PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obeh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Quake Arena. amber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. yes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Obeh
vs
amber

178 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 1 - 2

170 cm
24
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Convicted Trap House
Nemesis Cage Clothing

GTI-Roid Rage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 2, fighting out of London, Ratrick Obeh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mr amber!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
amber shoots in but Obeh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ratrick Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from amber.
Obeh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
amber throws the left hand but Obeh avoids the punch easily.
Obeh connects with a solid leg kick.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
amber throws a right hand that Obeh ducks under and follows up with a left that Obeh also avoids with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Obeh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obeh lands a jab to amber's midsection.
amber looks gassed!
amber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obeh throws a leg kick which misses amber's front leg but catches the back leg as amber tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Obeh!
amber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to amber's calf.
Obeh lets loose with a powerful body kick. amber will feel that in the morning.
Crunch! Obeh slams his shin into amber's torso.
Obeh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before amber has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Obeh does it's job there.
Obeh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Obeh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obeh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obeh swings for the body but amber moves out of range.
Obeh cracks the inside of amber's front leg.
Obeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but amber moves away.
Obeh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Obeh lands a nice leg kick that just misses amber's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obeh misses with a head kick.
Obeh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - amber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
amber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obeh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
amber looks to throw the jab but Obeh is out of range.
Obeh lands a high kick!
amber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Obeh. amber shrugs it off though.
amber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obeh lands a jab to the head.
Obeh is looking to slow amber down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Obeh.
amber misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Obeh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Obeh.
Obeh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on amber. That did some damage!
amber dodges the punch combination from Obeh.
Obeh looks for the body kick but amber saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
amber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obeh.
Obeh lunges at amber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by amber's hand.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from amber.
Ratrick Obeh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obeh throws a quick inside leg kick.
amber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obeh.
Obeh lands the left hand.
amber blocks a head kick by Obeh.
Obeh scores with a one two! amber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
amber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obeh as he avoids it easily.
amber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obeh just misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling amber to counter with a crisp jab.
amber lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Obeh.
Obeh misses with a wild body shot.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from amber.
amber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
amber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Obeh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obeh slips a straight right by amber.
amber has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Obeh.
amber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
amber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
amber works over Obeh's head and body with a nice combination.
Obeh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obeh lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obeh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratrick Obeh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Obeh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Obeh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and amber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from amber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
amber tries for a takedown but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
amber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Obeh missing with a left hand there. amber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
amber lands a jab.
amber 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.
amber wants to clinch up but Obeh keeps it at a distance.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
amber takes a swing at Obeh's ribcage but misses.
amber fails to land with a series of punches.
Obeh scores with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but amber might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Obeh has got the better of the exchanges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obeh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
amber is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
amber throws a right and a left that both miss.
amber misses with a two punch combination.
Obeh misses with a double jab.
Obeh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obeh misses with a two punch combination.
Obeh slips a straight right by amber.
amber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obeh.
Obeh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Obeh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
amber digs a good body shot into Obeh's ribs.
Obeh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by amber.
Obeh throws a head kick but amber moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
amber moves away from the strike by Obeh.
Obeh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by amber.
amber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
amber moves out of range of the body kick from Obeh.
amber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Obeh.
amber lands a lovely overhand right.
Obeh throws the kick towards the body but amber avoids it.
Obeh tries to score with a low kick but amber moves his leg out of the way.
Obeh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
amber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obeh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that amber can do to turn this around?
A swing and a miss from amber.
amber lands with a hook. Obeh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
amber ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
amber shoots in but no luck this time.
Ratrick Obeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr amber.
Obeh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Obeh.
amber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
amber with a nice cross.
amber is trying desperately to land a takedown but Obeh is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for amber.
Obeh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
amber's corner calls for a 1-2. amber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obeh.
amber throws a sloppy body shot
and Obeh counters with a body kick.
Obeh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obeh thows a body kick. amber tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh lands a jab to the head.
Obeh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
amber throws a right and a left that Obeh avoids nicely.
amber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Obeh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed amber momentarily.
amber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh throws a looping overhand right but amber ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - amber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obeh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
amber misses with a straight right.
amber lands with a hook. Obeh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ratrick Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obeh is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratrick Obeh dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice uppercut there from amber.
Obeh throws a leg kick but amber checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Obeh misses the target.
Nice sprawl there from Obeh as amber shoots in.
amber tries for a takedown but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
amber scores with a nice strike.
Ratrick Obeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Obeh fakes the leg kick and cracks amber in the body.
amber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Obeh scores with a head kick.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obeh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obeh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
amber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Obeh counters with a head kick.
Ratrick Obeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr amber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh thumps amber with a low kick.
Obeh catches amber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
amber misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Obeh lands but amber takes it in his stride.
Obeh lands with a kick to the temple. amber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Obeh throws a head kick that misses
and amber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obeh misses with a hook.

