PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adeboye Temidare (ranked 48 p4p, 85 weight class) and Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 6 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Temidare
vs
Zahedi

202 cm
31
264
21 - 8 - 0

195 cm
28
270
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

NARCOS
Northern Zombie

NARCOS
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Adeboye Temidare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temidare throws a lazy uppercut
and Zahedi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Adeboye Temidare has been cut.
A head kick from Temidare lands but Zahedi takes it in his stride.
Temidare misses with a hook. Zahedi ducked under it nicely.
Zahedi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Temidare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Zahedi misses.
Zahedi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Temidare throws a jab but it's blocked by Zahedi.
Temidare scores with a punch to the head.
Zahedi throws a hook but Temidare blocks it.
Zahedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Temidare.
Temidare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Temidare's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zahedi moves out of range of the body kick from Temidare.
A little jabbing left from Zahedi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Temidare misses with a right hand
and Zahedi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zahedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temidare is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahedi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zahedi lands with a cross.

Zahedi lands a big uppercut and Temidare crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Temidare looks OK. Zahedi waves Temidare back to his feet!
Zahedi ducks right into an uppercut from Temidare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Temidare moves out of range as Zahedi strikes.
Temidare misses with a body shot
and Zahedi counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Zahedi engages and cracks Temidare with a massive lead left hook - Temidare tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Zahedi is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danyaal Zahedi!
An out of breath Danyaal Zahedi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.