PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oluwajide O Faolan (ranked 4034 p4p, 4040 weight class) and Mr Sandman (ranked 439 p4p, 0 weight class). O Faolan comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Spitfire. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

O Faolan
vs
Sandman

190 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
208
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oluwajide O Faolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Sandman keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

O Faolan clinches up against the cage.
Sandman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Faolan trying to stall but Sandman improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe O Faolan would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
O Faolan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Faolan trying to control the position but instead, Sandman has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Faolan into the cage.
Sandman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sandman slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Faolan up against the cage.
O Faolan stalls.

That's four 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.
O Faolan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oluwajide O Faolan.

Sandman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Sandman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

O Faolan tries to clinch there but Sandman circles away.

Sandman moves into range and clinches up with O Faolan.
O Faolan letting Sandman take a breather here.
Sandman is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Faolan is looking to control Sandman's arms but Sandman gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Faolan has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Faolan trying to control the position but instead, Sandman has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Faolan into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O Faolan looking to stall.

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.
Sandman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandman has O Faolan pressed against the cage.
Sandman receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
O Faolan avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman has O Faolan pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Sandman.
O Faolan tries to clinch up.
Sandman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Sandman closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sandman taking a breather.
O Faolan tries to stall but Sandman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Faolan letting Sandman take a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Faolan is looking to control Sandman's arms but Sandman gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Faolan has his back to the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Sandman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Sandman has closed the distance and engaged O Faolan in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sandman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
O Faolan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandman slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Faolan stalling in the clinch but Sandman improves position.
O Faolan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Oluwajide O Faolan.

Sandman gets a clinch.
O Faolan wants to stall.
O Faolan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sandman up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sandman is struggling to control the position.
O Faolan trying to stall but Sandman improves his position.
Sandman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandman just leaning against O Faolan, taking a breather.
O Faolan trying to control the position but instead, Sandman has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Faolan into the cage.
Sandman displaying some good clinch control by pressing O Faolan up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sandman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Sandman's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mr Sandman.

Sandman closes the distance and pushes O Faolan back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Sandman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sandman 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Sandman!
A relieved looking Mr Sandman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Oluwajide O Faolan was interviewed post fight and said 'racism'.