PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister has chosen Justin by Korn as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Obama
vs
Lannister

170 cm
29
143 lbs
15 - 18 - 1

166 cm
39
135 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama shoots in for a double leg but Lannister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lannister lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama scores with a decent looking hook.
Obama lands with a good body shot.
Lannister misses with a takedown

and Obama counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lannister!
Lannister is trying to improve his position.
Lannister manages to get back to half guard.
Obama trying to control from half guard but Lannister is working away.
Obama trying to mount his opponent but Lannister defends it.
Lannister is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister wants to control but Obama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lannister is looking for a sweep. Obama is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obama is taking a breather. Lannister says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Obama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lannister wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obama is looking to pass Lannister's guard but actually Lannister recovers to full guard.
Lannister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lannister pulls Obama in to control the position.
Obama looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lannister defends well and Obama ends up having to push Lannister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lannister has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lannister there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lannister throws a head kick that misses

and Obama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obama.
Lannister tries a knee to the head but Obama blocks it.

Obama is trying to trip Lannister. He has hold of a leg but Lannister is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Obama persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Obama passes to side control.
Lannister sneaks back into half guard.
Obama trying to control the action but Lannister is working from the bottom.

Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is trying to control but can't.
Lannister wants to improve his position but Obama is controlling well.
Lannister wants to get back to full guard but Obama has mounted him!
Obama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lannister, pushing him back against the cage.
Lannister misses with a knee strike.
Lannister trying to stall but Obama improves his position.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lannister can do to turn this around?
Lannister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lannister tries to land a knee to the head but Obama blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obama.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Lannister misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Obama - that landed with a thud.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Lannister's head.
Lannister blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama prevents a body shot from Lannister.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Lannister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lannister tries to throw a body punch but Obama avoids it by throwing Lannister back against the cage.
Obama lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama is trying to drag Lannister to the mat but Lannister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Obama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lannister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Obama.
Lannister misses with a knee strike.
Obama lands a left hand.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lannister.

Obama has picked Lannister up - he's going for a ride! Obama dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Lannister is defending well.

Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lannister has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obama is working away from the top position though.
Lannister is looking to improve his position.

Obama is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Obama is working for a kimura but Lannister is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is just content to waste time from the top position. Lannister takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lannister is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lannister looking to pass the guard.
Obama lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lannister bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obama's guard.

Lannister lands a couple of elbows.
Barack Obama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister lands a couple of digs.

Obama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lannister preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obama 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!

Lannister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Lannister - just one landing.
Lannister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lannister is trying to counter with his kicks.

Lannister clinches up against the cage.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lannister is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lannister misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lannister misses with a knee to the head.
Lannister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
Lannister trying to control the position but instead, Obama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lannister into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister misses with a punch to the body.
Obama lands a left hand.

Obama gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister tries to roll over but Obama keeps him under control.
Obama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lannister knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Obama is working hard here to advance position.
Obama is trying to control the action in half guard but Lannister is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Obama passes the guard and advances to mount!

Obama with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is squirming around, avoiding Obama's attempts to control the action.
Lannister manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lannister won't allow Obama to pass to mount.
Lannister controlling the position for now.
Lannister trying to hold on to Obama's head to control him but Obama postures up.
Obama works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to take his opponent's back but Lannister doesn't allow it.

Obama goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lannister turns into him and now he's in Obama's guard.
Lannister trying to control but Obama is working from the bottom.
Lannister is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obama wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lannister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister connects with a couple of short punches.

Obama has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Barack Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lannister with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lannister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lannister tries to free his leg and advance position but Obama is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obama keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister is working Obama over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Barack Obama.
Well Obama 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barack Obama!
Barack Obama very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.