PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abidemi Afolayan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tomasino Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasino Jr has chosen i kill cause im hungry as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Afolayan
vs
Tomasino Jr

192 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abidemi Afolayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Tomasino Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasino Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Afolayan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tomasino Jr lands with an overhand left.
Afolayan misses with a wild body shot.
Tomasino Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomasino Jr. Afolayan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomasino Jr wants to clinch.
Tomasino Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasino Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Afolayan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tomasino Jr misses the shot to the body.
Afolayan slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands with a right hand.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook
and Afolayan counters with a left to the body.
Afolayan walks into a straight right hand from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan takes one to the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr throws a combination that misses

and Afolayan moves into the clinch.
Tomasino Jr keeps control of Afolayan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Afolayan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomasino Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Afolayan counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomasino Jr connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomasino Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Afolayan dips to his left and cracks Tomasino Jr with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan ducks under a wild hook from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan blocks a jab.
Afolayan tries to counter by clinching up but Tomasino Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tomasino Jr.
A left and a right from Afolayan both land. Nice combination.
Afolayan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tomasino Jr loads up on a big right hand but Afolayan slips the punch.
Afolayan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Afolayan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Afolayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan ducks under a wild hook from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Afolayan on the side of the head.
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping right.
As Tomasino Jr backs away, Afolayan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook
and Afolayan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tomasino Jr throws a shot from downtown. Afolayan moves away and avoids it.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomasino Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Afolayan defending well as Tomasino Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Afolayan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomasino Jr.
As Tomasino Jr looks to move away, Afolayan throws a big counter combo but Tomasino Jr just gets out of the way.
Afolayan takes one to the chin there.
Tomasino Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Afolayan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Tomasino Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Afolayan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tomasino Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomasino Jr backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afolayan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr lands an uppercut.
Tomasino Jr working aggressively here.
Tomasino Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Afolayan digs a right hand into Tomasino Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tomasino Jr's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolayan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Afolayan missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Afolayan controls the action.
Tomasino Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Afolayan controls the action.
Tomasino Jr digs a right hand underneath Afolayan's ribcage. Afolayan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomasino Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Afolayan backwards.
Tomasino Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Afolayan blocking some punches.
Abidemi Afolayan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomasino Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Afolayan blocks an uppercut.
Afolayan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Afolayan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomasino Jr is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Afolayan tries to stall but Tomasino Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr blocking some punches.
Afolayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Afolayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Afolayan.
Afolayan blocks an uppercut.

Afolayan breaks the clinch.
A jab from Afolayan finds it's way through Tomasino Jr's defenses.
A jab from Tomasino Jr misses.
Afolayan throws a big counter combination but Tomasino Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Afolayan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasino Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Afolayan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abidemi Afolayan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Afolayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomasino Jr throws out the jab.
Tomasino Jr throws a right hand that Afolayan ducks under and follows up with a left that Afolayan also avoids with ease.
Afolayan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tomasino Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Tomasino Jr misses with a left hand
and Afolayan counters with a right hand to the body.
Afolayan slips under a jab.
Afolayan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Tomasino Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Afolayan dodges the punch combination from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr with a nice cross.
Afolayan slips a jab and a cross from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Afolayan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Afolayan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook.
Tomasino Jr missing with a left hand there. Afolayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Afolayan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan cracks Tomasino Jr with a good jab.
Tomasino Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Afolayan's head back.
Tomasino Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Afolayan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomasino Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tomasino Jr looks to throw the jab but Afolayan is out of range.
Afolayan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Afolayan has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Afolayan.
Afolayan blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomasino Jr blocking some punches.
Tomasino Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Afolayan.

Afolayan manages to break the clinch.
Tomasino Jr missing with a left hand there. Afolayan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Afolayan swings for the body but Tomasino Jr moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomasino Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Afolayan scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomasino Jr should have avoided that one.
Afolayan tries to move into range but Tomasino Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tomasino Jr staying out of range there.
Tomasino Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tomasino Jr misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr throws a shot from downtown. Afolayan moves away and avoids it.
Afolayan throwing a counter right hand but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Tomasino Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomasino Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Afolayan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Afolayan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook. Afolayan ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Afolayan misses the target.
Henry Tomasino Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Afolayan looks to land a left hand but Tomasino Jr moved out of range nicely.
Afolayan walks into a stiff left hand from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Afolayan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tomasino Jr connects with a single shot there.
Afolayan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomasino Jr throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Afolayan counters with a three punch combo that has Tomasino Jr backing up. Tomasino Jr nods at Afolayan to acknowledge the strikes.
Afolayan throws a shot from downtown. Tomasino Jr moves away and avoids it.
Afolayan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomasino Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Afolayan misses its target.
Tomasino Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Tomasino Jr misses with a wild combination.
Tomasino Jr takes a swing at Afolayan's ribcage but misses.

Tomasino Jr moves into the clinch.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Afolayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolayan misses with a knee strike.
Tomasino Jr misses with the head strike.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afolayan blocking some punches.
Tomasino Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Afolayan blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Afolayan manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Tomasino Jr as he connects with a hook.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Afolayan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomasino Jr loads up on a big right hand but Afolayan slips the punch.
Afolayan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tomasino Jr throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Afolayan to counter with a crisp jab.
Afolayan walks into a straight right hand from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Afolayan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tomasino Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Afolayan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tomasino Jr misses with a looping left.
A jab from Tomasino Jr misses.
Afolayan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Tomasino Jr dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A slow jab from Tomasino Jr misses its intended target.
Afolayan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tomasino Jr.
Afolayan throwing a counter right hand but Tomasino Jr manages to avoid it.
Afolayan misses with an uppercut.
Afolayan moves out of range as Tomasino Jr strikes.
Tomasino Jr connects with a body shot that sends Afolayan's belly button to the back.
Tomasino Jr looks to land a combination but Afolayan avoids it well.
Afolayan misses with a hook. Tomasino Jr ducked under it nicely.
Tomasino Jr misses with an uppercut
and Afolayan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Afolayan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasino Jr misses with the combination.
Tomasino Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr looks to land a left hand but Afolayan moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Afolayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Afolayan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tomasino Jr is defending well for now.
Afolayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr misses with some punches.
Abidemi Afolayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Afolayan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Afolayan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomasino Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Afolayan controls the action.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomasino Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Tomasino Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomasino Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tomasino Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Afolayan scores with a shot to the side of Tomasino Jr's head.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Afolayan misses with a knee to the head.
Afolayan lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Afolayan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Afolayan lands an uppercut.
Afolayan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Afolayan.
Tomasino Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Afolayan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomasino Jr.
Tomasino Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Afolayan on the inside.
Afolayan struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomasino Jr controls his hands.
Afolayan tries to work over Tomasino Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomasino Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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 Abidemi Afolayan.
I think Tomasino Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Tomasino Jr!
Henry Tomasino Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.