PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slow Motion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Afokme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motion is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be fireworks!

Motion
vs
Afokme

185 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slow Motion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Afokme!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afokme lands a jab to the nose.
Motion looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Motion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Afokme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Afokme. Those never looked like landing.
Afokme lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Motion backs up against the cage.
Afokme throws a series of punches but Motion moves out of range.
Afokme catches Motion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Afokme misses.
Afokme shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Motion eats them both and turns towards Afokme to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Afokme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Motion dives in and grabs Afokme's left leg, looking for a takedown. Afokme pushes down on Motion's head and hops out.
Motion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Afokme.
Motion gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Afokme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Afokme scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Afokme lands with a cross.
Afokme scores with a sloppy right hand. Motion should have avoided that one.
Juan Afokme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Afokme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Afokme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juan Afokme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Motion is defended easily by Afokme.
Afokme misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afokme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Motion.
A combination from Afokme does no damage.
Afokme stalks Motion and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Motion's face. Motion staggers backwards, shaken.
Afokme lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Motion backs up against the cage.
Afokme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Afokme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Motion slips a jab and a cross from Afokme.
Afokme misses with a wild combination.
Afokme lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Afokme.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motion shoots in for a takedown but Afokme shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slow Motion. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Afokme lands with a hook. Motion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Motion needs to keep his hands up - Afokme had a free shot at his head there.
Afokme tries to bum rush Motion with a series of wild strikes but Motion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Motion shoots for a takedown but Afokme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Afokme scores with a one two! Motion had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Afokme misses with a wild combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Motion. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Danga de danga de dang - Afokme scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Afokme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Motion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Motion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Afokme is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Afokme. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Afokme.
Afokme throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Motion on the side of the head.
Afokme throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Afokme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Motion.
Afokme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Motion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Motion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Afokme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Afokme dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Afokme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Motion circles away quickly and effectively.
Afokme fails to land with a series of punches.
Afokme might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Afokme scores with a punch to the head.
Afokme connects with a nice looking jab.
Motion tries to score a power double leg takedown but Afokme sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motion somewhat.
Afokme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Motion circles away quickly and effectively.
Afokme throws a right and a left that Motion avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Afokme misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Afokme. Those never looked like landing.
Motion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afokme feints a jab promting Motion to slip. Afokme then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Motion slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Afokme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Afokme swinging wildly here.
Afokme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Afokme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Afokme. Those never looked like landing.
Motion takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Afokme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Afokme scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Afokme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Afokme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Afokme looks to land a combination but Motion avoids it well.
Afokme misses with a few strikes there.
Afokme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Motion looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Motion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Afokme keeping full guard, as Motion tries to pass.
Afokme is trying to keep Motion in close.
Motion would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Afokme looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Motion is defending well. Afokme quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Motion has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Afokme celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Afokme!