PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huey Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law's entrance music is Riesling & Rolling Papers. A fine choice. Barry Obomba acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Law
vs
Obomba

182 cm
26
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
27
153 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Huey Law!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obomba.
The fight stays on the outside here - Law looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obomba looks for a takedown but Law sprawls well.
Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Law.
Law fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obomba swinging wildly here.
Law blocks a low kick nicely.
Obomba swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
Law leaves Obomba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Law throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obomba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Law blocks a leg kick.
Law takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obomba throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Law moves into range and clinches up with Obomba.
Law trying to control the position but instead, Obomba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Law into the cage.

Obomba pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Obomba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obomba has a closed guard, preventing Law from standing up.

Law got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obomba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Law has managed to get both his arms back between Obomba's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.

Obomba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Law manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Obomba has Law in his guard.

Law stands and steps away. Obomba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Huey Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obomba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Law closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obomba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obomba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obomba raining down hammerfists from mount.

Obomba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Law is now in Obomba's guard. A big mistake from Obomba there, giving up the dominant position!
Obomba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Obomba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Law is keeping the position for now.
Law preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law keeping moving, preventing Obomba from controlling successfully.
Obomba wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Obomba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obomba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Law swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Law utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but Law is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Law avoids a punch combination nicely.
Law is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Law shoots in but Obomba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Law moves in looking to clinch but Obomba pushes him off.
Obomba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Law connects with a right hand. Obomba shakes it off.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law avoids a punch combination nicely.

Law shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Obomba is trying to defend but Law finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Obomba moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba pulls Law in close to prevent any damage.
Obomba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Obomba wants to sweep here but Law controlling him for the moment.
Obomba has his hands on Law's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obomba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obomba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Law wanted to stand there but Obomba had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba wants to improve his position but instead Law has moved into half guard.
Law is thwarting Obomba's attempts to control the position.
Obomba is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Law knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obomba on the ground.
Law wants to stand up but Obomba manages to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to stand but Obomba is controlling his posture from full guard.
Obomba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.
Obomba chips away with some ground and pound.
Obomba cracks Law with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obomba wants to pass the guard but Law is keeping the position.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Law lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obomba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Law as he jumps to the side.
Obomba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Law tries to avoid it but Obomba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Law to the ground. Law escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Law defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Obomba.
Huey Law has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Obomba.
Obomba with a poor takedown
and Obomba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Obomba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Law checks a leg kick nicely.
Obomba misses with the combination.
Obomba throws a series of punches but Law moves out of range.
Law tries to clinch there but Obomba circles away.
Obomba needs to keep his hands up - Law had a free shot at his head there.
Obomba shoots in but Law avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Law lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obomba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obomba misses with an uppercut.

Law closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Obomba jumps guard and drags Law to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Law postures up.

Obomba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Law trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obomba's guard.
Obomba is pulling down on Law's head. It's preventing any offense from Law, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law pushes down on Obomba's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
Obomba is looking for a sweep. Law is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obomba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Law trying to stand up but can't free himself from Obomba's guard.
Obomba trying to keep a closed guard but Law is proving a slippery customer.
Barry Obomba has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Law manages to get himself to full guard.
Obomba throwing strikes from guard but Law blocks nicely.
Law avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba distracts Law with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obomba throwing strikes but missing.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obomba slips nicely into half guard.
Obomba throws a strike but Law avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Obomba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obomba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obomba.
Obomba avoids a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Law checks a leg kick.
Law looks to score with a jab to the body but Obomba is just out of range.
Obomba's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Obomba duly obliges.
Obomba tries a low kick but Law avoids it.
Obomba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Law lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Obomba loads up on a big right hand but Law slips the punch.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch but Obomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obomba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Law wants to clinch but Obomba slips to the side

and Obomba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Law!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Obomba looking for a guillotine from mount but Law is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obomba throwing strikes here but Law is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law avoids a series of strikes thrown by Obomba.
Law on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Law tries to get out of the position.
Obomba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Law hang on?
Obomba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obomba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Obomba prevents Law from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The referee warns Law that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Obomba lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Obomba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Obomba landing strikes from the mount and Law is in trouble!
Obomba landing shots from mount.
Obomba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Obomba has control of Law's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Law regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Obomba raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba looking to ground and pound but Law is blocking nicely.
Obomba won't let Law get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Law tries to lock up and control but Obomba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Law that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba throwing strikes here but Law is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Law tries to hold on but Obomba postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obomba raining down shots from the mount!
Obomba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Obomba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obomba punching from mount but Law doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obomba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Obomba dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Obomba dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A big right from Law misses.
Obomba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Law back to the cage. Obomba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Law is rocked!
Obomba tried to score with a low kick but Law checks it.
A punch combination from Law misses.
Obomba keeps the fight on the outside.
Obomba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Law circles away quickly and effectively.
Obomba dives in and grabs Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Law pushes down on Obomba's head and hops out.
Obomba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Law closes the distance and clinches.

Obomba jumps into guard, dragging Law to the mat.

Obomba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Obomba has his hands on Law's head, controlling the position.
Obomba is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obomba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Law defends well.
Law tries to stand but Obomba is controlling from the bottom.
Obomba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Law is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba trying to keep a closed guard but Law is proving a slippery customer.
Law has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obomba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Law!
Barry Obomba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obomba is trying to control here but Law has managed to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Law defending well though.
Law preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Obomba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Law is not content to let Obomba control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law wants to get back to full guard.
Law avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obomba.
Obomba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Law on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obomba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obomba winds up and cracks Law with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Obomba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Obomba 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Obomba!
Barry Obomba is the new lightweight champion!