PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ayila Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Obasi
vs
Listen

188 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ayila Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Listen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obasi has time to react.

It looks like Ayila Obasi has been cut.
Obasi shoots in but Listen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Listen works the jab nicely.
Obasi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Listen's waist but Listen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obasi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayila Obasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Listen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Listen works Obasi's body with a nice hook.
Obasi misses with a takedown attempt - Listen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obasi shoots in but Listen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obasi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Listen.
Listen cracks Obasi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Obasi falls to his knees and Listen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Listen!
Jared Listen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.