Abraham Bably Barely Breaks Sweat As He Reaches PFL Africa Heavyweight Final

A former soccer player, Abraham Bably has found success in MMA despite only being introduced to the sport less than a decade ago. After winning a showcase bout with the PFL in 2022, Bably earned a first-round stoppage on the PFL Challenger Series and won a contract. After a 2-2 stint since, Bably scored a first-round knockout of Paul-Emmanuel Gnaze to reach the Semifinals.

Joffie Houlton is an SBG Manchester product who hasn’t gone past the second round in any of his fights. Houlton has won three straight and seven of his last nine. Houlton enters tonight off a first-round KO of Azamat Aboukhanov in February. Houlton scored a first-round disqualification victory over Abdoulaye Kane.

Who will be the first to secure a spot in the PFL Africa Heavyweight Final?

Round 1

Houlton circling on the outside. Bably rocks him right away with a big left! Bably on the attack and he scores the takedown. Bably now in side control before going into the half guard position. Houlton looks to get back to his feet, but Bably with the mat return as he remains on the back. Houlton gets up and looks for a kimura grip, as Bably brings him back down again.

Houlton continues to search for the arm, but Bably is in too strong a position up top. Bably stands up but keeps a strong hold of Houlton, moving him around like a doll. Bably continues to pressure Houlton with grappling from the back. Strong right hands from Bably. Bably tees off with ground-and-pound now as he gets into the full mount! Strong elbows from Bably! Bably continues to land with the lefts. Lefts and rights, and that’s all she wrote!

THE ONE AND ONLY DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST

Abraham Bably gets the ground and pound finish in the First Round to secure his spot in the PFL Africa Heavyweight Finals! #PFLRwanda | LIVE NOW | BK Arena, Kigali
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— PFL Africa (@PFLAfrica) October 18, 2025

Abraham Bably dominates in one round and he will fight for the inaugural PFL Africa Heavyweight Title in December!

OFFICIAL RESULT

Abraham Bably def. Joffie Houlton via TKO (R1, 4:08) in a Heavyweight Semifinal Bout.