PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Obworth
vs
Romanov

199 cm
44
261 lbs
37 - 19 - 1

204 cm
31
300 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vyacheslav Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth avoids the head kick by Romanov.
A counter left hand to the body from Obworth misses its target.
Obworth misses with a straight left.

Obworth scores with a takedown into Romanov's guard.
Romanov 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obworth throwing strikes from guard but Romanov blocks nicely.
Obworth throws a big right hand that misses.
Romanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth cracks Romanov with a solid left hand.
Obworth landing with the ground and pound.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth preventing the sweep.
Obworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obworth with a nice head shot there.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Obworth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Obworth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obworth forces his way into half guard.
Obworth passes to side control.
Obworth lands some shots froms side control.
Obworth 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.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth is trying to ground and pound but Romanov uses the momentary lack of control by Obworth to regain half guard.
Romanov keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Obworth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanov wants to control but Obworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Obworth is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Obworth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Obworth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romanov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Obworth is looking for a kimura but Romanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Obworth to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obworth wants to free his trapped foot but Romanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Romanov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Obworth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Romanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Obworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obworth is pushing down on Romanov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romanov is fighting to maintain full guard but Obworth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Romanov trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obworth throws a strike but Romanov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
That's time! Obworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Obworth lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Obworth lands a jab to Romanov's midsection.
Obworth with a poor takedown

and Romanov counters with a head kick that drops Obworth to the mat! Obworth scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Jacob Obworth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romanov Throws a clean left jab. Romanov Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Obworth's chin! Obworth crumbles to the ground and Romanov follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Romanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vyacheslav Romanov!
After winning the bout, Vyacheslav Romanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.