PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samsi Oba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Heineken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oba
vs
Heineken

186 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Samsi Oba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michel Heineken!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oba lands with a shot to the body.

Oba gets caught napping as Heineken dives in and scores a takedown. Oba manages to retain guard.
Heineken showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Heineken stays in close to Oba's body and controls the position.
Heineken lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heineken trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Heineken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oba's head.
Oba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oba throwing strikes here but Heineken is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Heineken is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oba prevents Heineken from getting the reversal.
Oba throwing strikes here but Heineken is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Heineken just holding on.
Heineken wants to control but Oba is having none of it.
Oba looking to finish with strikes here!
Heineken wants to control but Oba is having none of it.
Oba trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heineken is in all sorts of trouble here.
Heineken holds on to Oba around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Heineken holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oba looking to control but Heineken is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heineken throwing hammer fists to the chest of Oba. What's that going to do exactly?
Oba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Heineken because Oba loaded up on that one.
Heineken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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!
Oba unloads with some shots from mount but Heineken bucks and avoids them well.
Oba misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heineken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oba throwing strikes here but Heineken is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Oba controlling from mount.
Oba trying to control but Heineken is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oba working for a submission but Heineken is keeping him at bay.
Heineken is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heineken wants to hold on but Oba pushes him away.
Heineken gets back to half guard.

Oba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Heineken is just riding it out for now. Oba eventually gives up the hold.
Heineken keeping control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oba thows a huge punch but Heineken dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michel Heineken will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Heineken darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heineken prevents Oba from improving his position.
Heineken seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Heineken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oba's head.
Oba is pressing down on Heineken's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Oba wants to stand and escape but Heineken is having none of it.
Oba 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.
Oba working a defensive guard here.
Oba tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heineken controls from within his opponent's guard.
Heineken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Heineken wants to control from the top but Oba keeps moving.
Oba is trying to keep Heineken in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Heineken is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

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

Oba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Heineken to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heineken trying to control the position from guard on top but Oba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heineken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heineken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heineken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heineken is looking for a sweep. Oba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oba trying to mount his opponent but Heineken defends it.
Oba wants to control but Heineken is keeping him busy.

Oba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heineken doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oba.
Heineken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heineken is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Heineken is positioning himself well to prevent Oba advancing to mount.
Oba is trying to control the action in half guard but Heineken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heineken can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heineken is looking for a sweep. Oba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oba thows a huge punch but Heineken dodges it nicely.
Heineken is doing well to control the position and prevent Oba from advancing to side control.
Heineken is looking to improve his position.
Oba is keen to just control but Heineken is a slippery customer.
Michel Heineken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Heineken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oba is taking a breather. Heineken says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Samsi Oba just wasn't active enough.

Heineken shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oba gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Heineken showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Oba gets caught napping as Heineken dives in and scores a takedown. Oba manages to retain guard.
Heineken sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Heineken is one step ahead there.
Oba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Heineken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samsi Oba.
Heineken misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heineken fails in his attempt to clinch.

Heineken throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Oba was covering up waiting for the punch and Heineken finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Heineken postures up.
Oba looking to control but Heineken passes into half guard.
Heineken performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heineken lands with a punch from half guard.
Oba is trying to get back to full guard.
Heineken working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oba is looking to improve his position.
Oba trying to control from the bottom.
Heineken performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Heineken!
Heineken tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Heineken is wriggling around trying to escape.
Heineken holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Heineken regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Oba seems content to control.

Oba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Heineken sees it coming and defends easily.
Oba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heineken is staying active underneath Oba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Heineken is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Oba seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Heineken keeps working.
Heineken moves into full guard.
Oba trying to control the position from guard on top but Heineken is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heineken looking for a sweep. Not yet Heineken, not yet.
Heineken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heineken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michel Heineken.
Well Heineken has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Michel Heineken!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Michel Heineken!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Michel Heineken!

Michel Heineken wins by unanimous decision!