PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Brady (ranked 5964 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adebaijo Mukondo (ranked 3787 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.

Brady
vs
Mukondo

173 cm
24
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adebaijo Mukondo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukondo, as that shot connected.

Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here as Brady stalls from top position.

Brady tries for a kimura but Mukondo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mukondo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukondo is letting Brady control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukondo tries to buck Brady off but Brady is having none of it.
Mukondo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mukondo seems a little lost for a moment, as Brady dominates the positioning.
An elbow from Brady crashes against the mat.
Brady remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Brady is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mukondo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brady moves in looking to clinch but Mukondo pushes him off.
Adebaijo Mukondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady throws a head kick but Mukondo moves out of range.
Mukondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brady on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mukondo jabs Brady to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
Brady gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab from Mukondo.
Mukondo scores with a body shot.
Mukondo cracks a nice hook into Brady's ribs.
Mukondo connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mukondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brady circles away quickly and effectively.
Brady misses with a two punch combination.
Mukondo connects with a crisp jab.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch but Mukondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mukondo circles away.
Mukondo's corner calls for a 1-2. Mukondo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brady throws a head kick but Mukondo moves out of range.
Mukondo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mukondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mukondo lands with a straight right. Brady didn't see that one coming.
Brady tries to clinch there but Mukondo circles away.
Mukondo digs a good body shot into Brady's ribs.
Brady misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Mukondo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brady on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brady walks into a stiff left hand from Mukondo.
Mukondo lands with a shot to the body.
Mukondo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mukondo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brady.
Brady is looking to clinch but Mukondo is avoiding it.

Brady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brady tries to pass to full mount but Mukondo defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brady postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mukondo to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mukondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Brady.
Brady misses with a series of wild punches.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.

Mukondo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Mukondo.
Mukondo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mukondo looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mukondo stops a takedown attempt from Brady.

Brady manages to break the clinch.
Adebaijo Mukondo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brady tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Mukondo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mukondo scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Mukondo.
Mukondo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brady circles away quickly and effectively.
Brady doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mukondo scores with a punch to the head.
Brady throws a combination that misses
and Mukondo counters with a nice body shot.
Mukondo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Mukondo. Beautiful body shot.
Brady closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mukondo circles away.
Mukondo throws a combination. Brady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brady.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brady has closed the distance and engaged Mukondo in a clinch.
Brady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mukondo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mukondo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brady tries to clinch but Mukondo moves away
and Mukondo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Brady closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brady lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brady's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bo Brady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brady postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady forces his way into half guard.
Brady missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mukondo is not content to let Brady control the position.
Mukondo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brady is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mukondo is concentrating on defense, preventing Brady from advancing position.
Brady performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brady seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mukondo for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brady throws a leg kick but Mukondo moved away.
A nice side step and Mukondo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adebaijo Mukondo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brady takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bo Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady tries to clinch but Mukondo moves out of range.
Brady walks into a left hand.
Brady shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mukondo pinned against the cage. Mukondo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mukondo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mukondo digs a good hook to Brady's body.
Mukondo lands a nice hook to Brady's body. Brady takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Brady manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mukondo on his heels. He'll look to pass Mukondo's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady wants to control from the top but Mukondo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brady is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brady passes Mukondo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Brady is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Brady decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mukondo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brady.
Mukondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brady throws a head kick but Mukondo moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Mukondo. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mukondo.
Mukondo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brady under the eye.
Mukondo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mukondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brady.
Brady closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mukondo scores with a body shot.
Mukondo lands a really nice looking cross but Brady seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to clinch
and Mukondo counters with a left to the body.
Mukondo cracks Brady with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Mukondo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mukondo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Brady dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brady is trying to get an arm triangle but Mukondo is defending well.

Brady decides to stand back up. Brady steps back and let's Mukondo get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a hook.
Adebaijo Mukondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mukondo misses with a two punch combination.
Mukondo lands a slapping body shot.
Mukondo stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Brady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mukondo, as that shot connected.
Mukondo tries to clinch there but Brady circles away.
Mukondo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brady takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brady walks into a stiff left hand from Mukondo.
Mukondo scores with a hook to the body. Brady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bo Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adebaijo Mukondo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mukondo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Adebaijo Mukondo!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Adebaijo Mukondo!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Adebaijo Mukondo!

Adebaijo Mukondo wins by unanimous decision!