amber drives through and clinches with Obeh against the cage.
amber tries to pull guard but Obeh won't allow it.
amber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Obeh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Obeh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Obeh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Obeh.
amber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obeh to score with a decent uppercut.
Obeh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
amber takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Obeh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
amber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obeh's waist but Obeh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing amber off to one side.
Obeh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Obeh misses with a combination
and amber counters with a two punch combo.
amber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from amber.
Obeh misses with a hook. amber ducked under it nicely.
amber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
amber checks a leg kick nicely.
amber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obeh.
Obeh throws a shot from downtown. amber moves away and avoids it.
amber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
amber misses with a takedown attempt
and Obeh counters with a good, hard body kick but amber shrugs it off.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Obeh.
Obeh lands with a thumping leg kick.
amber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
amber misses with a double jab
and Obeh counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
amber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obeh.
A lazy left from amber finds it's target.
Obeh lands with a nice body kick.
Obeh scores with a spinning back kick!
Obeh lands a slapping body shot.
Obeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to amber's calf.
Obeh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from amber.
Obeh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
amber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obeh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obeh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by amber.
Obeh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obeh scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratrick Obeh clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Obeh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obeh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Obeh throws a front kick that sends amber stumbling back into the cage.
amber ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
A head kick from Obeh lands but amber takes it in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obeh. That's going to slow amber down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obeh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Obeh!
Obeh throws a sloppy body shot
and amber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obeh misses with a low kick.
Obeh misses with a double jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obeh staying out of range there.
amber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Obeh's waist but Obeh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing amber off to one side.
amber blocks a head kick by Obeh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obeh throws a series of punches but amber avoids them all with ease.
Obeh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obeh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
amber lands with an overhand left.
Obeh throws the kick towards the body but amber avoids it.
amber misses with a double jab.
amber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Obeh counters with a nice kick to the body.
amber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Obeh misses.
amber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ratrick Obeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr amber.
Obeh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obeh.
Obeh tests amber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obeh fakes the leg kick and cracks amber in the body.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
amber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obeh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

amber scores a takedown into full mount!
amber throws some wild stikes that Obeh manages to avoid easily.
Obeh wants to control but amber is having none of it.
Obeh tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

amber looking for a guillotine from mount but Obeh is having none of it.
Obeh is looking to improve his position but amber isn't that keen on the idea.
amber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
amber landing shots from mount.
amber trying to control but Obeh is having none of it.
Obeh wants to hold on but amber pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obeh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
amber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obeh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
amber cracks Obeh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to hold on but amber postures up.
Obeh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obeh is squirming around, avoiding amber's attempts to control the action.
amber lands a big shot there that rocks Obeh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Obeh is in a horrible position here. amber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Obeh can't escape the position.
Obeh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for amber on the ground.
amber unloading with bombs!
amber looking to finish Obeh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Obeh!
amber cracks Obeh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
amber looking to finish Obeh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Obeh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ratrick Obeh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

amber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
amber throws a shot from downtown. Obeh moves away and avoids it.
Jab by Obeh.
Obeh scores with a spinning back kick!
Obeh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Obeh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
amber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
amber scores with a jab.
A low kick from Obeh misses
and amber counters with a right hand to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obeh.
Obeh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obeh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Obeh - just one landing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
amber shoots in looking for a takedown. Obeh tries to sprawl out of it but amber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obeh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
amber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh thuds his right hand into amber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obeh thows a body shot but no joy.
amber throws a leg kick that misses.
amber thows a body shot but no joy.
Obeh looks to land a right hand but amber moved out of range.
Obeh throws a head kick but amber moves out of range.
amber misses the shot to the body.
amber fails to land with a series of punches.
Obeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obeh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of amber's head.
Good shot there by Obeh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
amber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obeh manages to avoid it.
Obeh throws the left hand but amber avoids the punch easily.
amber lands with a right hand.
amber lands a jab-cross combination.
amber blocks the body kick.

amber pushes Obeh up against the cage in a clinch.
amber tries for a takedown but Obeh manages to get underhooks.
amber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obeh with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Obeh obliges.

Obeh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obeh throws a body kick that misses.
amber drops his hands momentarily and Obeh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obeh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
amber checks a low kick from Obeh.
A telegraphed right hand from amber misses the target.
amber blocks a low kick nicely.
Obeh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. amber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
amber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obeh scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from amber does it's job there.
Obeh swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling amber to counter with a crisp jab.
amber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obeh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obeh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from amber.
mr amber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body kick there by Obeh.
Ratrick Obeh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from amber.

amber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Obeh!
amber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
amber looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
amber has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Obeh's face.
amber misses with a head shot.
Obeh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obeh tries to hold on but amber pushes him away.
amber prevents Obeh from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ratrick Obeh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obeh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:44
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ratrick Obeh!
Ratrick Obeh retains his lightweight title!