PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tapater Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Hordes Of Chaos. Olufunmilola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Doctor Octagon-Earth People. Tapater Rua has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rua
vs
Olufunmilola

175 cm
24
140 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

160 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

BioPharm Nutrition

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tapater Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enitan Olufunmilola!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olufunmilola lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olufunmilola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Rua scores with a takedown into Olufunmilola's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Olufunmilola blocks nicely.
Olufunmilola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Olufunmilola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua trying to control but Olufunmilola is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua lands with a kick to the temple. Olufunmilola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Enitan Olufunmilola has been cut.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Olufunmilola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olufunmilola feints and then cracks Rua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rua down.
Enitan Olufunmilola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olufunmilola throws a lazy head kick

and Rua counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rua is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olufunmilola pulls Rua in to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to control from the top but Olufunmilola keeps moving.
Olufunmilola is trying to control the position but Rua postures up.
Rua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Olufunmilola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olufunmilola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola managing to control the position.
Rua passes Olufunmilola's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rua is tying to control. Olufunmilola wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rua missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Olufunmilola is trying is best to control the position here.
Rua thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Olufunmilola to regain full guard.
Rua throwing strikes from guard but Olufunmilola blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rua trying to control but Olufunmilola is working from the bottom.
Rua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Olufunmilola is on top in guard.
Rua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olufunmilola is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enitan Olufunmilola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Olufunmilola tries to clinch up.
Olufunmilola feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rua's calf.
Rua avoids the head kick by Olufunmilola.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olufunmilola. Olufunmilola obviously looking to wear him down.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua is looking to clinch but Olufunmilola is avoiding it.
Olufunmilola lands with a kick to the temple. Rua shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Olufunmilola is looking to clinch.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Olufunmilola counters with a two punch combo.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Olufunmilola.
The fight stays on the outside here - Olufunmilola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tapater Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olufunmilola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Olufunmilola counters with a good, hard body kick but Rua shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olufunmilola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tapater Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua throws a head kick that misses
and Olufunmilola counters with a slapping leg kick.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch up.
Rua lands a high kick!
Olufunmilola throws a lazy head kick
and Rua counters with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Olufunmilola. That snapped Rua's head back.
Olufunmilola scores with a nice head shot.

Olufunmilola drives through and clinches with Rua against the cage.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola tries to stall but Rua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua trying to control the position but instead, Olufunmilola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rua into the cage.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olufunmilola blocks it with crossed arms.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua avoiding damage as Olufunmilola throws knees to the body.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola crunches a lovely knee into Rua's ribcage.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola stalling in the clinch but Rua improves position.
Rua is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Olufunmilola gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Rua avoiding damage as Olufunmilola throws knees to the body.
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Olufunmilola missing with knees to the body.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Olufunmilola is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Olufunmilola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Rua wants to stall.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Olufunmilola blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Olufunmilola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola wants to stall.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola missing with knees to the body.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Rua is blocking nicely.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Olufunmilola blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow just above Rua 's eye.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it misses.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Olufunmilola gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Olufunmilola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Olufunmilola just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rua's brow.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua dodges an elbow strike from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee strike.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olufunmilola.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olufunmilola managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Olufunmilola stops a takedown attempt from Rua.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Rua tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapater Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rua's face.
Olufunmilola misses with an elbow strike.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Enitan Olufunmilola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rua lands a high kick!
Olufunmilola tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
Olufunmilola misses with a head kick.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Rua.
Olufunmilola moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.

Olufunmilola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Rua blocks with his arms.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olufunmilola smiles and moves away.
Olufunmilola blocks a head kick by Rua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Olufunmilola!
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olufunmilola throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola wants to clinch.
Olufunmilola lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Olufunmilola scores with a three punch combo!
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olufunmilola circles away.
Olufunmilola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rua throws a head kick but Olufunmilola moves out of range.
Rua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Olufunmilola moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olufunmilola blocks it with crossed arms.
Olufunmilola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Rua managing to block the knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rua has Olufunmilola pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olufunmilola manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tapater Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rua.
Olufunmilola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola misses with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rua blocks it with crossed arms.
Olufunmilola misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rua.
Rua has Olufunmilola pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Olufunmilola manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow that stopped Rua in his tracks for a moment.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Olufunmilola blocks it with crossed arms.
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
Olufunmilola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Olufunmilola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olufunmilola walks away with a smile on his face. Rua gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rua thows a leg kick but Olufunmilola checks it
and Olufunmilola counters with a nice uppercut.
Rua avoids the head kick by Olufunmilola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.

Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua wants to control from the top but Olufunmilola keeps moving.
Tapater Rua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rua missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rua loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Olufunmilola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Olufunmilola tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olufunmilola is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Olufunmilola. Olufunmilola obviously looking to wear him down.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Olufunmilola throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Olufunmilola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch but Rua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Enitan Olufunmilola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olufunmilola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olufunmilola scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crunch! Olufunmilola slams his shin into Rua's torso.
Olufunmilola is looking to clinch.
Rua looks for a takedown but Olufunmilola sprawls well.
Olufunmilola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Olufunmilola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Olufunmilola 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Olufunmilola!