PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diamon Drajevic (ranked 4601 p4p, 4173 weight class) and Adisa Olawale (ranked 498 p4p, 457 weight class). Olawale has chosen Killmonger as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Drajevic
vs
Olawale

183 cm
26
192
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
197
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diamon Drajevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adisa Olawale!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drajevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Olawale.
Drajevic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Drajevic rushes Olawale and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Drajevic.
Drajevic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Olawale wants a takedown.
Olawale misses with some punches.
Drajevic looking to slow down the pace here.
Drajevic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olawale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Olawale cracks Drajevic with a nice body shot.
Olawale is looking for a takedown.

Olawale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olawale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drajevic circles away.
Drajevic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diamon Drajevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adisa Olawale.
Olawale drops his hands momentarily and Drajevic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Drajevic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drajevic lands a leg kick that knocks Olawale off balance momentarily.
Olawale swinging wildly here.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Olawale has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olawale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drajevic swivels and escapes.
Olawale throws a nice looking combination but Drajevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drajevic throws a big counter combination but Olawale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Olawale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drajevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olawale.
Drajevic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olawale misses with a few strikes there.
Drajevic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Drajevic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Olawale.
Olawale wants to clinch up but Drajevic keeps it at a distance.
Olawale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drajevic connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Drajevic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Olawale doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olawale with a poor takedown
and Drajevic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Olawale is rocked!
Olawale looks winded!
Drajevic cracks Olawale with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Olawale falls to his knees and Drajevic doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diamon Drajevic!
Adisa Olawale was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll get back soon and prove to all of you and my Nigerian brothers that I am the best.'.