PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obi Kanobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and uno dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kanobi
vs
dance

190 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Kanobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, uno dance!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanobi is looking to clinch.

Kanobi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanobi tries to pull guard but dance holds him up against the cage and eventually Kanobi drops back down to his feet.
Kanobi misses with a knee strike.
dance tries to break the clinch but Kanobi is controlling the position.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Kanobi.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
dance lands an elbow inside.
dance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanobi.
Kanobi missing with knees to the body.
Kanobi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
Kanobi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dance avoids it.
Kanobi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dance avoids it.
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
dance avoiding damage as Kanobi throws knees to the body.
dance prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kanobi landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dance managing to block the knees to the body from Kanobi.
Kanobi missing with knees to the body.
dance wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
dance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanobi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
dance looks gassed!
Kanobi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dance.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanobi obliges.
Kanobi landing knees to the body.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanobi obliges.
Kanobi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dance.
Kanobi lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Kanobi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanobi lands a good knee to the midsection. dance won't want to take too many of those.
dance is trying to break the clinch but Kanobi has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kanobi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanobi lands a good knee to the midsection. dance won't want to take too many of those.
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
Kanobi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanobi crunches a lovely knee into dance's ribcage.
Kanobi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kanobi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dance avoids it.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanobi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dance.
Kanobi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanobi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
dance wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanobi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanobi lands a nice knee to the body.
Kanobi missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanobi.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanobi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kanobi.

dance has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kanobi uses from the top position.
dance is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kanobi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kanobi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

dance looking for a guillotine here but Kanobi defends easily.
Kanobi wants to stand but dance has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dance is trying to control the position but Kanobi postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanobi trying to control but dance is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kanobi shoots in for a takedown but dance shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Kanobi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kanobi misses with a body kick.
dance fails with the takedown.

Kanobi rushes dance and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from dance on the inside.
dance has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kanobi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kanobi working dance over with knees to the body.
Kanobi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanobi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
dance is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanobi pushes dance back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kanobi.
Kanobi is working dance over against the cage.
Kanobi working dance over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
Kanobi crunches a lovely knee into dance's ribcage.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
Kanobi effectively controlling the action here.
Kanobi missing with knees to the body.
Kanobi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
dance managing to block the knees to the body from Kanobi.
Kanobi trying to land knees to the body.
Kanobi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dance is defending well for now.
dance managing to block the knees to the body from Kanobi.
Obi Kanobi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kanobi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kanobi lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dance is trying to force a seperation but Kanobi has the dominant position.
Kanobi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanobi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanobi.
dance managing to block the knees to the body from Kanobi.
Kanobi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanobi missing with knees to the body.
Kanobi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanobi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Kanobi.

Kanobi pulls guard successfully.

Kanobi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes dance off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
dance gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kanobi counters with a nice body kick.
Obi Kanobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of uno dance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dance circles away from the clinch attempt.
dance keeps the fight on the outside.
Kanobi is looking to clinch.
dance circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanobi tries to clinch up.
Kanobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but dance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanobi tries to clinch there but dance circles away.
Kanobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but dance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that dance can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
dance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obi Kanobi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kanobi tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
dance shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kanobi as he jumps to the side.
Kanobi fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dance keeps the fight on the outside.
dance takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanobi tries to clinch but dance moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanobi wants to clinch up but dance keeps it at a distance.
Kanobi tries to clinch up but dance circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanobi slaps away a takedown attempt from dance, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kanobi is looking to clinch but dance is avoiding it.
Kanobi fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanobi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
dance throws a head kick but Kanobi moves out of range.
Kanobi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanobi doesn't manage to clinch there - dance circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanobi tries to clinch but dance is having none of it.
Kanobi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanobi wants to clinch.
Kanobi is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kanobi wants to clinch up but dance keeps it at a distance.
Obi Kanobi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanobi tries to clinch up.
Kanobi tries to close the distance and clinch but dance swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
dance goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
dance shoots in but no luck this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Obi Kanobi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanobi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Kanobi!