PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dayton Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh has chosen Quake 2 Big Guns as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Montana
vs
Obeh

175 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

178 cm
24
163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dayton Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pabpy Obeh!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana cracks Obeh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Obeh.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obeh tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obeh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montana.
Obeh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Obeh loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Obeh throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obeh tries to clinch up.
Montana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obeh misses with a body shot
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obeh lands a left and a right that send Montana crashing to the mat, dazed. Obeh thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Obeh wants to clinch.
Obeh falls off balance throwing a combination

and Montana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obeh's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montana trying to control but Obeh is working from the bottom.
Obeh pulls Montana in close to prevent any damage.
Obeh looking to control.
Montana wants to control from the top but Obeh keeps moving.
Obeh wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana thows a big elbow that misses.
Montana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Montana throwing strikes but missing.
Obeh controls Montana momentarily but Montana frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Montana closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
What's Obeh going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Obeh tries to buck Montana off but Montana is having none of it.
Obeh defending against the ground and pound.
Obeh sneaks back into half guard.
Obeh keeping control of the position.
Montana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh wants to control but Montana is keeping busy.
Montana moves nicely into side control.
Obeh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Montana cracks Obeh with a big right hand but Obeh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Montana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Obeh dodges the ground and pound from Montana.
Montana lands a decent elbow from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obeh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obeh is looking for a sweep.
Obeh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Montana connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Obeh some visible discomfort.
Obeh is trying to control Montana's posture but Montana avoids it.
Montana controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Montana.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Montana. Obeh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pabpy Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obeh avoids the body shot from Montana.
Nice takedown defense from Obeh. No joy for Montana on that attempt.
Obeh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana misses with a combination
and Obeh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Obeh moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Obeh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Montana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Montana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
Obeh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obeh wants to clinch but Montana slips to the side
and Montana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obeh thinking.
Montana throws a nice looking combination but Obeh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montana lands with a right hand.
Obeh doesn't manage to clinch there - Montana circles away.
Obeh swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obeh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Obeh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montana is working away from the top position though.
Montana is trying to control. Obeh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Montana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obeh is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obeh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh throws a left and a right that both miss

and Montana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obeh trying to keep a closed guard but Montana is proving a slippery customer.
Montana trying to control but Obeh is working from the bottom.
Obeh is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Montana preventing the sweep.
Montana trying to control but Obeh is working from the bottom.
Obeh trying to keep a closed guard but Montana is proving a slippery customer.
Obeh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Montana is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh thowing shots but they're missing.
Montana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obeh tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Montana is trying desperately to improve position.
Obeh throwing strikes here but Montana is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Obeh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Montana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Obeh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Montana is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh looking to finish Montana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Montana!
Montana wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Obeh.
Obeh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Obeh looking to finish Montana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Montana!
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Obeh has a good base and remains in mount.
Obeh raining down shots from the mount!
Obeh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obeh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obeh controlling his opponent.
Obeh cracks Montana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pabpy Obeh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Obeh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obeh tries to clinch but Montana moves away

and Montana counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Montana thows a huge punch but Obeh dodges it nicely.
Obeh trying to control here.
Montana winds up and cracks Obeh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Obeh wants to get back to full guard.
Montana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Obeh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montana is working away from the top position though.
Obeh wants to improve his position but Montana is controlling well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Montana misses
and Obeh counters with a nice body shot.
Montana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Obeh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Montana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Obeh swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obeh wants to clinch
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Obeh tries to clinch up
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montana dives in and grabs Obeh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Obeh pushes down on Montana's head and hops out.
Obeh is looking to clinch.
Montana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obeh was well out of range. Poor timing from Montana.
Obeh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dayton Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Obeh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Montana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pabpy Obeh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montana.
Montana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montana scores with a jab to the body.
Obeh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Montana is looking to wear down Obeh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Montana scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Montana.
Obeh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obeh tries to clinch up
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Montana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obeh counters with a left to the body.
Pabpy Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obeh moves away from the strike by Montana.
Obeh tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Obeh.
Obeh doesn't manage to clinch there - Montana circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pabpy Obeh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Obeh.
Obeh doesn't manage to clinch there - Montana circles away.
Montana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obeh.
Obeh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Obeh throws a wild body kick that Montana sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Obeh does no damage.
Montana scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Obeh.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pabpy Obeh.
I've got Obeh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pabpy Obeh!