PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Obsut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fu comes to the cage accompanied by A Fifth Of Beethoven. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fu
vs
Obsut

191 cm
29
188 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

188 cm
34
200 lbs
30 - 20 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manolo Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Obsut!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsut connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fu. Fu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obsut takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Obsut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu sets himself, and Obsut steps forward looking for the clinch! Fu avoids it this time.
Obsut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Obsut catches Fu right on the button with a cross.
Fu throws a leg kick but Obsut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Obsut misses with a wild body shot.
Fu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Obsut throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu counters with a leg kick.
Fu misses with a body kick.
Fu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obsut scoring well with a low kick there.
Obsut loads up on a big right hand but Fu slips the punch.
Obsut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
Obsut looks to land a body kick but Fu moved away.
Obsut throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Obsut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fu blocks a leg kick.
Fu scores with a jab to the head.
Fu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obsut fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Manolo Fu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fu throws a leg kick but Obsut sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Obsut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fu.
Obsut fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fu avoids it really well and circles away.
Fedor Obsut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obsut takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Obsut throws a leg kick which misses Fu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fu tries to avoid it.
Obsut takes a swing at Fu's ribcage but misses.
Fu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obsut.
Donk. Fu catches Obsut right on the button with a cross.
Fu connects with a body shot that sends Obsut's belly button to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu throws a head kick but Obsut moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Obsut.
Obsut lands the left hand.
A good leg kick by Obsut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obsut, right into the meat.
Obsut takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fu looks to land a combination but Obsut avoids it well.
Fu lands a nice hook to Obsut's body. Obsut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fu is looking to chop away at Obsut's legs.
Nice body kick from Fu.
Obsut throws a hook to the side of Fu's head but Fu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Obsut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obsut on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fu blocks a head kick by Obsut.
An inside leg kick from Obsut misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Fu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Obsut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut throws a low kick but Fu moves out of range easily.
Fu avoids the head kick by Obsut.
Obsut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Fu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obsut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu looks to land a right hand but Obsut moved out of range.
Fu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obsut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Fu.
Fu swats away the attempt to clinch by Obsut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obsut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obsut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fu on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obsut throws a head kick but Fu moves out of range.
Obsut misses with a head kick.
Obsut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Obsut.
Obsut misses the jab.
As Obsut backs away, Fu returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Obsut feints and as Fu raises his hands in defense, Obsut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obsut.
Fu has control of Obsut's left arm, preventing Obsut from doing any damage.
Obsut with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obsut wants to control from the top but Fu keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolo Fu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fu blocks a leg kick.
Fu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obsut can do to turn this around?
Obsut misses with the combination.

Obsut looking to score a takedown here. Fu is defending well but Obsut drives through and ends up in Fu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obsut throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obsut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Obsut trying to control but Fu is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsut throws a strike but Fu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Obsut throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fu uses it to pass to side control.
A lull in the action here.
Obsut is looking to regain half guard here but Fu keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu has control of an arm but Obsut manages to advance to Fu's back!
Obsut throwing sloppy strikes.
I really don't envy Fu right now.
Obsut somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Obsut cracks Fu with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Fu from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Obsut punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsut thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Obsut thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Obsut with good strikes from the mount here!
Fu holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obsut tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fu is squirming around, avoiding Obsut's attempts to control the action.
Fu blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu tries to hold on but Obsut postures up.
Obsut lands a big elbow.
Fedor Obsut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Obsut looking to control but Fu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obsut throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fu wants to control but Obsut is having none of it.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fu dodges the punch combination from Obsut.
Fu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obsut was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu.
Obsut walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fu.
Fu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obsut. That did some damage!
Fu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu sets himself, and Obsut steps forward looking for the clinch! Fu avoids it this time.
Obsut wants to clinch up but Fu keeps it at a distance.
Obsut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu.
Fu cracks the inside of Obsut's front leg.
Fu takes a swing at Obsut's ribcage but misses.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obsut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obsut doesn't manage to clinch there - Fu circles away.
Obsut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obsut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu.
Obsut takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obsut thuds his right hand into Fu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu missing with a left hand there. Obsut was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fu misses with a low kick.
Obsut feints the counter takedown.
Fu throws a hook but Obsut avoids it easily.
Obsut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Fu. That snapped Obsut's head back.
Fu throws a head kick that misses.
Obsut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fu misses the jab.
Fu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obsut.
Obsut has a takedown stuffed.
Fu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Obsut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fu doesn't seem phased though.
Fu throws a nice looking combination but Obsut bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manolo Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu sets himself, and Obsut steps forward looking for the clinch! Fu avoids it this time.
Obsut cracks the inside of Fu's front leg.
Obsut staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obsut under the eye.
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!
Obsut lands with a slapping head kick.

Obsut closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fu did well to prevent Obsut getting side control.
Obsut throws a strike but Fu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Obsut trying to control the position from guard on top but Fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obsut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obsut looking to sit in guard and control but Fu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Obsut has an active guard here but Fu has managed to pass into half guard.
Fu prevents Obsut from improving his position.
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.
Obsut is looking to get back to full guard here but Fu has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fu gets to mount! Obsut was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Obsut slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Obsut wants to get back to full guard but Fu has mounted him!
Fu looking to control but Obsut is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Obsut is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo Fu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo Fu!
During a confident post fight interview, Manolo Fu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.