PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dangelo Nickoson (ranked 4610 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Obah Bafote (ranked 438 p4p, 444 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nickoson
vs
Bafote

185 cm
18
180
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
178
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Determined

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 Tokyo, Dangelo Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obah Bafote!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bafote fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickoson lands a jab-cross combination.
Bafote uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nickoson.
Bafote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bafote takes the fight into the clinch.
Nickoson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bafote lands an elbow that stopped Nickoson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dangelo Nickoson has been cut.
Nickoson is trying to force a seperation but Bafote has the dominant position.
Bafote cracks Nickoson with a nice body shot.
Nickoson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bafote has him pressed against the cage.
Bafote working Nickoson over with knees to the body.
Nickoson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickoson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bafote.
Bafote lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bafote lands a big knee! That's hurt Nickoson! Oh, he's all over the place! Bafote lands another knee that sends Nickoson to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obah Bafote!
After winning the bout, Obah Bafote thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.