PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mighty Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Ayotunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakeem Ayotunde will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mouse
vs
Ayotunde

165 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mighty Mouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Ayotunde!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayotunde connects with a jab.
Mighty Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ayotunde is working to get back to half guard.
Mouse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mouse prevents Ayotunde from getting the reversal.
Ayotunde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mouse tries to control but Ayotunde wriggling away.
Ayotunde is trying to escape the mount.
Ayotunde is squirming around, avoiding Mouse's attempts to control the action.
Mouse is really struggling to control Ayotunde but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mighty Mouse just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ayotunde scores with a one two! Mouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mouse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mouse takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ayotunde stalks Mouse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mouse's face. Mouse staggers backwards, shaken.
Ayotunde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Mouse feints and as Ayotunde raises his hands in defense, Mouse changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayotunde wants to stand up but Mouse is controlling him.
Ayotunde is trying to keep Mouse in close.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Ayotunde keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ayotunde keeping moving, preventing Mouse from controlling successfully.
Mouse not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ayotunde looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mouse is one step ahead there.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Mouse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ayotunde's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayotunde trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is refusing to be controlled, as Mouse sits in half guard.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
Mouse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mouse is pressing down on Ayotunde's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ayotunde is holding on for now.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Mouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mouse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ayotunde does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is keen to just control but Ayotunde is a slippery customer.
Mouse takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ayotunde wants to get back to full guard.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayotunde lands a body shot.
Ayotunde keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ayotunde lands a jab.
Mouse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ayotunde finds it's way round the side to connect with Mouse's head.
Mouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ayotunde circles away.
Ayotunde lands with a right hand.
Ayotunde has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ayotunde lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mouse backs up against the cage.
Ayotunde is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ayotunde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Ayotunde dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ayotunde connects with a right hand. Mouse shakes it off.
Ayotunde scores with a one two! Mouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Mouse shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ayotunde is staying active underneath Mouse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mouse prevents Ayotunde from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ayotunde looking for submissions off his back.
Ayotunde wants to improve his position but Mouse is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Ayotunde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayotunde lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ayotunde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ayotunde throws a one two combo.
Ayotunde lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Mouse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ayotunde to the mat! Ayotunde manages to get full guard.
Mouse won't allow Ayotunde to sweep him here.
Ayotunde is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ayotunde has his foot on Mouse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mouse works his way back into a safe position though.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayotunde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mouse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Ayotunde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayotunde is trying to keep Mouse in close.

Ayotunde throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mouse uses it to pass to side control.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is trying to get back to half guard.
Ayotunde stops Mouse from passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse working away.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mouse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ayotunde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayotunde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ayotunde lands with a nice combination. Mouse backs away looking to recover.

Mouse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ayotunde!
Mouse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ayotunde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ayotunde is squirming around, avoiding Mouse's attempts to control the action.
Mouse lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ayotunde is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mouse tries to control but Ayotunde wriggling away.
Ayotunde is looking to improve his position but Mouse isn't that keen on the idea.
Ayotunde sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ayotunde trying to control from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to get back to his feet.
Ayotunde is refusing to be controlled, as Mouse sits in half guard.
Ayotunde trying to control but Mouse postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hakeem Ayotunde 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 eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mouse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ayotunde to score with a decent uppercut.
Ayotunde lands a nice hook to Mouse's body. Mouse takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mighty Mouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayotunde connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Ayotunde.
Hakeem Ayotunde seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ayotunde with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mouse.
Ayotunde is looking for a sweep.
Mouse controlling from side mount.
Mouse trying to control the action but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Ayotunde is not content to let Mouse control the position.
Mighty Mouse overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayotunde wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Mouse trying to control the position but Ayotunde is working away.
Ayotunde can't do much from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde lands a glancing blow to the side of Mouse's head.

Mouse closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mouse trying to control the position but Ayotunde is working away.
Ayotunde struggling a bit here.
Ayotunde is trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is looking to take a break and control but Ayotunde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mouse in side control, just content to control the action for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ayotunde throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mouse stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ayotunde comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ayotunde closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ayotunde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mouse momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mouse takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Mouse drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ayotunde wants to sweep here but Mouse controlling him for the moment.

Ayotunde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ayotunde is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Ayotunde keeps moving.
Mouse slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mouse trying to control but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse stopping the sweep attempt from Ayotunde.

Ayotunde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ayotunde working a defensive guard here.
Mouse trying to control but Ayotunde is working from the bottom.
Ayotunde is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hakeem Ayotunde.
I've got Ayotunde winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Ayotunde!