PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between carlos boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Obolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obolo has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA3E2X3kQNQ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

boom
vs
Obolo

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, carlos boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Obolo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

boom gets the takedown into side control.

boom tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no boom has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Obolo stops boom from passing to mount.
Obolo tries to bench press boom off him but boom keeps the position.
boom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
boom trying to control the action but Obolo is working from the bottom.

Obolo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

boom decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Obolo trying to control from the bottom.

Obolo has one foot on boom's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Obolo tries to land a leg kick but boom saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obolo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Obolo pushes boom up against the cage in a clinch.

Obolo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obolo is looking to advance position but boom won't allow it.
Obolo looks gassed!
boom is looking to improve his position.

boom is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Obolo pulls his head out easily.
Obolo is trying to control the action in half guard but boom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
boom gets back to full guard.
Obolo trying to control but boom is working from the bottom.
Obolo won't allow boom to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

boom pushes Obolo off and scrambles back to his feet.
boom misses with a series of wild punches.
Obolo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
boom fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
boom swats away the attempt to clinch by Obolo.
boom avoids a punch combination nicely.
boom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obolo checks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown by boom or perhaps it was just good defense by Obolo which made him look bad.
Obolo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but boom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obolo slips a jab and a cross from boom.
boom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obolo as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carlos boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.

boom scores with a takedown into Obolo's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
boom wants to stand but Obolo is controlling his posture from full guard.

boom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
boom tries for a takedown but Obolo circles away easily

and Obolo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obolo.
boom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obolo has him pressed against the cage.
boom wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
boom leaning his opponent against the cage.

boom gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

boom is trying to work for a kimura but Obolo is defending well.

Obolo kicks off boom and gets to his feet.

boom has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

boom has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Obolo regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
boom throws a big right hand that misses.
boom throws a big right hand that misses.
Obolo is pulling down on boom's head to control his posture.
Obolo striking from his own guard.
boom wanted to stand there but Obolo had control of the position.
Obolo controls boom momentarily but boom frees himself.
boom looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
boom trying to control the position from guard on top but Obolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

boom has Obolo up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

carlos boom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

boom shoots in but Obolo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obolo throws the kick towards the body but boom avoids it.

boom gets a takedown into half guard.
boom keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
boom uses his free foot to push down on Obolo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Obolo.
Obolo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Obolo is breathing heavily.
Obolo wants to get back to his feet.

boom has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Obolo is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). carlos boom!