PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fela Kuti (ranked 1523 p4p, 1009 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 213 p4p, 147 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuti might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Expensive Shit. Attilio De Fiore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kuti
vs
De Fiore

192 cm
30
195
14 - 13 - 0

193 cm
28
185
14 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fela Kuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
Kuti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti checks a leg kick.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuti swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kuti throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore takes a swing at Kuti's ribcage but misses.
Kuti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fiore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuti checks it well.
It looked like Kuti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuti tries to bum rush De Fiore with a series of wild strikes but De Fiore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuti moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fiore.
Kuti throws a lazy right hand but De Fiore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuti misses with a shot to the body
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Kuti misses.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Fiore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore throws a fast counter high kick but Kuti manages to duck under it in time.
Jab, jab by Kuti - just one landing.
Kuti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from De Fiore.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
A big right from Kuti misses.
De Fiore is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kuti throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
De Fiore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Kuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fiore replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kuti blocks it well.
Kuti throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
Kuti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Fiore on the side of the head.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Kuti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kuti throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuti misses with a looping right.
Kuti tries to land a front kick but De Fiore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
Kuti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Kuti.
Kuti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Kuti.
Kuti throws a shot from downtown. De Fiore moves away and avoids it.
Kuti backing away here, and De Fiore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuti on the side of the head.
Kuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fiore throws out the jab.
Kuti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuti throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuti misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Fiore lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Fiore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Kuti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuti.
De Fiore cracks Kuti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuti moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Kuti.
Decent striking displayed by Kuti there.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Fiore!
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuti misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kuti throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kuti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuti throwing a counter right hand but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big right from Kuti misses.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fiore lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore slips a straight right by Kuti.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuti throws out a loose jab but De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Kuti.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
De Fiore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuti is just out of range.
Kuti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Fiore throws a nice looking combination but Kuti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fiore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Fiore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Fiore momentarily.
De Fiore looks to land a left hand but Kuti moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fiore misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
De Fiore swings for the body but Kuti moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kuti throws a front kick that sends De Fiore stumbling back into the cage.
Kuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuti.
Kuti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Fiore moves out of range of the body kick.
De Fiore slips a jab from Kuti.
Kuti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Fiore connects with a solid leg kick.
Kuti stuns De Fiore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuti.
Kuti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
Kuti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Fiore momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore lands with a hook. Kuti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Fiore slips a jab from Kuti.
Kuti lands the left hand.
De Fiore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kuti checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti misses with a straight left.
De Fiore feints a counter leg kick.
De Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuti.
Kuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Fiore was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuti.
De Fiore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuti's hands.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fiore moves out of range as Kuti throws a body kick.
Kuti throws a body kick that misses.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Kuti ducks down to avoid it.
De Fiore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuti digs a good body shot into De Fiore's ribs.
De Fiore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuti if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuti misses with a double jab.
Kuti works over De Fiore's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Kuti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuti lands with a straight right. De Fiore didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore tries a low kick but Kuti avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Kuti off balance momentarily.
Kuti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fiore throws a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
The fighters circling - Kuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fiore defending well as Kuti loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuti.
Kuti throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
Kuti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kuti throws the left hand but De Fiore avoids the punch easily.
Kuti backing away here, and De Fiore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore lands with a straight right. Kuti didn't see that one coming.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
Kuti looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
Kuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kuti misses with a hook.
De Fiore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Kuti.
Kuti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Fiore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuti in his tracks.
De Fiore scores with a kick to the body.
Kuti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Fiore moves away.
De Fiore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuti misses the body punch
and De Fiore counters with an outside leg kick.
De Fiore stuns Kuti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from De Fiore.
De Fiore closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fiore.
Kuti thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Kuti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuti throws an overhand right that lands on De Fiore's shoulder, as De Fiore tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore wants to slow Kuti down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuti.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Fiore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kuti moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fiore.
Kuti lands with a right hand.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
De Fiore tried to score with a low kick but Kuti checks it.
Kuti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
De Fiore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuti is able to avoid easily.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
Kuti throws a big shot that misses.
De Fiore flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuti steps away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore slips a jab from Kuti.
De Fiore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuti throws the left hand but De Fiore avoids the punch easily.
Kuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Kuti misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fela Kuti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuti.
De Fiore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuti on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuti checks a leg kick.
Kuti throws a wild body kick that De Fiore sees coming a mile off.
De Fiore moves away from the strike by Kuti.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
Kuti misses with a straight left.
Fela Kuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fiore can pounce on him.
Kuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a right and a left that Kuti avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Kuti - just one landing.
De Fiore tries to score with a low kick but Kuti moves his leg out of the way.
Kuti throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fiore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Fiore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuti digs a good body shot into De Fiore's ribs.
De Fiore misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Kuti misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti throws a combination. De Fiore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kuti scores with a jab.
Kuti throws a series of punches but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuti is wise to it.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut.
De Fiore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Kuti.
De Fiore misses with a leg kick.
Kuti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kuti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuti lands with an uppercut that bounces De Fiore off the cage and back into range.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.
Kuti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fiore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuti looks to land a left hand but De Fiore moved out of range nicely.
De Fiore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti throws a hook to the side of De Fiore's head but De Fiore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore connects with a body shot that sends Kuti's belly button to the back.
Kuti keeps De Fiore at a distance using the push kick.
Kuti swinging wildly here.
De Fiore is looking to land body kicks.
De Fiore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good standup being displayed there by De Fiore as he connects with a hook.
Kuti scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Kuti misses
and De Fiore counters with a good low kick that Kuti was not able to check.
Kuti feints a jab promting De Fiore to slip. Kuti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Fiore slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fiore misses with a low kick as Kuti jumps back.
Kuti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuti misses with a body shot.
De Fiore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Kuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Fiore dips to his left and cracks Kuti with an uppercut!
Kuti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuti throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut
and Kuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuti misses with a looping left.
Kuti misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Kuti misses its intended target.
Kuti scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Fiore in his tracks.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Kuti moves out of range.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fiore lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a head kick but Kuti moves out of range.
Kuti jabs at De Fiore's body.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Kuti ducks down to avoid it.
De Fiore thumps Kuti with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kuti.
De Fiore swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuti throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fiore counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuti checks a low kick from De Fiore.
Kuti drops his hands momentarily and De Fiore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big right from Kuti misses.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
Kuti looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but Kuti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuti looks to throw the jab but De Fiore is out of range.
A nice side step and De Fiore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Fiore scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Fiore's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuti throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
Kuti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fiore counters with a nice uppercut.
De Fiore lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fela Kuti.
Well Kuti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fela Kuti!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fela Kuti thanked Brooklyn Apothecary for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).