PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obworth comes into the arena with Sabaton - Wolfpack blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Samba's choice of entrance music: Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Christopher Samba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Obworth
vs
Samba

199 cm
34
275 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

190 cm
28
268 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Reaper Combatwear
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth scores with a hook to the body. Samba takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice defenses there by Obworth.
Samba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obworth moves out of range of the body kick.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Obworth lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Samba misses.
Obworth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Samba momentarily.
Samba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Obworth as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samba connects with a solid leg kick.
Obworth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth shoots in but Samba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obworth.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Samba throws a hook but Obworth avoids it easily.
Samba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Samba's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Samba. That snapped Obworth's head back.
Obworth takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba swings for the body but Obworth moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Samba.
Obworth lands with a straight right. Samba didn't see that one coming.
Obworth lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Samba does it's job there.
A jab from Samba does it's job there.
Samba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obworth.
Obworth shoots for a takedown but Samba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
Samba misses with an uppercut. Obworth saw that one coming.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Samba.
Samba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obworth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samba connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Samba.
Obworth is breathing heavily.
Samba blocks a jab.
Samba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obworth.
Obworth throws a looping overhand right but Samba ducks down to avoid it.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth throws the left hand but Samba avoids the punch easily.
Obworth connects with a single shot there.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth swings for the body but Samba moves out of range.
Samba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Samba throws a sloppy head kick and Obworth moves out of range easily.
Nice shot lands for Obworth.
Nice sprawl there from Samba as Obworth shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Obworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obworth ducks under a wild hook from Samba.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Samba lands with a thumping leg kick.

Samba clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth takes a shot to the head.
Samba lands a shoulder strike.
Samba tries to work over Obworth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Samba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Samba throws a body punch but Obworth moves out of range.
Christopher Samba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Obworth tries to bum rush Samba with a series of wild strikes but Samba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth throws a right hand that Samba ducks under and follows up with a left that Samba also avoids with ease.
Samba lands a jab.
Obworth throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Obworth misses.
Samba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obworth.
Samba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Samba.

Samba cracks Obworth with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Samba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obworth to stand back up!

It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Samba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obworth. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Samba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samba looks to land a left hand but Obworth moved out of range nicely.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samba.
Obworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Samba.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Samba enables Obworth to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samba manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Samba has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Samba controls Obworth momentarily but Obworth frees himself.
Samba wants to sweep here but Obworth controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba managing to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christopher Samba.
Obworth stuns Samba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Samba avoids them all with ease.
Samba throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Samba throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Samba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Obworth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Samba is in Obworth's guard.

Obworth is looking for a triangle but Samba pushes his legs off easily.
Samba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Obworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Obworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Obworth, not yet.
Obworth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obworth seems keen to control Samba's posture.
Samba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

We're going to have a standup here because Jacob Obworth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Samba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Samba tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samba.
Samba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Obworth. Obworth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Obworth misses with a straight right.
Obworth is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Obworth stuffs the takedown.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Samba swings for the body but Obworth moves out of range.
Samba lands with a cross.
Samba lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Samba misses.
A big right from Obworth misses.
Obworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Samba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Samba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Obworth gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Obworth connects with a nice short shot to Samba's temple.
Samba keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Samba wants to control but Obworth is keeping busy.
Samba is looking for a sweep. Obworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Obworth is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Samba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Obworth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba is pressing down on Obworth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samba is on top in guard.
Obworth is trying to control the position but Samba postures up.
Samba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samba preventing the sweep.
Obworth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Samba manages to get himself to full guard.
Obworth looking to pass the guard.
Jacob Obworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth preventing the sweep.
Samba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obworth is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
Obworth wants to get back to full guard.

Obworth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Obworth is looking to control Samba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Obworth avoid being mounted?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba is thwarting Obworth's attempts to control the position.
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samba trying to control from half guard but Obworth is working away.

Obworth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Samba trying to control from half guard but Obworth is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba content to control rather than advance.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samba throws a good cross that connects.
Samba catches Obworth with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Samba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacob Obworth.
I think Samba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.