PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ghetto Fabulous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Oluwatobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwan Oluwatobi is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Fabulous
vs
Oluwatobi

175 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghetto Fabulous !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwan Oluwatobi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabulous closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Oluwatobi counter with a right hand.
Oluwatobi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Fabulous closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oluwatobi to the mat! Oluwatobi manages to get full guard.
Fabulous wants to pass the guard but Oluwatobi is keeping the position.
Fabulous advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here as Fabulous stalls from top position.
Oluwatobi tries to escape but Fabulous is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oluwatobi is trying to improve his position.
Oluwatobi is trying to control Fabulous 's posture but Fabulous avoids it.
Oluwatobi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fabulous is staying active.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oluwatobi stops Fabulous from passing to mount.
Oluwatobi wants to get back to his feet but Fabulous drags him back down.
Fabulous controls the position.
Fabulous works to advance to full mount. Oluwatobi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fabulous controlling from the full mount.
Fabulous tries to control but Oluwatobi wriggling away.
Fabulous controlling from mount.
Fabulous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oluwatobi is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous controlling the pace for now.
Fabulous trying to control but Oluwatobi is having none of it.
Fabulous looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fabulous forces the positional change into back control.
Oluwatobi is keeping busy.
Oluwatobi trying to control the position but Fabulous manages to sink in the hooks.
Fabulous biding his time, controlling Oluwatobi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi prevents Fabulous from getting a body triangle.
What can Oluwatobi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Fabulous gets his hands free as Oluwatobi looks to control.
Oluwatobi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fabulous .
Oluwatobi can't escape the position.
Fabulous seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fabulous slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi is keeping busy.
Oluwatobi is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Oluwatobi is trying to stand back up.
Fabulous just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Oluwatobi trying to get back to his feet but Fabulous is in full control for now.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fabulous controlling the positon.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi staying busy and making it hard for Fabulous to control.
What can Oluwatobi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fabulous controlling from the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Fabulous off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Fabulous is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Fabulous tries to get the hooks in deep but Oluwatobi pushed the leg off.
Fabulous trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oluwatobi doesn't escape.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fabulous 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fabulous is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oluwatobi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fabulous biding his time, controlling Oluwatobi.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi wants to get back to his feet.
Fabulous has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oluwatobi's body.
Fabulous 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Will Fabulous go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Oluwatobi is in bad spot here.
Fabulous slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Fabulous is looking to control Oluwatobi but Oluwatobi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fabulous struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fabulous keeps control of the position easily here as Oluwatobi tries to buck him off.
Oluwatobi is keeping busy.
Fabulous is really struggling to control Oluwatobi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Fabulous .
Oluwatobi prevents Fabulous from getting a body triangle.
Fabulous controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fabulous wants to control but Oluwatobi is keeping busy.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fabulous controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghetto Fabulous dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fabulous gets a takedown into half guard.
Fabulous is looking to advance position but Oluwatobi won't allow it.
Oluwatobi is staying active underneath Fabulous , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fabulous works his way into side control.
Oluwatobi is looking to regain half guard here but Fabulous keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oluwatobi is not content to let Fabulous control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Oluwatobi's face as Fabulous controls the position.
Oluwatobi is not content to let Fabulous control the position.
Fabulous moves into full mount!
Fabulous fails to take his opponent's back.
Fabulous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oluwatobi can do to turn this around?
Fabulous can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oluwatobi is looking to escape.
Fabulous seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Oluwatobi is holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fabulous controlling from the full mount.
Fabulous wants to take Oluwatobi's back here but Oluwatobi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Fabulous looking to control but Oluwatobi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oluwatobi is trying to escape the mount.
Fabulous wants to take his opponent's back but Oluwatobi doesn't allow it.
Fabulous trying to control but Oluwatobi is having none of it.
Oluwatobi prevents Fabulous from taking his back.
Fabulous takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oluwatobi is looking to improve his position but Fabulous isn't that keen on the idea.
Fabulous controlling from the full mount.
Fabulous takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Oluwatobi prevents Fabulous from getting a body triangle.
Oluwatobi trying to control the position but Fabulous manages to sink in the hooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Oluwatobi.
Oluwatobi wants to escape the position.
Fabulous controlling the position well here. Oluwatobi rolled but Fabulous kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous wants to control but Oluwatobi is keeping busy.
Fabulous is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Oluwatobi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fabulous .
Fabulous trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oluwatobi doesn't escape.
Fabulous trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oluwatobi is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fabulous .
Oluwatobi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ghetto Fabulous overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's six 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.
I would not like to be Oluwatobi right now.
Fabulous trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fabulous controlling the position well here. Oluwatobi rolled but Fabulous kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oluwatobi just trying to survive but Fabulous is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fabulous is riding his opponent, not letting Oluwatobi buck him off.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Fabulous is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Oluwatobi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fabulous .
Oluwatobi wants to control his opponent's hands but Fabulous gets his hands free.
Kwan Oluwatobi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fabulous controlling the position well here. Oluwatobi rolled but Fabulous kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fabulous 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fabulous controlling the position well here. Oluwatobi rolled but Fabulous kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oluwatobi is really stuck here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fabulous 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Oluwatobi wants to get back to his feet.
Oluwatobi tries to escape but Fabulous has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fabulous 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fabulous is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fabulous tries to keep control of the position but Oluwatobi is staying busy.
Oluwatobi is trying to break free.
A lull in the action here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fabulous keeps control of the position easily here as Oluwatobi tries to buck him off.
Fabulous trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fabulous controlling the positon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ghetto Fabulous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fabulous has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 20:18
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 20:18
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 20:18

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghetto Fabulous !
Ghetto Fabulous made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'The Kings back!'.