PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Hakim Bafawuse (ranked 24850 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmed Tasdemir (ranked 2924 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Hakim Bafawuse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hakim Bafawuse
vs
Tasdemir

182 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 15 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Hakim Bafawuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mehmed Tasdemir!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bafawuse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bafawuse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bafawuse looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tasdemir throws a right and a left that Bafawuse avoids nicely.
Bafawuse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tasdemir.
Bafawuse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tasdemir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bafawuse throws a counter high kick but Tasdemir was just alert enough to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bafawuse misses.
Tasdemir misses with a series of wild punches.
Tasdemir throws a series of punches but Bafawuse moves out of range.
Bafawuse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tasdemir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bafawuse under the eye.
Tasdemir looks to land a combination. Bafawuse sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Abdul Hakim Bafawuse has been cut.
Tasdemir stalks Bafawuse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bafawuse's face. Bafawuse staggers backwards, shaken.

Bafawuse is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bafawuse gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Tasdemir gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bafawuse is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mehmed Tasdemir!