PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dele Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sigmund Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obasi
vs
Royal

184 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Knockout Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dele Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sigmund Royal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Obasi wants to pass the guard but Royal is defending well.
Royal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obasi is working away from the top position though.
Obasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royal's head.
Royal is trying to get back to full guard.
Royal won't allow Obasi to pass to mount.
Royal is not content to let Obasi control the position.
Royal wants to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Obasi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obasi lands in his opponent's guard.
Obasi trying to control but Royal is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obasi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Royal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obasi throwing strikes but missing.
Obasi 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.

Royal is working an open guard so Obasi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Obasi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Obasi winds up and cracks Royal with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royal tries to roll over but Obasi keeps him under control.
Obasi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Royal tries to roll over but Obasi keeps him under control.
Royal looks gassed!
Obasi wants to take a breather but Royal is having none of it.
Royal trying to control from the bottom.

Obasi is trying to work for a kimura but Royal is defending well.
Obasi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royal's head.
Obasi is thwarting Royal's attempts to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Royal tries for a takedown but Obasi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obasi clinches.
Obasi just leaning against Royal, taking a breather.

Obasi breaks from the clinch.
Obasi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Obasi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Obasi showed some decent athleticism there.
Obasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Obasi is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Obasi is working for a kimura but Royal is defending it quite comfortably.
Obasi controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obasi is looking for a kimura but Royal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obasi to get the leverage.
Obasi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Royal!
Royal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Royal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Obasi scoring with strikes but Royal is staying in there.
Obasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Obasi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Obasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Royal?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dele Obasi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Royal has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obasi.
Royal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obasi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Royal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Obasi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Obasi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Royal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Obasi controlling from the full mount.
Obasi lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Royal is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Obasi.
Obasi dominating with strikes here.
Obasi lands with some strikes.
Royal is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Obasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Royal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Obasi breaks from Royal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Obasi with a couple of short strikes.
Obasi breaks from Royal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Obasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Royal?
Obasi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Royal's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Obasi.

Obasi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Royal is looking to improve his position but Obasi isn't that keen on the idea.

Obasi is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Obasi extends the arm and Royal is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dele Obasi!