PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eftihios Nicolau (ranked 3958 p4p, 4844 weight class) and Deji Olatunji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olatunji is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: no we dont take no Ls. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Nicolau
vs
Olatunji

190 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
178
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eftihios Nicolau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deji Olatunji!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolau lands with a hook. Olatunji tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Olatunji misses.
Olatunji steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicolau.
Nicolau misses with a lunging right hand
and Olatunji counters with a stiff right hand.
Olatunji gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolau. Olatunji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olatunji.
A quick step to the side and Nicolau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Olatunji clinches up with Nicolau and pushes him back against the cage.
Nicolau has Olatunji pressed against the cage, preventing Olatunji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nicolau misses with a hook from the clinch.

Olatunji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Olatunji misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Olatunji has closed the distance and engaged Nicolau in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolau keeps control of Olatunji as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Olatunji has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nicolau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nicolau struggles to land a body shot inside as Olatunji controls his hands.
Nicolau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olatunji breaks from the clinch.

Olatunji moves into range and clinches up with Nicolau.
Nicolau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Olatunji's elbow.
Nicolau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolau.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Olatunji struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolau controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olatunji.
Olatunji is trying to break the clinch but Nicolau is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Olatunji scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Olatunji.
Nicolau misses with a body punch.
Olatunji is trying to break the clinch but Nicolau has him pressed against the cage.
Nicolau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolau has a couple of punches blocked by Olatunji.
Olatunji lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolau fails to land.

Olatunji manages to break the clinch.
Nicolau throws the left hand but Olatunji avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Olatunji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nicolau misses with a looping right.
Nicolau just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolau cracks Olatunji with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olatunji moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicolau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Olatunji.
Olatunji moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Nicolau.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicolau as he connects with a hook.
Olatunji connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Nicolau is rocked!

Olatunji takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Nicolau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Olatunji lands a body shot.
Nicolau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olatunji cracks Nicolau with a nice body shot.

Olatunji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olatunji fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicolau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nicolau seems to have got his legs back now.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nicolau really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nicolau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Olatunji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Olatunji.
Nicolau working aggressively here.
Nicolau misses with a hook to the ribs.

Olatunji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nicolau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Olatunji at a distance.

Olatunji moves into range and clinches up with Nicolau.
Nicolau lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolau fails to land.
Olatunji working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Olatunji breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olatunji takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Olatunji drives through and clinches with Nicolau against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Olatunji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Olatunji stuns Nicolau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nicolau throws a lazy uppercut
and Olatunji counters with a crisp right that sends Nicolau to the canvas! Olatunji follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deji Olatunji!
In his post fight interview, Deji Olatunji gave a big smile as he said 'no we dont take no Ls'.