PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yan Yang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Obama
vs
Yang

196 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Obama misses with a few strikes there.
Yang walks forward, straight into a front kick from Obama.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No joy there for Obama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obama tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Obama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yang counters with a nice uppercut.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obama avoids the body shot from Yang.
Yang tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Obama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang is looking to clinch.
Obama throws a series of punches but Yang moves out of range.
Yang looks to clinch
and Obama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Temitope Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama throws a low kick but Yang avoids it.
Yang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yang clobbers Obama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yang avoids the head kick by Obama.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obama misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Yang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yang closes the distance but Obama moves to the side
and Obama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Obama circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Yang lands a nice shot to the body.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
Yang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yang.
Yang lands with a good body shot.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama throws a right and a left that Yang avoids nicely.
Obama looks for the body kick but Yang saw that one coming.
Yang is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama misses with an uppercut
and Yang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obama scores with a one two! Yang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Obama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Obama. Those never looked like landing.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama throws a push kick but Yang slaps the foot to one side.
Yang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obama scores with a kick to the midsection.
Obama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yang lands a body shot.
Yang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Obama rather than just go for the knockout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama throws a good cross that connects.
Obama fails to land with a series of punches.
Obama lands a jab-cross combination.
Yang lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yan Yang will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Obama is rocked!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obama.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Obama seems to have got his legs back now.
Yang is looking to land body kicks.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Yang. Beautiful body shot.
Obama throws a head kick that misses.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Obama misses with a kick to the body.
Obama misses the body punch
and Yang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obama thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Yang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yan Yang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama misses with the combination.
Obama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Obama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yang tries to clinch but Obama is having none of it.
Yang doesn't manage to clinch there - Obama circles away.
Obama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Obama moves out of range easily.
Yang throws a leg kick
and Obama counters with a left and a right that stings Yang.
Yang tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang avoids the head kick by Obama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a right and a left that Obama avoids nicely.
Obama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yang.
Yang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obama throws a shot from downtown. Yang moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Obama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yang was well out of range. Poor timing from Obama.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obama throws the kick towards the body but Yang avoids it.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
Obama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Obama - just one landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Yang. That snapped Obama's head back.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yang tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang lands with an uppercut that bounces Obama off the cage and back into range.
Obama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obama.
Obama throws a series of punches but Yang avoids them all with ease.
Temitope Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yang misses with a wild combination.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
A solid body kick from Obama.
Obama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yang tries to clinch but Obama moves out of range.
Yang is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obama moves away.
Jab by Yang.
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama throws a combination that misses
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yan Yang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Obama punishes Yang's body with a nice straight punch.
Yang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Yang finds it's target.
Yang throws a body punch but Obama moves out of range.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
Yang connects with a jab.
Yang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yang tries to clinch up.
Obama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yang tries to clinch up
and Obama counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yang's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Yang.
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obama.
Yang scores with a three punch combo!
Yang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang throws a right hand that Obama ducks under and follows up with a left that Obama also avoids with ease.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obama tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a body shot
and Yang counters with a left and a right that stings Obama.
Yang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yang is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Obama scoring well with a low kick there.
Yang wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Yang tries to clinch up but Obama circles away and keeps his distance.
Yang wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Yang misses.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.
Obama misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Yang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Yang tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Temitope Obama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Obama.
Yang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Obama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yang counters with a series of strikes. Obama will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Yang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yang throws a series of punches but Obama moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obama, right into the meat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obama throws a head kick but Yang moves out of range.
Yang dodges the punch combination from Obama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yan Yang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yang cracks a nice hook into Obama's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yan Yang.
Well Yang 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yan Yang!
In his post fight interview, Yan Yang started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.