PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seaj Vrinzwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seaj Vrinzwal looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Obrien
vs
Vrinzwal

162 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leonardo Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seaj Vrinzwal!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien throws a leg kick but Vrinzwal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vrinzwal looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Horrible takedown attempt by Vrinzwal or perhaps it was just good defense by Obrien, which made it look bad.

Obrien shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vrinzwal is trying to defend but Obrien finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vrinzwal is looking to get back to is feet but Obrien passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien working the ground and pound.
Obrien content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrinzwal tries to buck Obrien off but Obrien is having none of it.
Vrinzwal takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Obrien cracks Vrinzwal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Vrinzwal taking a bit of punishment here - Obrien scoring with strikes.
Obrien is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vrinzwal is working to avoid the ground and pound but Obrien connects with a decent elbow.
Obrien happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien working the head and body with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Obrien cracks Vrinzwal with a big elbow.
Obrien is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Vrinzwal will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien cracks Vrinzwal with a big elbow.
Obrien working the head with strikes.
Obrien creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obrien working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Obrien landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Obrien landing strikes.
Obrien cracks Vrinzwal with a big right hand but Vrinzwal just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Obrien working the head and body with strikes.
Obrien could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Obrien is working Vrinzwal over with some ground and pound from side control.
Obrien scores with a couple of short elbows.
Obrien scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vrinzwal to see if he's OK.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obrien connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vrinzwal some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vrinzwal takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Obrien dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vrinzwal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Obrien is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vrinzwal's half guard.
Still in half guard, Obrien seems content to control.
Obrien has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vrinzwal is breathing heavily.
Vrinzwal is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obrien scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien content to control rather than advance.
Obrien lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Obrien passes into side control, despite Vrinzwal's attempt to control the position.
Obrien just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Obrien stands up and beckons Vrinzwal to his feet.
Obrien cracks the inside of Vrinzwal's front leg.
Obrien throws a series of punches but Vrinzwal avoids them all with ease.

Obrien closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vrinzwal did well to prevent Obrien getting side control.
Vrinzwal wants to stand back up but Obrien manages to pass into side control.
Leonardo Obrien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here as Obrien stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien working the ground and pound.
Vrinzwal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Obrien has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vrinzwal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vrinzwal with the counter takedown but Obrien avoids it easily.

Obrien gets a clinch.

Obrien gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Obrien landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Obrien is working Vrinzwal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obrien is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obrien content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obrien is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obrien postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obrien landing with the ground and pound.
Obrien working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Obrien dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Obrien dives in and scores a takedown into Vrinzwal's guard.
Obrien postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Obrien lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Obrien cracks Vrinzwal with a solid left hand.
Obrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obrien lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obrien controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vrinzwal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Obrien.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Obrien throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obrien with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obrien ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leonardo Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Obrien clinches.

Obrien has Vrinzwal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Obrien pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vrinzwal tumbling to the mat - Obrien dives into Vrinzwal's guard.
Vrinzwal is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Obrien dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vrinzwal takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vrinzwal looking for a sweep but Obrien has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Obrien forces the positional change into back control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obrien throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Vrinzwal!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Obrien punches Vrinzwal on the ear.
Vrinzwal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Obrien is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Obrien looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Vrinzwal hold on?! Obrien is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Vrinzwal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Obrien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obrien has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Obrien!