PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Obamacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Matthew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obamacare kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Obamacare
vs
Matthew

185 cm
25
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baraka Obamacare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Matthew!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthew smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obamacare lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jack Matthew has been cut.
Obamacare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matthew counters with a straight right hand.
Obamacare misses with a body shot
and Matthew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Matthew clinches with his opponent.
Obamacare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obamacare scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Obamacare as the two fighters clinch.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew tries a body shot but Obamacare blocks it.
Obamacare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthew throws a head punch that misses.
Matthew lands a shoulder strike.
Matthew throws a punch but it's blocked by Obamacare.
A short uppercut from Matthew.
Obamacare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obamacare struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Obamacare swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthew works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obamacare misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obamacare prevents a body shot from Matthew.
Matthew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Matthew.
Obamacare misses with the head strike.
Matthew lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matthew works on Obamacare's body with a couple of short punches.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Obamacare.
Obamacare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Matthew lands an uppercut.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matthew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obamacare blocks an uppercut.
Matthew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obamacare misses with a punch on the inside.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obamacare.
With the fighters up against the cage, Matthew throws an elbow but misses.
Obamacare takes a shot to the head.
Matthew tries to work over Obamacare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obamacare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthew's elbow.
Obamacare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obamacare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obamacare lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obamacare scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obamacare lands a body punch.
Matthew blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Obamacare.
Matthew takes a shot to the head.
Matthew comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obamacare throws a punch but it's blocked by Matthew.
Matthew digs a right hand into Obamacare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obamacare's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obamacare.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obamacare.
Obamacare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obamacare struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthew controls his hands.
Matthew lands a nice uppercut.
Obamacare misses with some punches.
Matthew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obamacare backwards.
Obamacare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matthew misses with a body punch.
Obamacare lands a nice shot to the body.
Obamacare misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Obamacare.
Obamacare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obamacare lands a left hand.
Obamacare misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matthew misses with a punch on the inside.
Obamacare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obamacare blocks an elbow strike from Matthew.
Matthew working aggressively here.
Obamacare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Obamacare.
Obamacare lands with a short shot to the head.
Matthew looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthew.
Matthew creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obamacare's defenses.
A body shot lands from Obamacare.
Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage.
Matthew misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obamacare.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Obamacare.
Obamacare lands an uppercut.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
Obamacare lands a shoulder strike.
Obamacare lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obamacare gets through Matthew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Obamacare on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Obamacare.
A nice left hand lands by Obamacare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baraka Obamacare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Matthew's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Obamacare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Matthew.
Matthew wants to clinch up but Obamacare keeps it at a distance.
Baraka Obamacare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obamacare.
Nice cross by Obamacare.

Matthew instigates a clinch.
Obamacare lands a body punch.
Obamacare lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obamacare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Matthew avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage.
Matthew misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
Baraka Obamacare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matthew is breathing heavily.
Obamacare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obamacare blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obamacare.
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 quick uppercut on the inside from Obamacare.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obamacare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obamacare lands a shot to the body.
Obamacare misses with a punch on the inside.
Obamacare lands with a light punch inside.
Matthew throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obamacare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Obamacare digs a right hand into Matthew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthew's gas tank.
Good body shot from Obamacare.
A short body shot lands from Obamacare as the two fighters clinch.
Matthew takes a shot to the head.
Obamacare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthew can do to turn this around?
Obamacare lands a shoulder strike.
Obamacare scores with a shot to the side of Matthew's head.
Obamacare lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Matthew is rocked!
Obamacare lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthew is still on wobbly legs! Can Obamacare finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obamacare swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Obamacare.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthew seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Obamacare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Obamacare.
Obamacare lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Matthew.
Matthew prevents a body shot from Obamacare.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare digs a right hand underneath Matthew's ribcage. Matthew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obamacare misses with the head strike.
Obamacare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obamacare is leaning against Matthew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obamacare tries a body shot but Matthew blocks it.
Obamacare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
Obamacare lands with a left to the head.
Obamacare digs a right hand into Matthew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matthew's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obamacare.
Obamacare misses with a punch to the body.
Obamacare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obamacare can't find room to land a body shot as Matthew controls the action.
Obamacare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Matthew or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Obamacare.
Matthew blocks a body shot from Obamacare.
Obamacare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthews head.
Obamacare lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obamacare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obamacare working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obamacare pushes Matthew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obamacare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obamacare lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Obamacare.
Obamacare lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthew backwards.
A short left from Obamacare.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obamacare lands a body shot.
Obamacare lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Obamacare scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obamacare lands a shoulder strike.
Obamacare has a couple of punches blocked by Matthew.
Obamacare is working Matthew over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Obamacare.
Obamacare lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obamacare misses with a body punch.
Obamacare lands a right hand.
Obamacare is leaning against Matthew and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Obamacare fails to land.
Obamacare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Obamacare drops Matthew onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Matthew is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A head punch on the inside from Obamacare fails to land.
Obamacare lands a big right hand that drops Matthew! The killer instinct kicks in and Obamacare finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Obamacare!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baraka Obamacare!
After winning the bout, Baraka Obamacare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.