PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Olufunmilola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olufunmilola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doctor Octagon-Earth People. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Olufunmilola
vs
Harper

160 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

150 cm
23
133 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enitan Olufunmilola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Harper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Olufunmilola but Olufunmilola pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Harper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harper trying to mount his opponent but Olufunmilola defends it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Harper has eaten all the pies!
Olufunmilola is controlling Harper's trapped leg to prevent Harper from advancing to side control.

Harper is trying to work for a kimura but Olufunmilola is defending well.

Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harper looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola trying to hold on to Harper's head to control him but Harper postures up.
Olufunmilola is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Olufunmilola keeping control of the position.

Harper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Olufunmilola as he connects with a hook.
Olufunmilola bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harper's head.
Olufunmilola scores with a nice body kick.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Olufunmilola thumps Harper with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Olufunmilola which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Olufunmilola closes the distance and clinches.
Olufunmilola lands an uppercut.
Harper blocks an elbow strike from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Olufunmilola lands an uppercut.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Olufunmilola lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Olufunmilola looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olufunmilola lands a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olufunmilola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olufunmilola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola scores with a hook to the body.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Olufunmilola smiles and moves away.
Olufunmilola lands with an overhand left.
Harper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olufunmilola can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olufunmilola throws a one two combo.
Olufunmilola keeps Harper at a distance using the push kick.

Olufunmilola instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Olufunmilola moves into the clinch successfully.
Olufunmilola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow inside that Harper shrugs off.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper tries to pull guard but Olufunmilola holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Olufunmilola taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola is working Harper over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Olufunmilola throws an elbow but misses.
Olufunmilola pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.
Olufunmilola scores a nice knee to the body.
Olufunmilola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow that stopped Harper in his tracks for a moment.
Olufunmilola is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?
Olufunmilola lands an uppercut.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Olufunmilola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olufunmilola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olufunmilola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola digs a right hand underneath Harper's ribcage. Harper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Olufunmilola content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Olufunmilola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Olufunmilola.
Harper 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. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Enitan Olufunmilola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Olufunmilola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olufunmilola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Olufunmilola is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Olufunmilola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
Harper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olufunmilola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harper tries to pull guard but Olufunmilola holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Olufunmilola lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Olufunmilola is leaning against Harper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olufunmilola gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Olufunmilola, against the cage.
Olufunmilola lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper tries to pull guard but Olufunmilola holds him up against the cage and eventually Harper drops back down to his feet.
Olufunmilola creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice body punch from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harper.
Harper 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. Harper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olufunmilola.

Harper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Harper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Olufunmilola looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Olufunmilola looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Olufunmilola!
Harper is looking for a sweep.
Harper trying to remain calm as Olufunmilola controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to improve position but can't.
Olufunmilola is staying tight to Harper's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harper tries to bench press Olufunmilola off him but Olufunmilola keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enitan Olufunmilola dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Olufunmilola darts in and clinches Harper up against the cage.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Harper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Olufunmilola lands an elbow that stopped Harper in his tracks for a moment.
Olufunmilola lands a nice uppercut.
Olufunmilola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olufunmilola gets through Harper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olufunmilola scores with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola leaning against his opponent.
Olufunmilola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Olufunmilola.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olufunmilola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Enitan Olufunmilola has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olufunmilola lands a left hand.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Olufunmilola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Enitan Olufunmilola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Harper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Olufunmilola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olufunmilola lands with a left to the head.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Olufunmilola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harper's face.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olufunmilola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Olufunmilola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Olufunmilola has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
Olufunmilola lands an elbow inside.
Olufunmilola lands a shot to the body.
Olufunmilola crunches a lovely knee into Harper's ribcage.
Harper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Olufunmilola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harpers head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Harper wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Olufunmilola tries to land a knee to the head but Harper blocks with his arms.
Harper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olufunmilola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olufunmilola landing knees to the head.
Olufunmilola throws an elbow but it misses.
Harper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Olufunmilola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Olufunmilola!
A head kick from Olufunmilola lands but Harper takes it in his stride.
Olufunmilola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Olufunmilola throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Olufunmilola shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Olufunmilola.
Olufunmilola tries to clinch but Harper is having none of it.
Olufunmilola connects with a nice looking jab.
Harper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Olufunmilola bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Olufunmilola throws a body punch but Harper moves out of range.
Harper tries for a takedown but Olufunmilola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olufunmilola as he jumps to the side.

Olufunmilola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harper, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Olufunmilola.
Harper being controlled against the cage.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper avoids the elbow strike from Olufunmilola, against the cage.
Enitan Olufunmilola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olufunmilola lands a hook that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Still in the clinch, Olufunmilola scores with a nice short uppercut.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Harper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Olufunmilola connects with a knee to the head.
Tim Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the head.
Olufunmilola lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enitan Olufunmilola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olufunmilola, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:25
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

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