PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baraka Obamacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obamacare has chosen Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lange
vs
Obamacare

178 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baraka Obamacare!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obamacare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lange tries for a takedown but Obamacare sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
Obamacare tries to bum rush Lange with a series of wild strikes but Lange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lange dodges the punch combination from Obamacare.

Lange rushes Obamacare and presses him up against the cage.
Lange manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Obamacare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obamacare throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.
Obamacare misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Obamacare.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obamacare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lange definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Obamacare fails to land with a series of punches.
Obamacare falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lange counters by moving into the clinch.
Obamacare misses with a body punch.
Obamacare pushes Lange back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Obamacare.
Lange stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Obamacare.
Obamacare pushes Lange back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obamacare looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Obamacare wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lange has him pressed against the cage.
Obamacare lands with a short shot to the head.
Obamacare lands a body punch.
Lange is breathing heavily.
Lange has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Obamacare avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut 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!
Lange jumps guard but Obamacare stands there with Lange around his waist. Lange gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obamacare lands a right hand.
Obamacare scores with a shot to the side of Lange's head.
Obamacare scores with a hook to the body.
Obamacare lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Obamacare scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obamacare lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Obamacare.
Obamacare lands a hook to the side of the head.

Obamacare breaks the clinch.
Obamacare throws a series of punches but Lange avoids them all with ease.
Obamacare lands with a big right hook that stumbles Lange - he's out on his feet here! Obamacare follows up with another monster hook that separates Lange from consciousness! Lange falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Obamacare stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Baraka Obamacare!
A less than humble Baraka Obamacare misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.