PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Olabode Ayodele (ranked 6090 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birwa Babur (ranked 6533 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ayodele
vs
Babur

177 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olabode Ayodele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Birwa Babur!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babur throws a head kick that half lands.
Babur lands a high kick!
Ayodele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babur, right into the meat.

Ayodele drives through and clinches with Babur against the cage.
Ayodele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ayodele lands a nice elbow.
Ayodele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayodele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babur's face.
Ayodele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babur's defenses.
Ayodele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Birwa Babur has been cut.
Babur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ayodele landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ayodele.
Ayodele working Babur over with knees to the body.
Babur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ayodele is defending well for now.
Ayodele slowing the pace effectively.
Ayodele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Babur tries to land a knee to the head but Ayodele blocks with his arms.
Babur looks winded!
Babur throws an elbow that misses.
Ayodele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ayodele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babur's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayodele blocks an elbow strike.
Ayodele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babur's face.
Babur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ayodele lands an elbow inside that Babur shrugs off.
Ayodele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ayodele lands a nice elbow.
Babur misses with an elbow over the top.
Babur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ayodele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babur's face.
Babur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ayodele.
Babur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ayodele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ayodele lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babur takes an elbow to the temple.
Ayodele lands an elbow just above Babur 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Babur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ayodele's brow.
Ayodele lands an elbow that stopped Babur in his tracks for a moment.
Ayodele avoiding damage as Babur throws knees to the body.
Ayodele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ayodele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Babur's defenses.
Babur tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayodele avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayodele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ayodele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Babur takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ayodele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ayodele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ayodele lands a damaging elbow.
Ayodele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ayodele.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ayodele obliges.
Ayodele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ayodele lands an elbow just above Babur 's eye.
Ayodele lands an elbow just above Babur 's eye.
Ayodele lands a damaging elbow.
Ayodele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Babur takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ayodele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Babur's face.
Ayodele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Babur is rocked!
Ayodele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ayodele lands a knee to the head.
Babur is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayodele finish him?
A knee to the head by Ayodele.
Babur takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayodele lands an elbow inside.
Ayodele landing knees to the head.
Ayodele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Babur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Babur takes an elbow to the temple.
Ayodele lands a nice elbow.
Ayodele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ayodele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ayodele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Babur takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ayodele lands a damaging elbow.
Ayodele has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Babur - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ayodele, and another! Babur is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Olabode Ayodele!