PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Obuhov (ranked 638 p4p, 88 weight class) and Chins Gone (ranked 978 p4p, 135 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Obuhov
vs
Gone

190 cm
29
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

183 cm
34
202 lbs
26 - 13 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chins Gone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gone throws a sloppy body shot
and Obuhov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Obuhov fails with the takedown
and Gone counters with a nice uppercut.
Obuhov misses with a hook.
It seemed like Gone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gone swings for the body but Obuhov moves out of range.
Obuhov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gone throws out the jab.
Gone scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Anton Obuhov has been cut.
Obuhov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gone.
Good standup being displayed there by Gone as he connects with a hook.
Gone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obuhov.
An attempted straight right counter from Obuhov misses the target.
Gone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obuhov lands a glancing blow to the side of Gone's head.
Gone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gone misses with a straight left.
A combination from Gone does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Obuhov misses the target.
Obuhov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gone.
Obuhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gone looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Obuhov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Obuhov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gone is trying to improve his position.
Gone wants to get back to his feet but Obuhov drags him back down.
Gone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gone keeps trying to improve his position.
Obuhov throwing strikes but Gone manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Obuhov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obuhov sneaks back into half guard.
Gone wants to stand up but Obuhov manages to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gone controls from within his opponent's guard.
Obuhov looking for a sweep. Not yet Obuhov, not yet.

Obuhov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obuhov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obuhov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gone has passed into side control.

Gone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Obuhov to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obuhov misses with the combination.
Gone unleashes a big counter combination but Obuhov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A cross from Gone lands.
Obuhov stalks Gone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gone's face. Gone staggers backwards, shaken.
Obuhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chins Gone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obuhov works over Gone's head and body with a nice combination.
Obuhov with a poor takedown
and Obuhov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obuhov throws a hook but Gone avoids it easily.
Obuhov throws a shot from downtown. Gone moves away and avoids it.
Gone cracks Obuhov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Obuhov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gone misses with a wild combination.
Oh Obuhov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gone misses with a head kick.
Obuhov seems to have got his legs back now.
Gone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obuhov cracks Gone with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov cracks Gone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Obuhov drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gone follows Obuhov to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chins Gone!
Chins Gone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.