PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jato Idrissa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idrissa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - Who Da Fuck You Playin Wit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jato Idrissa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rafal
vs
Idrissa

187 cm
25
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
172 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jato Idrissa!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal catches Idrissa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Idrissa tries to clinch but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal sizes up Idrissa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rafal jabs at Idrissa's body.
Jato Idrissa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Idrissa wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
Rafal lands the left hand.
Idrissa is looking to clinch.
Idrissa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafal takes a swing at Idrissa's ribcage but misses.
Idrissa wants to clinch up but Rafal keeps it at a distance.
Idrissa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Idrissa gets a clinch.
Rafal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idrissa misses with the head strike.
Idrissa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafal misses with a punch on the inside.
Idrissa tries to circle away but Rafal has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Idrissa.
A short uppercut from Rafal.
Idrissa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Idrissa.
Idrissa misses with some punches.
Idrissa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Idrissa is looking to control Rafal's arms but Rafal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idrissa has his back to the cage.
Rafal misses with some punches.
Rafal struggles to land a body shot inside as Idrissa controls his hands.
Rafal lands a good knee to the midsection. Idrissa won't want to take too many of those.
Idrissa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Idrissa blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idrissa.

Idrissa manages to break the clinch.
Rafal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idrissa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idrissa slips under a jab from Rafal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Idrissa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rafal pushes Idrissa away with a front kick.
Idrissa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rafal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rafal lands a nice looking body kick.
We've been told by Rafal's head coaches at Monsterous MMA - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rafal keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafal throws out a loose jab but Idrissa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafal keeps the fight on the outside.
Rafal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Idrissa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rafal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rafal throws a hook but Idrissa blocks it.
Idrissa tries to clinch but Rafal moves away

and Rafal moves into the clinch.
Idrissa is looking to break free of the clinch but Rafal has double underhooks.
Idrissa looking to throw knees to the head but Rafal is blocking nicely.
Idrissa lands a left hand.
Rafal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Rafal.
A short uppercut from Idrissa.
Idrissa misses with some punches.
Rafal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Idrissa backwards.
Idrissa misses with a knee to the head.
Idrissa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rafal lands a body punch.
Idrissa looks winded!
Idrissa is trying to force a seperation but Rafal has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rafal throws an elbow but misses.
Rafal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafal.
Rafal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rafal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rafal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Idrissa's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Idrissa fails to land.
Rafal pushes Idrissa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rafal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rafal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rafal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Idrissa is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafal scores with a knee to the head.
Rafal tries to land knees in the clinch but Idrissa avoids the damage to the body.
Idrissa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rafal misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Rafal.
Rafal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Rafal.
Idrissa takes a shot to the head.
Idrissa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rafal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Idrissa takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Idrissa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rafal.
Rafal working Idrissa over with knees to the body.
Rafal scores a nice knee to the body.
Rafal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafal struggles to land a body shot inside as Idrissa controls his hands.
Rafal lands a body shot.
Rafal takes a shot to the head.
Idrissa takes a shot to the head.
Idrissa blocks an elbow strike.
Idrissa is trying to maintain a safe position but Rafal gets an underhook and turns Idrissa into the cage.
Rafal blocking some punches.
Rafal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rafal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idrissa's elbow.
Rafal pushes Idrissa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rafal tries a body shot but Idrissa blocks it.
Idrissa throws a punch but it's blocked by Rafal.
Idrissa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rafal looking to throw knees to the head but Idrissa is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Rafal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Idrissa is looking to clinch but Rafal is avoiding it.
Idrissa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Idrissa clinches up with Rafal and pushes him back against the cage.
Rafal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Idrissa or not.

Idrissa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Idrissa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Idrissa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Idrissa under the eye.

Oooooh!!! Rafal has knocked Idrissa down with a huge combo! Rafal steps away and waves a wobbly Idrissa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Idrissa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rafal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rafal cracks Idrissa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Idrissa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rafal finish him?

Idrissa is rocked!
Idrissa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Idrissa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rafal finish him?
Rafal cracks Idrissa with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Idrissa falls to his knees and Rafal doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dawid Rafal!
An out of breath Dawid Rafal thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.