PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sevak Magakian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magakian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sevak Magakian Highlights. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Magakian
vs
Tutuola

182 cm
35
183 lbs
9 - 20 - 0

185 cm
35
185 lbs
17 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sevak Magakian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magakian moves in looking to clinch but Tutuola pushes him off.
Tutuola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magakian circles away quickly and effectively.
Tutuola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magakian moves away.
A combination from Tutuola does no damage.
Sevak Magakian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Magakian.
Tutuola throws a nice looking combination but Magakian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magakian tries to clinch up but Tutuola circles away and keeps his distance.

Magakian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tutuola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magakian slaps away a takedown attempt from Tutuola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Magakian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magakian misses with a two punch combination.
Magakian misses with a leg kick.
Magakian shoots in but no luck this time.

Magakian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tutuola sprawls well initially but Magakian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magakian wants to control but Tutuola is keeping him busy.
Tutuola is trying to stand up here but Magakian is controlling him well.

Magakian seems to be working for a kimura but Tutuola defends the submission attempt.

Magakian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tutuola sees it coming and defends easily.
Tutuola is trying to stand.
Tutuola won't allow Magakian to pass to mount.

Magakian stands up and beckons Tutuola to join him on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola misses with a wild combination.

Tutuola moves into the clinch.
Magakian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tutuola is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tutuola wants to break free but Magakian has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutuola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magakian's efforts to push away.
Magakian tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevak Magakian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magakian is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tutuola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Tutuola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magakian throws a combination that misses
and Tutuola counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magakian tries to clinch
and Tutuola counters with a two punch combo.

Magakian is rocked!
Magakian throws a right and a left that Tutuola avoids nicely.
Oh Magakian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Magakian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magakian seems to have got his legs back now.
Tutuola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Tutuola.
Magakian misses with a looping right.

Magakian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tutuola, pushing him back against the cage.
Magakian tries to score a body lock takedown but Tutuola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Magakian tries to pull guard but Tutuola holds him up against the cage and eventually Magakian drops back down to his feet.

Tutuola breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tutuola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magakian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tutuola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tutuola tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tutuola circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tutuola counters with a two punch combo.

Tutuola pushes Magakian up against the cage in a clinch.
Tutuola tries to circle away but Magakian has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tutuola breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Magakian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tutuola misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sevak Magakian will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Magakian has closed the distance and engaged Tutuola in a clinch.
Magakian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tutuola tries for a takedown. No joy.
Magakian wants to get back to striking at distance but Tutuola won't allow it.

Tutuola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magakian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tutuola circles away quickly and effectively.

Magakian clinches.
Magakian can't get the takedown.
Magakian tries to score a body lock takedown but Tutuola shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Tutuola manages to break the clinch.
Magakian tries to clinch up

and Tutuola counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Magakian's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Magakian is looking to stand up but Tutuola isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola throws a big elbow that misses.
Tutuola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Magakian is working an open guard so Tutuola takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Magakian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tutuola.

Magakian darts in and clinches Tutuola up against the cage.
Magakian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tutuola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sevak Magakian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magakian is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tutuola to keep the fight standing.

Magakian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tutuola showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magakian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magakian is looking to clinch but Tutuola is avoiding it.
Magakian tries to clinch there but Tutuola circles away.
Odafin Tutuola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magakian tries to clinch but Tutuola is having none of it.
Tutuola throws a right hand that Magakian ducks under and follows up with a left that Magakian also avoids with ease.
Magakian tries to clinch

and Tutuola counters with a nice double leg into side control. Magakian won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magakian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tutuola wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Magakian misses with a strike from the bottom.

Tutuola stands up and beckons Magakian to his feet.
Tutuola misses with a double jab.
Magakian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tutuola counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magakian moves in looking to clinch but Tutuola pushes him off.
Magakian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tutuola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magakian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magakian moves in looking to clinch but Tutuola pushes him off.

Magakian feints and as Tutuola raises his hands in defense, Magakian changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magakian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Magakian trying to control but Tutuola is working from the bottom.
Magakian throwing strikes but missing.
Tutuola being controlled here, momentarily.
Magakian looking to sit in guard and control but Tutuola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Magakian has his foot on Tutuola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tutuola works his way back into a safe position though.
Tutuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tutuola engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magakian wants to get back to his feet but Tutuola is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tutuola is pushing down on Magakian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magakian is fighting to maintain full guard but Tutuola has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odafin Tutuola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Magakian throws the left hand but Tutuola avoids the punch easily.
Magakian goes for a double leg but Tutuola avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tutuola continues to drive forward.

Magakian drags the fight down to the ground.
Tutuola trying to control but Magakian is working from the bottom.
Magakian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tutuola is controlling him.
Magakian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Magakian is working an open guard so Tutuola takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Magakian lands with a right hand.
Tutuola checks the leg kick.
Magakian misses with an uppercut. Tutuola saw that one coming.
Magakian throws a front kick aimed at Tutuola's knee but Tutuola avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutuola avoids a kick to the body.
Tutuola throws a right hand that Magakian ducks under and follows up with a left that Magakian also avoids with ease.
Magakian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tutuola stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magakian closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tutuola throws a head kick that misses.
Magakian throws a series of punches but Tutuola moves out of range.
Magakian misses with a few strikes there.

Tutuola drops Magakian with a nice combination! Tutuola dives into Magakian's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutuola chips away with some ground and pound.
Tutuola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tutuola wants to control from the top but Magakian keeps moving.
Tutuola postures up and lands a big shot to Magakian's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magakian is looking to stand up but Tutuola isn't so interested in that idea.

Magakian is working an open guard so Tutuola takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Magakian misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magakian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Magakian takes the fight into the clinch.
Tutuola goes for a takedown in the clinch but Magakian prevents it.
Tutuola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Magakian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tutuola is working for takedown but Magakian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sevak Magakian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odafin Tutuola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutuola prevents the takedown attempt.
Sevak Magakian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Magakian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tutuola goes for a takedown attempt but Magakian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Magakian misses with a two punch combination.
Tutuola ducks right into an uppercut from Magakian.
Magakian wants to clinch.
Magakian tries to clinch but Tutuola moves out of range.

Magakian shoots in and bounces Tutuola off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tutuola manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tutuola throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magakian wants to clinch up but Tutuola keeps it at a distance.
Tutuola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tutuola wants it to stay on the feet.
Magakian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tutuola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Magakian as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Magakian scoring well with a low kick there.
Magakian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magakian fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Odafin Tutuola.
I think Tutuola 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odafin Tutuola!
A very excited looking Odafin Tutuola made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.