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 has chosen ITS TIME FOR WAR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tendaji Afolayan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Radoslaw Numan's chin.

Afolayan
vs
Numan

200 cm
26
130 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 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 4 - 3 - 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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Radoslaw Numan!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numan is looking to clinch but Afolayan is avoiding it.
Donk. Afolayan catches Numan right on the button with a cross.

Afolayan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Afolayan has Numan pushed against the cage.
Numan is trying to break the clinch but Afolayan is controlling him.
Afolayan prevents Numan from breaking the clinch.
Afolayan has Numan pressed against the cage, preventing Numan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Afolayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan tries to clinch but Afolayan is having none of it.
Afolayan swats away the attempt to clinch by Numan.
Afolayan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Numan fails with a takedown attempt.
Numan shoots in for a takedown but Afolayan shows good takedown defense.
Numan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Numan checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Numan clinches up with Afolayan and pushes him back against the cage.

Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan moves out of range of the body kick from Afolayan.
Afolayan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Afolayan has Numan up against the cage in a clinch.

Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Afolayan shoots for a double leg takedown but Numan sprawls well. He's pushed Afolayan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Numan moves to clinch but Afolayan breaks away
and Afolayan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Numan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Radoslaw Numan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Numan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tendaji Afolayan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radoslaw Numan.
Afolayan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Numan avoids the head kick by Afolayan.

Afolayan has managed to clinch.

Afolayan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Numan rushes Afolayan and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Numan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Numan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Afolayan clinches up against the cage.
Numan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Numan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Numan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Numan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Numan takes the fight into the clinch.

Numan breaks from the clinch.
Numan looks to clinch
and Afolayan counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numan closes the distance but Afolayan moves to the side
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Numan is rocked!
Numan darts in trying to clinch
and Afolayan rattles Numan with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Numan tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Afolayan dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Numan stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tendaji Afolayan!
Tendaji Afolayan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks first off to God for blessing me every day. My Family and Fans. Keep supporting me as I continue to rise to the top!'.