PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Perfect Gentelman. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gomi
vs
Obas

190 cm
29
205 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

205 cm
29
220 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obas misses with an attempted mid kick.

Obas moves into the clinch successfully.
Gomi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomi won't want to take too many of those.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Gomi lands a shoulder strike.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Gomi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obas or not.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Gomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Gomi scores with a shot to the side of Obas's head.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Obas blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but Gomi blocks with his arms.
Gomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Obas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Obas clinches with his opponent.
Obas working Gomi over with knees to the body.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Obas avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi has Obas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Obas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Obas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Gomi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi tries to work over Obas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Yoshiro Gomi has been cut.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gomi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Obas after a bit of a struggle.
Gomi misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gomi.
Gomi has Obas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Obas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Gomi looking to stall.
Gomi blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Knees to the body from Obas.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gomi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Obas.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Obas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Obas avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas stalls.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gomi.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Obas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obas.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Obas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Obas controlling the action here for a moment.
Gomi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas misses with a knee strike.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Gomi shrugs off.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomi takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itsik Obas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Obas clinches up against the cage.
Gomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obas blocking some punches.
Gomi throws a head punch that misses.
Obas taking a breather.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obas backwards.
Gomi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obass head.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomi.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Gomi tries to work over Obas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Itsik Obas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obas blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomi's brow.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Obas.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Gomi in his tracks for a moment.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Gomi lands a left hand.
Obas blocks an uppercut.
Obas working Gomi over with knees to the body.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obas crunches a lovely knee into Gomi's ribcage.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Gomi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Gomi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obas.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Obas prevents a body shot from Gomi.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gomi's defenses.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomi tries a body shot but Obas blocks it.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Obas.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Obas lands an elbow just above Gomi 's eye.
Gomi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obas slowing the pace effectively.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but Gomi blocks with his arms.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
Obas blocking some punches.
Gomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obas's elbow.
Gomi throws a punch but it's blocked by Obas.
Gomi lands a body shot.
Gomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomi is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Gomi.

Gomi has hold of one of Obas's legs. Obas is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomi gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Obas wants to sweep here but Gomi controlling him for the moment.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Obas is keeping the position.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi stands up over Obas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obas looking for a sweep. Not yet Obas, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Itsik Obas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
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!

Obas closes the distance and clinches.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomi.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gomi working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Gomi.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gomi lands with a light punch inside.
Obas'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.
Gomi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Obas is defending well.
Obas gets underhooks to prevent Gomi's takedown attempt.
Gomi lands with a left to the head.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomi scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Obas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas takes a shot to the head.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obas backwards.

It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Gomi blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Gomi.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obas up against the cage.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Obas controls the action.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas blocking some punches.
Come on Gomi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gomi has a couple of punches blocked by Obas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Gomi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomi avoids it.
Obas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Obas avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Gomi managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Gomi is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Obas controls the action.
Obas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gomi misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomi trying to control the position but instead, Obas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomi into the cage.
Gomi digs a right hand into Obas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obas's gas tank.
Gomi working aggressively here.

Gomi has picked Obas up - he's going for a ride! Gomi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Gomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Obas trying to hold on to Gomi's head to control him but Gomi postures up.
Itsik Obas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obas is defending against the submission attempts here by Gomi.

Gomi 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.

Gomi seems to be looking for submissions.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshiro Gomi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Obas 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsik Obas!
After winning the bout, Itsik Obas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.