PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Pac Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayomide Ayigemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pac Man
vs
Ayigemi

188 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Pac Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ayomide Ayigemi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pac Man fails with the takedown
and Ayigemi counters with a one-two to the body.
Pac Man fails with the takedown.

Ayigemi gets the takedown into side control.

Pac Man bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pac Man takes one to the side of the head.

Ayigemi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ayigemi lands in his opponent's guard.
Pac Man is wriggling around but Ayigemi manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pac Man is trying to control but can't.
Ayigemi lands strikes from half guard.

Ayigemi seems to be looking for submissions.
Ayigemi wants to stand but Pac Man has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pac Man wants to control but Ayigemi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ayigemi trying to pass the guard but Pac Man defending well.
Pac Man is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pac Man.
Ayigemi postures up.
Ayigemi stopping the sweep attempt from Pac Man.
Pac Man wants to stand up but Ayigemi is controlling him.
Pac Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Ayigemi controlling from the top position.
Ayigemi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi stays in close to Pac Man's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Ayigemi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ayigemi looking to score a takedown here. Pac Man is defending well but Ayigemi drives through and ends up in Pac Man's guard.
Ayigemi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ayigemi wants to get up but he can't break Pac Man's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ayigemi scoring with some ground and pound.
Ayigemi postures up in Pac Man's guard and throws a big left but Pac Man blocks it.
Ayigemi sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayigemi swats away the attempt to clinch by Pac Man.
Ayigemi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pac Man swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayomide Ayigemi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pac Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ayigemi.
Pac Man really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pac Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pac Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ayigemi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pac Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ayigemi manages to get back to half guard.
Ayigemi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ayigemi is looking to control Pac Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ayigemi avoid being mounted?
Ayigemi punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pac Man is thwarting Ayigemi's attempts to control the position.

Pac Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pac Man throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ayigemi to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pac Man throwing strikes but missing.
Ayomide Ayigemi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ayigemi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pac Man trying to control but Ayigemi is working from the bottom.
Pac Man is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ayigemi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ayigemi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pac Man backwards.
Pac Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ayigemi walks away with a smile on his face. Pac Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pac Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pac Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Ayigemi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ayigemi throws a right and a left that Pac Man avoids nicely.
Pac Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ayigemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pac Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ayigemi.
Pac Man swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ayigemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pac Man is just out of range.
A combination from Pac Man does no damage.
Ayigemi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ayigemi. No joy for Pac Man on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Pac Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ayigemi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pac Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Pac Man tries to clinch up

and Ayigemi counters with a shoot takedown. Pac Man fights it but they end up in guard.

Pac Man throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ayigemi uses it to pass to side control.
Ayigemi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pac Man is not content to let Ayigemi control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pac Man is trying to control Ayigemi's posture but Ayigemi avoids it.
Ayigemi staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ayomide Ayigemi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pac Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pac Man fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ayigemi moves into the clinch.

Ayigemi drags the fight down to the ground.
Ayigemi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ayigemi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ayigemi keeping moving, preventing Pac Man from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayigemi is looking to stand up but Pac Man isn't so interested in that idea.
Ayigemi keeping full guard, as Pac Man tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayigemi is pulling down on Pac Man's head to control his posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ayigemi clinches up with Pac Man and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pac Man throws an elbow but misses.

Ayigemi drags the fight down to the ground.
Ayigemi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pac Man trying to control but Ayigemi is working from the bottom.
Pac Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pac Man looking to sit in guard and control but Ayigemi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pac Man looking to control.
Ayigemi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pac Man wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayigemi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pac Man has his hands on Ayigemi's head, controlling the position.
Pac Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ayigemi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ayigemi is continuing to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pac Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pac Man misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Pac Man misses

and Ayigemi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
David Pac Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pac Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Ayigemi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Pac Man has an active guard here but Ayigemi has managed to pass into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayigemi controlling the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ayomide Ayigemi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ayigemi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Ayomide Ayigemi!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Ayomide Ayigemi!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Ayomide Ayigemi!

Ayomide Ayigemi wins by unanimous decision!