PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gajah Mada (ranked 24028 p4p, 24497 weight class) and Adeyloe Ndawy (ranked 729 p4p, 741 weight class). Mada's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fighter Mode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mada
vs
Ndawy

190 cm
29
180
5 - 20 - 0

181 cm
21
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 5 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gajah Mada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adeyloe Ndawy!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ndawy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mada tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Ndawy cracks Mada with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Mada's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mada throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Mada struggling a bit here.
Ndawy controlling the position.
Ndawy lands a nice forearm strike.
Mada 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.
Mada tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndawy wants to control but Mada is keeping him busy.
Mada wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Ndawy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mada keeps working.
Ndawy working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ndawy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Ndawy swings around for an armbar but Mada sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ndawy's guard.
Ndawy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mada throws a big elbow that misses.
Ndawy controls Mada momentarily but Mada frees himself.
Ndawy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ndawy, not yet.
Mada prevents Ndawy from getting back to his feet.
Ndawy trying to keep a closed guard but Mada is proving a slippery customer.

Ndawy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mada postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy wants to stand up but Mada is controlling him.
Mada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ndawy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ndawy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mada is one step ahead there.
Ndawy is trying to control the position but Mada postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mada won't allow Ndawy to sweep him here.
Mada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mada wants to stand but Ndawy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Ndawy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mada is trying to defend but Ndawy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mada is looking to improve his position.
Ndawy wants to stand up but Mada has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mada is refusing to be controlled, as Ndawy sits in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ndawy is looking to advance position but Mada won't allow it.
Mada missing with punches from the bottom.
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.
Ndawy is keen to just control but Mada is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mada manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ndawy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

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.
Mada is trying to keep Ndawy in close.
Ndawy wants to pass the guard but Mada is keeping the position.
Mada keeping moving, preventing Ndawy from controlling successfully.
Ndawy looking to pass the guard.
Mada throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mada throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ndawy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mada moves into full guard.
Ndawy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adeyloe Ndawy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Mada closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ndawy quickly recovers to half guard.
Mada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ndawy trying to hold on to Mada's head to control him but Mada postures up.
Ndawy landing small, sideways elbows.
Ndawy is trying to get back to full guard.
Ndawy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mada.
Mada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mada is looking for a kimura here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ndawy looking for submissions off his back.
Adeyloe Ndawy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ndawy is looking to control Mada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ndawy avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet.
Ndawy is looking to control Mada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ndawy avoid being mounted?
Mada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ndawy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ndawy is looking to improve his position.
Ndawy is looking to control Mada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ndawy avoid being mounted?
Mada stops Ndawy from getting back to his feet.
Mada throwing shots but Ndawy is blocking nicely.
Ndawy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mada is working away from the top position though.

Ndawy actively working from the bottom here.

That's two 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.
Mada is thwarting Ndawy's attempts to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ndawy moves into the clinch.
A short left from Ndawy.

Ndawy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ndawy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ndawy throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ndawy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mada is looking for a sweep. Ndawy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ndawy is trying to work for a kimura but Mada is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ndawy lands a nice short elbow.
Ndawy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ndawy trying to mount his opponent but Mada defends it.
Mada is looking to control Ndawy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mada avoid being mounted?
Ndawy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ndawy is still trying to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mada is staying active underneath Ndawy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mada tries to get to full guard but Ndawy has control of the leg.
Ndawy is keen to just control but Mada is a slippery customer.
Mada trying to control but Ndawy postures up.
Mada is not content to let Ndawy control the position.
Ndawy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mada punching from the bottom.

Ndawy seems to be working for a kimura but Mada defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mada is trying to get back to full guard.
Ndawy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ndawy wants to control but Mada is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adeyloe Ndawy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ndawy pushes Mada up against the ropes in a clinch.

Ndawy breaks the clinch.
Ndawy throws a head kick but Mada moves out of range.

Ndawy has Mada up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mada.
Mada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ndawy backwards.

Ndawy decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ndawy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ndawy trying to control the position.
Ndawy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mada is one step ahead there.
Ndawy controls Mada momentarily but Mada frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mada got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ndawy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mada has managed to get both his arms back between Ndawy's legs - danger averted.
Ndawy controlling Mada's posture.
Ndawy trying to keep a closed guard but Mada is proving a slippery customer.
Mada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mada preventing the sweep.
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet but Mada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mada lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mada throws a big elbow that misses.
Ndawy is trying to control the position but Mada postures up.
Ndawy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mada postures up in Ndawy's guard and throws a big left but Ndawy blocks it.
Mada throws a big right hand that misses.
Mada stopping the sweep attempt from Ndawy.
Ndawy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ndawy scores with a spinning back kick!

Ndawy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mada gets back to half guard.
Mada is looking for a sweep. Ndawy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ndawy wants to stand up but Mada has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mada throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mada is looking to improve his position.
Ndawy is trying to control. Mada wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mada is trying to get back to full guard.
Ndawy wants to get back to his feet.

Ndawy is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ndawy is keen to just control but Mada is a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Ndawy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mada is looking for a sweep.
Ndawy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mada keeps working.
Gajah Mada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mada misses with an elbow from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mada throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Adeyloe Ndawy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ndawy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mada keeps working.
Ndawy wants to stand but Mada has his arm trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adeyloe Ndawy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ndawy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adeyloe Ndawy!
Gajah Mada spoke after the fight, saying 'World please forgive Me'.