PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obasi has chosen 6' 7'' as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fairtex
vs
Obasi

184 cm
24
186 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex thows a body shot but no joy.
Obasi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fairtex looks to throw the jab but Obasi is out of range.
Obasi blocks the body kick.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex throws out a leg kick but Obasi moves out of range and Fairtex only half commits.
Fairtex swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Obasi avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fairtex scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Obasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obasi avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obasi.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Fairtex pushes him off.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Fairtex moves into range and clinches up with Obasi.
Fairtex gets through Obasi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obasi blocking some punches.
A short left from Fairtex.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obasi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a takedown but Obasi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fairtex's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fairtex is looking to wear down Obasi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obasi thows a body shot but no joy.
Obasi dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fairtexs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fairtex lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obasi at a distance.
Obasi moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
Fairtex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairtex throws a jab when Obasi was well out of range.
Fairtex takes a swing at Obasi's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fairtex, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fairtex drives through with a takedown into Obasi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fairtex trying to control the position from guard on top but Obasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex looking to pass the guard.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Obasi keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi keeping full guard, as Fairtex tries to pass.
Fairtex working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obasi's head.
Fairtex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obasi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fairtex with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairtex makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Obasi keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex tries to free his leg and advance position but Obasi is retaining full guard.
Obasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fairtex looking to sit in guard and control but Obasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fairtex 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fairtex is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Fairtex dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Obasi throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Obasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Nice shot by Fairtex.
Fairtex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obasi connects with a body shot.
Fairtex throws a low kick, looking for Obasi's leg but Obasi calmly moves out of range.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and Obasi counters with a right hand to the body.
Obasi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex dips to his left and cracks Obasi with an uppercut!
Fairtex lands a nice looking kick to the body. Obasi takes a step back to recover.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obasi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Obasi counters with a straight right hand.
Solomon Obasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obasi tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
Obasi drops his hands momentarily and Fairtex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fairtex throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fairtex throws a leg kick

and Obasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obasi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex tries to work over Obasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fairtex avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
Fairtex doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.

Fairtex turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fairtex wants to control for a moment but Obasi uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Obasi is not content to let Fairtex control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is thwarting Obasi's attempts to control the position.
Fairtex is controlling the pace.
Fairtex is trying to control the action in half guard but Obasi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fairtex moves into full mount! Obasi won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is squirming around, avoiding Fairtex's attempts to control the action.
Obasi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fairtex.
Obasi is trying desperately to improve position.
Fairtex throws a wild left hand from mount and Obasi manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Obasi kicks off Fairtex and gets to his feet.
Fairtex takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Obasi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex works the jab nicely.
Jason Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick.

Obasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fairtex, pushing him back against the cage.
Obasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obasi scores a nice knee to the body.
Obasi is pressed up against the cage. Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Obasi down to the mat. Obasi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fairtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Obasi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obasi misses with a wild body shot.
Obasi wants to clinch.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairtex circles away.
Nice shot lands for Fairtex.
Obasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Obasi.
Fairtex wants to slow Obasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Fairtex doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Obasi checks a leg kick.
Obasi takes a swing at Fairtex's ribcage but misses.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Obasi ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a low kick but Obasi avoids it.
Fairtex takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obasi throws a body punch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex wants to slow Obasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fairtex tried to score with a low kick but Obasi checks it.
Obasi checks a leg kick.

Obasi rushes Fairtex and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex tries to throw a body punch but Obasi avoids it by throwing Fairtex back against the cage.
Obasi stalling in the clinch but Fairtex improves position.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Obasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Fairtex tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex is trying to maintain a safe position but Obasi gets an underhook and turns Fairtex into the cage.
Fairtex managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.
Fairtex lands a nice shot to the body.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Fairtex goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Obasi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
A short right from Fairtex.
A knee to the head by Obasi.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a punch but it's blocked by Obasi.
Fairtex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jason Fairtex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Solomon Obasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.

Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Obasi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jason Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Obasi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Fairtex.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Obasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Fairtex.
Well Fairtex 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Fairtex!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Fairtex waved his t-shirt featuring West Coast Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.