PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and It Kiefa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake 2 Big Guns. Kiefa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sequoia Throne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Obeh
vs
Kiefa

178 cm
31
162 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

172 cm
28
160 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pabpy Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, It Kiefa!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiefa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Obeh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kiefa is looking to slow Obeh down with leg kicks.
Obeh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiefa.
Obeh connects with a right hand. Kiefa shakes it off.
Obeh swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiefa.
A telegraphed right hand from Obeh misses the target.
Kiefa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obeh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Obeh.

Obeh lands a big head kick that sends Kiefa tumbling to the mat! Obeh takes a step backwards and waves Kiefa back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kiefa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obeh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kiefa tries to close the distance and clinch but Obeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiefa throws a lazy right hand but Obeh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiefa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obeh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kiefa motions for Obeh to come forward. Kiefa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiefa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiefa lands with a slapping head kick.
Obeh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiefa throws a leg kick
and Obeh counters with a three punch combo that has Kiefa backing up. Kiefa nods at Obeh to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiefa throws a nice looking combination but Obeh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obeh blocks a low kick nicely.
Kiefa throws a chopping leg kick but Obeh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kiefa thows a body kick. Obeh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Obeh keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obeh blocks a head kick by Kiefa.
Kiefa ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
Kiefa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Kiefa.
It Kiefa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Obeh.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa tries to land a front kick but Obeh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obeh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh misses with a body shot.
Obeh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses
letting Obeh counter with a right hand.
Kiefa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obeh looks to land a combination but Kiefa avoids it well.
Kiefa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obeh's sensitive parts.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obeh misses with a head kick.
Obeh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiefa in his tracks.
Obeh avoids the head kick by Kiefa.
A low kick from Kiefa is predictable there
and Obeh counters with a two punch combo.
Kiefa misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Obeh back to the cage. Kiefa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Obeh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiefa.
Obeh misses with a wild body shot.
Kiefa delivers a nice body kick.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa wants to clinch up but Obeh keeps it at a distance.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Obeh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obeh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiefa's head backwards.
Kiefa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obeh lands a leg kick that knocks Kiefa off balance momentarily.
Kiefa scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiefa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa tries to clinch up.
Obeh tries to work over Kiefa's front leg with a kick but Kiefa checks it.
Obeh misses with a leg kick.
Kiefa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kiefa lands with a good body shot.
Kiefa connects with a high kick.

Obeh is rocked!
Obeh throws a leg kick
and Kiefa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oh Obeh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiefa wants to slow Obeh down by chopping away at his legs.
Kiefa throws a nice looking combination but Obeh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obeh seems to have got his legs back now.

Kiefa clinches up against the cage.
Kiefa blocks a body shot from Obeh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiefa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiefa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obeh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obeh tries to throw a body punch but Kiefa avoids it by throwing Obeh back against the cage.
Obeh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiefa tries to land a knee to the head but Obeh blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but It Kiefa will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Obeh swinging wildly here.
Kiefa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
Kiefa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obeh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiefa is out of range and Obeh settles back down.
Obeh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiefa.
Obeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obeh keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obeh avoids the head kick by Kiefa.
Kiefa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obeh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obeh blocks a low kick nicely.
Obeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa looks to land a body kick but Obeh moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kiefa misses.
Obeh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiefa slips under a jab from Obeh.

Kiefa clinches with his opponent.
Kiefa blocks a body shot from Obeh.

Obeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiefa throws the kick towards the body but Obeh avoids it.
Obeh throws a head kick but Kiefa moves out of range.
Kiefa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiefa works over Obeh's head and body with a nice combination.
Kiefa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obeh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That kick from Kiefa tenderised Obeh's leg. Obeh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiefa tries to clinch but Obeh is having none of it.
Kiefa throws a body punch but Obeh moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiefa thuds his shin into the meat of Obeh's side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obeh. That's going to slow Kiefa down.
Pabpy Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obeh with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Kiefa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obeh, pushing him back against the cage.
Obeh struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiefa controls his hands.
Obeh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiefa tries to throw a body punch but Obeh avoids it by throwing Kiefa back against the cage.
Kiefa scores with a knee to the head.
Obeh misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
Kiefa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obeh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiefa's brow.

