PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onkel Joakim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onkel Joakim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Obasi's chin.

Obasi
vs
Joakim

183 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Onkel Joakim!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Obasi.
Obasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Joakim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Obasi moves out of range easily.
Obasi avoids the head kick by Joakim.
Joakim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joakim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Onkel Joakim has been cut.
Obasi moves in looking to clinch but Joakim pushes him off.
Obasi wants to clinch.
A jab from Joakim misses.
Joakim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obasi tries to clinch there but Joakim circles away.
Obasi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Obasi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.
Obasi effectively controlling the action here.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Obasi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Obasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obasi working Joakim over with knees to the body.
Obasi taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi looking to throw knees to the head but Joakim is blocking nicely.
Obasi has Joakim pressed against the cage.
Joakim tries to break free but Obasi pushes him back against the cage.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Obasi.
Obasi tries to bum rush Joakim with a series of wild strikes but Joakim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick
and Obasi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obasi takes one to the side of the head.
Obasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joakim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joakim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obasi.
Joakim misses with a kick to the body.
Obasi scores with a decent looking hook.

Obasi rushes Joakim and presses him up against the cage.
Joakim takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joakim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joakim working hard to break the clinch.
Obasi has Joakim pushed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi tries to land knees in the clinch but Joakim avoids the damage to the body.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obasi misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joakim avoids it.
Joakim wants to get back to striking at distance but Obasi won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Obasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Obasi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joakim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obasi throws a sloppy head kick and Joakim moves out of range easily.
Obasi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joakim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Onkel Joakim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Joakim tries to keep at a distance but Obasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obasi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joakim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joakim's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joakim tries to stall but Obasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Joakim is trying to break the clinch but Obasi has him pressed against the cage.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
Joakim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joakim is looking to break free of the clinch but Obasi has double underhooks.
Obasi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obasi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Joakim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi crunches a lovely knee into Joakim's ribcage.
Obasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but Joakim blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joakim up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Obasi.
Joakim throws a head kick that misses.
Joakim throws a sloppy head kick and Obasi moves out of range easily.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Joakim keeps it at a distance.
Obasi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joakim.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Joakim.
Joakim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joakim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joakim swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Obasi moves into the clinch.
Joakim is looking to break free of the clinch but Obasi has double underhooks.
Obasi landing knees to the head.
Joakim looking to stall.
Obasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joakim is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obasi missing with knees to the body.
Obasi connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Obasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Onkel Joakim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Joakim.
Joakim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obasi was well out of range. Poor timing from Joakim.
Joakim swings for the body but Obasi moves out of range.
Joakim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obasi. That did some damage!
Joakim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Joakim.
Obasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Joakim circles away.
Obasi wants to clinch up but Joakim keeps it at a distance.
Joakim misses with a double jab
and Obasi counters with a left and a right that stings Joakim.
Joakim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obasi connects with a single shot there.
Joakim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joakim walks into a jab.

That has opened up Onkel Joakim's cut even more.
Joakim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joakim scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obasi has closed the distance and engaged Joakim in a clinch.
Obasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obasi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obasi stalling.
Obasi misses with a knee strike.
Obasi slowing the pace effectively.
Joakim avoiding damage as Obasi throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joakim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joakim letting Obasi take a breather here.

Joakim manages to break the clinch.
Joakim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Obasi wants to clinch.
Obasi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joakim keeps Obasi at a distance using the push kick.

Obasi rushes Joakim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joakim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Obasi prevents Joakim from breaking the clinch.
Obasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Obasi.
Obasi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Obasi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joakim wants to break free but Obasi has control.
Onkel Joakim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joakim can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Joakim tries to land knees in the clinch but Obasi avoids the damage to the body.
Joakim wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Obasi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obasi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Obasi!