
Akabaro cracks the inside of Portal's front leg.
Akabaro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Akabaro drops Portal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Portal looks back up at him and smiles so Akabaro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Portal is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Akabaro uses the oldest trick in the book to send Portal tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Akabaro is absolutely delighted - when Portal wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kwame Akabaro!
After winning the bout, Kwame Akabaro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.