PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akabaro comes to the cage accompanied by African Assassin - Mo Marah. Sithole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Miss The Misery. Moses Sithole acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Akabaro
vs
Sithole

181 cm
34
198 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

187 cm
32
203 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Anarchy Clothing

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 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Akabaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Akabaro was looking to counter with a kick there.
Akabaro misses with a wild body shot.
Akabaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sithole was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sithole scores with the left hand. Akabaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Akabaro moves out of range as Sithole strikes.
Akabaro appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sithole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akabaro. Sithole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akabaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sithole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sithole misses with a left hand
and Akabaro counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akabaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sithole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akabaro moves away.
Akabaro digs a good hook to Sithole's body.
Sithole lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akabaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sithole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sithole swings widly with a right hand
and Akabaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sithole throws out a loose jab but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sithole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akabaro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Akabaro moves out of range easily.
Akabaro fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sithole just manages to avoid it.
Sithole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro lands a nice looking body shot.
Akabaro misses with a wild body shot.
Sithole looks to land a right hand but Akabaro moved out of range.
Akabaro is looking to counter with head kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sithole has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A solid body kick from Akabaro.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akabaro cracks Sithole with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Akabaro lands.
Akabaro's corner calls for a 1-2. Akabaro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithole lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole throws a lazy uppercut
and Akabaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sithole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akabaro throws a leg kick which misses Sithole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sithole tries to avoid it.
Akabaro is looking to wear down Sithole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Akabaro missing with a left hand there. Sithole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Sithole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Akabaro manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Akabaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Sithole swings wildly with an uppercut but Akabaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Sithole blocks a body shot from Akabaro.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Akabaro pushes Sithole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sithole blocks an uppercut.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akabaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sithole.
A head punch on the inside from Akabaro fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sithole's elbow.
Akabaro tries to work over Sithole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sithole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Akabaro prevents it.
Akabaro cracks Sithole with a nice body shot.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to work over Sithole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Sithole breaks from the clinch.
Sithole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Akabaro on the side of the head.
Akabaro misses with a body shot.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole misses with a low kick.
Sithole lands a nice shot to the body.
Sithole blocks the body kick.
Sithole throws out a counter right but Akabaro avoids it with no problem.
Sithole misses with a body punch
and Akabaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sithole looks to score with a jab to the body but Akabaro is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole scores with a jab. Akabaro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sithole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akabaro's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sithole cracks Akabaro with a good jab.
Akabaro blocks a low kick nicely.
Akabaro leaves Sithole with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akabaro lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akabaro.
Sithole shoots in but no luck this time.
Kwame Akabaro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Sithole.
Sithole lands with a nice body punch.
Sithole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akabaro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sithole.
Kwame Akabaro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Sithole.
Sithole shoots in for a takedown but Akabaro shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Akabaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwame Akabaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Akabaro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akabaro moves away from the strike by Sithole.
Sithole checks the leg kick.
Akabaro is looking to land body kicks.
Akabaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sithole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sithole cracks Akabaro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akabaro takes a swing at Sithole's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Akabaro misses the target.
Sithole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Akabaro sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sithole tests Akabaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sithole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akabaro swings for the body but Sithole moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sithole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akabaro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sithole throws a low kick, looking for Akabaro's leg but Akabaro calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole throws a good cross that connects.
Sithole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akabaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sithole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akabaro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sithole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Akabaro checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sithole scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Sithole misses
and Akabaro counters with a left to the body.
Akabaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Akabaro misses the shot to the body.
Sithole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sithole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akabaro. That did some damage!
Akabaro misses with a double jab.

Sithole throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Akabaro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sithole is in Akabaro's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Akabaro uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akabaro lands a leg kick that knocks Sithole off balance momentarily.
Akabaro misses the body punch
and Sithole counters with a stiff right hand.
Akabaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sithole tries a low kick but Akabaro avoids it.
A low kick from Sithole misses
and Akabaro counters with a series of strikes. Sithole will be more careful next time no doubt.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the body
and Sithole counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sithole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sithole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akabaro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sithole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akabaro misses with a hook.
Sithole is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sithole just misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro throws a counter high kick but Sithole was just alert enough to avoid it.
Akabaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sithole.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akabaro misses with a body shot.
Sithole tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sithole throws a one two combo.
Sithole lands with an overhand left.
Akabaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sithole moves away.
Sithole with a nice cross.
Sithole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sithole throws a solid leg kick but Akabaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sithole.
Sithole checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sithole throws a solid leg kick but Akabaro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sithole.
Akabaro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sithole in his tracks.
Akabaro blocks a jab.
Sithole blocks a jab.
Akabaro scores with a jab. Sithole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akabaro lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro 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.
Good work by Akabaro as he checks the leg kick.
Sithole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akabaro.
Akabaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sithole misses with a body shot.
Akabaro checks a leg kick.
Akabaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akabaro throws a body shot but no joy.
Akabaro avoids the head kick by Sithole.
Akabaro cracks the inside of Sithole's front leg.
Sithole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akabaro takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sithole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akabaro.
Akabaro lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akabaro wants to slow Sithole down by chopping away at his legs.
Sithole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moses Sithole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Akabaro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akabaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sithole if he has to take too many more of those.
Sithole is looking to chop away at Akabaro's legs.
Akabaro throws a body punch but Sithole moves out of range.
Sithole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Sithole misses.
Akabaro thinks about countering with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Akabaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sithole doesn't seem phased though.
Sithole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sithole wants to land a leg kick but Akabaro is out of range.
Sithole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akabaro.
Akabaro drops Sithole with a naaaaasty hook - Sithole is in real trouble here! Akabaro dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwame Akabaro!
Our winner, Kwame Akabaro, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.