PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes into the arena with Thin Lizzy - Angel of Death blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Obsut

195 cm
29
200 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

188 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves lands a nice hook to Obsut's body. Obsut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obsut misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Obsut sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obsut misses with a looping left.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
Obsut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obsut manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obsut.
Alves avoids the body shot from Obsut.
Obsut getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Obsut misses.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obsut.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Obsut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Obsut throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
Alves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Obsut lands a nice hook to Alves's body. Alves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a good body shot.
Obsut lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obsut misses with a wild body shot.
Obsut misses with a straight left.
Obsut throws a right hand that misses
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves is looking to wear down Obsut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alves pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Obsut back to the cage. Alves follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot lands for Alves.
Obsut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Obsut as he jumps to the side.
Obsut stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leandro Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Obsut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Obsut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obsut misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Obsut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Alves misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Obsut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Obsut avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obsut looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obsut throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Leandro Alves will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alves avoids the body shot from Obsut.

Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Obsut won't allow Alves to pass to mount.
Obsut tries to roll over but Alves keeps him under control.

Obsut looking for submissions off his back.
Alves tries to pass to full mount but Obsut defends it.
Alves is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Obsut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to control the pace but Obsut is squirming around nicely.
Obsut slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Obsut regains full guard. Nicely done.

Obsut is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Obsut is keeping the position.
Obsut looking for a sweep. Not yet Obsut, not yet.

Obsut has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Obsut wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Obsut wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is looking to sweep but instead, Alves has passed into half guard.
Obsut wants to get back to full guard.

Alves is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Obsut has managed to free his arm - good work.

Alves is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obsut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.

Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obsut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut regains full guard. Nicely done.
Obsut pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.

Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Obsut is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Obsut has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fedor Obsut has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obsut is aware though and is defending well.
Obsut connects with a couple of short punches.
Obsut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obsut lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obsut postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obsut throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Obsut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Alves throws a chopping leg kick but Obsut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Obsut connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Obsut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Obsut misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Obsut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Obsut moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obsut misses with a straight right.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Obsut is just out of range.
Alves scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut misses with an uppercut.
Alves with a jab.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obsut was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Leandro Alves is winning the standup battle so far.

Alves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Alves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Obsut trying to control but Alves postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obsut wants to get back to full guard.
Obsut is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
Obsut is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves trying to control the action but Obsut is working from the bottom.

Alves is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut is trying to control but can't.
Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Obsut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.
Obsut is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!
Obsut scores with strikes from the back.

Alves defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Obsut's arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to escape the position.
Alves trying to control the hands but Obsut breaks the grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Obsut scoring with strikes but Alves is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obsut thowing shots but they're missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Obsut.
I think Obsut 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fedor Obsut!
Fedor Obsut gave a mention to Anti-Tapout Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).