PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obasi has chosen 6' 7'' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Easton Bauer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bauer
vs
Obasi

182 cm
28
189 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Obasi tries to sprawl out of it but Bauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Obasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Obasi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bauer misses with a lunging right hand

and Obasi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obasi.
Obasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauer.
Bauer is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Bauer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bauer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obasi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bauer misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi is looking to clinch but Bauer is avoiding it.
Obasi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bauer is out of range.
Easton Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi tries to land a leg kick but Bauer saw it coming and moves away.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Bauer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obasi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Bauer misses.
Obasi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bauers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bauer.

It looks like Solomon Obasi has been cut.
Bauer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a body shot.
Obasi throws a front kick that sends Bauer stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a hook
and Obasi counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obasi moves out of range as Bauer strikes.
Obasi scoring well with a low kick there.
Obasi misses with a body shot.
Obasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bauer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bauer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obasi manages to avoid it.
Obasi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obasi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Obasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Obasi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a right hand
and Obasi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obasi misses with a hook. Bauer ducked under it nicely.
Obasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bauer looks to land a right hand but Obasi moved out of range.
Bauer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obasi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bauer connects with a crisp jab.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bauer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bauer jabs Obasi to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Obasi clinches with his opponent.
Bauer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Obasi prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Obasi lands a knee to the head.
Obasi taking a breather.
Bauer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obasi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Obasi.
Bauer being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Obasi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bauer.
Bauer tries to bum rush Obasi with a series of wild strikes but Obasi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obasi moves away.
Obasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Obasi.
Bauer with a nice cross.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi connects with an inside leg kick.
Obasi thuds a left hand into Bauer's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Obasi has Bauer up against the cage in a clinch.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Bauer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obasi is stalling here.
Obasi lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obasi up against the cage.
Bauer avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Bauer is trying to break free.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Obasi has him pressed against the cage.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obasi stalls.
Obasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bauer tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Bauer being controlled against the cage.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obasi landing knees to the body.
Obasi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Obasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauer blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Obasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Solomon Obasi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obasi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Obasi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obasi scores with a body shot.
Obasi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bauer rather than just go for the knockout.
Bauer fails with the takedown.
Bauer throws a jab when Obasi was well out of range.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bauer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obasi counters with a head kick. That will keep Bauer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bauer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Obasi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bauer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer lands an overhand right.
Bauer looks to land a left hand but Obasi moved out of range nicely.
Bauer misses with a wild combination.
Obasi digs a good body shot into Bauer's ribs.
Bauer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obasi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bauer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer drops his hands momentarily and Obasi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bauer misses the body punch

and Obasi counters by clinching up.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Obasi.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Bauer's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi is stalling here.
Obasi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bauer misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Obasi lands an elbow just above Bauer 's eye.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Solomon Obasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Bauer breaks the clinch.
Solomon Obasi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obasi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throws a poor cross that misses
and Obasi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bauer scores with a one two! Obasi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Bauer in a clinch.
Obasi is pressed up against the cage. Bauer 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.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Easton Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bauer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obasi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obasi misses with a two punch combination.
Bauer misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Obasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obasi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Obasi!
Our winner, Solomon Obasi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.