PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and C S Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Afolabi
vs
S Graves

191 cm
33
216 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

175 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, C S Graves!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Afolabi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves throws a combination that misses
and Afolabi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Afolabi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Afolabi.
Graves is trying to break free.
Graves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Afolabi.
Afolabi stalling against the cage.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Afolabi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like C S Graves has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Afolabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Afolabi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Graves's face.
Afolabi scores with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Afolabi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Afolabi landing knees to the head.
Afolabi prevents Graves from breaking the clinch.
Afolabi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Graves looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Afolabi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Afolabi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Afolabi slowing the pace effectively.
Graves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Afolabi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Afolabi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Afolabi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short body shot lands from Afolabi as the two fighters clinch.
Afolabi lands a good knee to the midsection. Graves won't want to take too many of those.
Afolabi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graves.
Afolabi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravess head.
Come on Afolabi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Afolabi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Afolabi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Afolabi lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi is leaning against Graves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Afolabi lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.
Graves takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Afolabi.

That has opened up C S Graves's cut even more.
Afolabi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Afolabi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Afolabi as the two fighters clinch.
Afolabi cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
Afolabi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Afolabi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Afolabi with a knee to the head.
Afolabi with a knee to the head.
Afolabi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Afolabi has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Afolabi.
Afolabi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Afolabi.
Afolabi lands a shot to the body.
Afolabi crunches a lovely knee into Graves's ribcage.
Afolabi lands an elbow inside that Graves shrugs off.
Afolabi lands a good knee to the midsection. Graves won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Afolabi scores with a knee to the head.
Graves letting Afolabi take a breather here.
Afolabi scores with a hook to the body.
Afolabi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Afolabi.
A knee to the head by Afolabi.
Afolabi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Afolabi scores a nice knee to the body.
Afolabi lands an elbow just above Graves 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afolabi landing knees to the head.

Graves is rocked!

The cut above C S Graves's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Afolabi.
Graves is still on wobbly legs! Can Afolabi finish him?
Afolabi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Afolabi digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Afolabi lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Afolabi.
Afolabi creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Graves with a big uppercut! Graves tries to clinch up but Afolabi pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Graves to the mat! Graves covers up and Afolabi unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ola Afolabi!
Our winner, Ola Afolabi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.