PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dao Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen has chosen Sure to be sure as his entrance music. Dao Sonnen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Obuhov
vs
Sonnen

190 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
24
198 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dao Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen moves forwards but Obuhov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obuhov misses with a looping left.
Obuhov throws a hook but Sonnen blocks it.
Obuhov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sonnen has time to react.
Obuhov throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen counters with a leg kick.
Obuhov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obuhov.
Sonnen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Obuhov digs a good hook to Sonnen's body.
The fighters circling - Obuhov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sonnen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obuhov misses with a body punch
and Sonnen counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obuhov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Obuhov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sonnen defending well as Obuhov loads up on a big left hand.
Obuhov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obuhov blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov throws a shot from downtown. Sonnen moves away and avoids it.
Sonnen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonnen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obuhov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Obuhov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Obuhov throws a shot to the body.
Obuhov throws a hook to the side of Sonnen's head but Sonnen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obuhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Obuhov with a jab.
Sonnen throws a body punch but Obuhov moves out of range.
Sonnen throws a hook to the side of Obuhov's head but Obuhov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
Obuhov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Obuhov lunges at Sonnen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sonnen's hand.

Sonnen clinches up with Obuhov and pushes him back against the cage.
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 frustrated look appears on Obuhov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov prevents a body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obuhov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sonnen up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Obuhov.
Sonnen tries to land a knee to the head but Obuhov blocks with his arms.
Obuhov has had enough of the clinch but Sonnen keeps him there for the moment.

Sonnen manages to break the clinch.
Obuhov throws the left hand but Sonnen avoids the punch easily.
Obuhov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Obuhov misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen tries to counter with a clinch but Obuhov shakes him off and moves away.
Obuhov takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
A slow jab from Obuhov misses its intended target.
Obuhov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Obuhov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obuhov looks to land a right hand but Sonnen moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonnen.
Sonnen throws a shot from downtown. Obuhov moves away and avoids it.
Obuhov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obuhov misses with a double jab.
Sonnen thumps Obuhov with a low kick.
Obuhov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sonnen avoids the body shot from Obuhov.
Obuhov connects with the punch.
Obuhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sonnen moves away.
Sonnen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonnen throws a looping overhand right but Obuhov ducks down to avoid it.
Obuhov throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen slips a straight right by Obuhov.
Obuhov scores with a jab. Sonnen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obuhov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sonnen finds it's way round the side to connect with Obuhov's head.
Obuhov connects with a right hand. Sonnen shakes it off.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sonnen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sonnen swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obuhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sonnen.
Obuhov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obuhov takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Obuhov misses.
Obuhov throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Obuhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Obuhov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Obuhov throws a poor cross that misses
and Obuhov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obuhov throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice side step and Sonnen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sonnen scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Sonnen as he connects with a hook.
Sonnen ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Obuhov throws a jab when Sonnen was well out of range.

Sonnen lands a big uppercut and Obuhov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Obuhov looks OK. Sonnen waves Obuhov back to his feet!

Obuhov is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen misses the shot to the body.
Oh Obuhov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obuhov.
Sonnen lands an uppercut, right on the button! Obuhov tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dao Sonnen!
Dao Sonnen is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Dao Sonnen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.