PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Jomoney (ranked 1030 p4p, 1997 weight class) and Steven Adefemi (ranked 157 p4p, 286 weight class). Steven Adefemi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jomoney
vs
Adefemi

176 cm
23
173
8 - 5 - 0

191 cm
22
177
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Jomoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Adefemi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adefemi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adefemi lands the left hand.
Jomoney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Adefemi.

Jomoney shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jomoney wants to pass the guard but Adefemi is defending well.
Jomoney working over Adefemi with some ground and pound. Adefemi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Adefemi is trying to maintain the position but Jomoney is very close to passing his half guard.
Jomoney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adefemi defending well though.
Adefemi wants to control but Jomoney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jomoney working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adefemi looking for submissions off his back.
Jomoney scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jomoney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jomoney is thwarting Adefemi's attempts to control the position.
Adefemi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jomoney.
Jomoney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jomoney looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jomoney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi is looking to control Jomoney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adefemi avoid being mounted?
Adefemi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jomoney.
Nice strikes from Jomoney there.
Jomoney lands with a punch from half guard.
Adefemi trying to control from the bottom.
Adefemi wants to get back to full guard.
Jomoney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Adefemi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jomoney slips a nice elbow through Adefemi's hands, connecting with Adefemi's forehead.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adefemi defending well though.
Jomoney controlling the pace.
Jomoney is thwarting Adefemi's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adefemi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jomoney.
Jomoney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adefemi's head.
Adefemi is trying to maintain the position but Jomoney is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Jomoney.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Adefemi dodges it nicely.
Adefemi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jomoney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jomoney missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jomoney prevents Adefemi from improving his position.
Adefemi wants to control but Jomoney is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adefemi defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jomoney lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jomoney lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adefemi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adefemi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adefemi wants to control but Jomoney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Jomoney there.
Jomoney wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adefemi keeps working.
Jomoney is nestled in close to Adefemi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adefemi trying to control but Jomoney postures up.
Adefemi is positioning himself well to prevent Jomoney advancing to mount.
Jomoney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jomoney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jomoney showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Adefemi trying to keep a closed guard but Jomoney is proving a slippery customer.
Jomoney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Adefemi is trying to keep Jomoney in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adefemi is trying to keep Jomoney in close.
Ivan Jomoney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jomoney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Adefemi has Jomoney pulled in close to control his posture.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Adefemi blocks nicely.
Jomoney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jomoney is working Adefemi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
Jomoney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adefemi can do to turn this around?
Jomoney is stalling in the full guard.
Jomoney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Adefemi is pulling down on Jomoney's head to control his posture.
Jomoney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jomoney controlling from the top position.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Adefemi blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adefemi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Adefemi has momentary wrist control but Jomoney slips an elbow through the middle.
Jomoney with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jomoney is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jomoney landing some decent shots from guard.
Jomoney trying to control but Adefemi is working from the bottom.
Jomoney throwing strikes but missing.

That's four 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.
Jomoney landing some decent shots from guard.
Jomoney postures up in Adefemi's guard and throws a big left but Adefemi blocks it.
Jomoney throwing strikes from guard but Adefemi blocks nicely.
Jomoney wants to control from the top but Adefemi keeps moving.
Jomoney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adefemi is trying to keep Jomoney in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jomoney is in close to Adefemi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jomoney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Jomoney dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jomoney defending well as Adefemi loads up on a big left hand.

Jomoney scores with a takedown into Adefemi's guard.
Adefemi keeping moving, preventing Jomoney from controlling successfully.
Jomoney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jomoney scoring with some ground and pound.

Adefemi has his foot on Jomoney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jomoney works his way back into a safe position though.
Jomoney throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jomoney connects with a couple of short punches.
Jomoney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jomoney throws a big elbow that misses.
Adefemi working a defensive guard here.
Jomoney 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jomoney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jomoney's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
Jomoney working some strikes from top position.
Adefemi looking for a sweep. Not yet Adefemi, not yet.
Jomoney lands a couple of digs.
Jomoney is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jomoney works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adefemi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adefemi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jomoney scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney throwing shots but Adefemi is blocking nicely.
Jomoney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jomoney in particular looking to stall.
Jomoney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jomoney working over Adefemi with some ground and pound. Adefemi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jomoney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adefemi defending well though.
Jomoney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jomoney seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Adefemi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jomoney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jomoney is keen to just control but Adefemi is a slippery customer.
Adefemi is trying to maintain the position but Jomoney is very close to passing his half guard.
Jomoney thows a huge punch but Adefemi dodges it nicely.
Jomoney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Adefemi is looking to control Jomoney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adefemi avoid being mounted?
Jomoney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

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.
Jomoney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Adefemi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jomoney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jomoney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jomoney wants to control the pace but Adefemi is squirming around nicely.
Jomoney raining down shots from the mount!

Adefemi is rocked!
Jomoney lands a big shot to the head and Adefemi winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Jomoney!