Obeh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiefa throws a head kick that misses.
Kiefa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiefa misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa throws a combination that misses
and Obeh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kiefa thinking.
Kiefa is breathing heavily.
Kiefa throws a series of punches but Obeh avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Kiefa misses
and Obeh counters with a head kick.
Kiefa misses with a head kick.
Kiefa takes one to the chin there.
Kiefa is looking to slow Obeh down with leg kicks.
Obeh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obeh misses with a kick to the body.
Obeh throws an overhand right that lands on Kiefa's shoulder, as Kiefa tries to avoid the shot.
Obeh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good work by Obeh as he checks the leg kick.
Obeh stuns Kiefa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Obeh as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obeh throws a body punch but Kiefa moves out of range.
Kiefa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Obeh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiefa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiefa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obeh is out of range.
Kiefa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obeh finds it's way round the side to connect with Kiefa's head.
Kiefa tries a head kick but it misses.
Obeh dips to his left and cracks Kiefa with an uppercut!
Jab from Obeh.
Obeh keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiefa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiefa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obeh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiefa was well out of range. Poor timing from Obeh.
Kiefa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiefa checks the leg kick.
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 Pabpy Obeh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Obeh slips a jab and a cross from Kiefa.
Obeh scores with a jab. Kiefa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiefa lands with a nice body kick.
Kiefa fails to land with a series of punches.
Obeh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiefa thows a body kick. Obeh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kiefa takes one to the chin there.
Obeh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pabpy Obeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses.
Obeh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiefa keeps Obeh at a distance using the push kick.
Kiefa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obeh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kiefa in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiefa throws a series of punches but Obeh moves out of range.
Kiefa avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh slips a jab and a cross from Kiefa.
Kiefa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obeh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiefa can pounce on him.
Obeh blocks a head kick by Kiefa.
Kiefa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obeh dodges the punch combination from Kiefa.
Kiefa is looking to score with low kicks.
Obeh throws a hook but Kiefa blocks it.
Obeh works Kiefa's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Obeh.
A clash of legs there as Obeh blocks the low kick.
Kiefa throws a leg kick but Obeh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Obeh scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiefa.
Kiefa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obeh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiefa is looking to clinch but Obeh is avoiding it.
Obeh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Obeh misses the shot to the body.
Kiefa avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Kiefa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiefa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Obeh back to the cage. Kiefa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiefa.
Obeh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiefa.
Kiefa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Obeh takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh lands a nice shot that snaps Kiefa's head back.
Kiefa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Obeh counter with a right hand.
Kiefa is still on wobbly legs! Can Obeh finish him?
Kiefa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Obeh.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiefa is just out of range.
Kiefa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiefa checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kiefa.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Obeh moves away
and Obeh counters with a head kick. That will keep Kiefa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Obeh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obeh blocks a head kick by Kiefa.
Kiefa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obeh. Obeh obviously looking to wear him down.
Obeh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiefa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiefa tries to clinch but Obeh moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiefa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiefa duly obliges.
Kiefa misses with a low kick.
Kiefa tries to clinch up but Obeh circles away and keeps his distance.
Obeh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiefa sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Kiefa clinches up against the cage.
Kiefa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obeh has him pressed against the cage.
Kiefa blocks a body shot from Obeh.
Kiefa trying to land knees to the body.
Kiefa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh takes an elbow to the temple.
Obeh lands with a left to the head.
Obeh blocks an elbow strike from Kiefa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiefa misses with a knee to the head.
Obeh missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Obeh - that landed with a thud.
Obeh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obeh lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pabpy Obeh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obeh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pabpy Obeh!