PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tendaji Afolayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radoslaw Numan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Numan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ITS TIME FOR WAR. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Afolayan
vs
Numan

200 cm
25
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
142 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tendaji Afolayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radoslaw Numan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolayan just misses with a punch to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Numan wants to get back to striking at distance but Afolayan won't allow it.
Numan wants to get back to striking at distance but Afolayan won't allow it.

Numan breaks the clinch.
Numan is looking to clinch.
Afolayan dives in and grabs Numan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Numan pushes down on Afolayan's head and hops out.
Afolayan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Numan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Afolayan.
Numan tries to close the distance and clinch but Afolayan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Afolayan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Numan circles away quickly and effectively.
Afolayan misses with a double jab.
Afolayan jabs Numan right on the nose. Numan blinks but takes it well.
Numan tries to clinch but Afolayan moves out of range.
Numan slaps away a takedown attempt from Afolayan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tendaji Afolayan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Numan moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Numan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Afolayan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Numan eats them both and turns towards Afolayan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Numan shoots in looking for a takedown but Afolayan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Numan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Numan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Numan tries to clinch but Afolayan moves out of range.
Numan wants to clinch but Afolayan slips to the side
and Afolayan counters with a leg kick.
Afolayan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Afolayan clinches.

Numan breaks from the clinch.
Afolayan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Numan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Numan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Afolayan darts in and clinches Numan up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Numan breaks the clinch.
Numan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Afolayan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Numan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Afolayan misses.
Numan is still on wobbly legs! Can Afolayan finish him?
Afolayan cracks Numan with a hook to the temple - Numan is on wobbly legs here! Afolayan swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Numan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Afolayan wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tendaji Afolayan!