PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 658 p4p, 96 weight class) and Anton Obuhov (ranked 999 p4p, 140 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Gucci Mane feat. Rick Ross - Head Shots. Edward Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blake
vs
Obuhov

209 cm
33
198 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

190 cm
29
200 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless

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 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Obuhov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obuhov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake catches Obuhov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Obuhov misses with a body shot.
Blake misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Blake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Obuhov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obuhov's hands.
Blake throws a head kick that Obuhov semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Obuhov misses the jab.
Blake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obuhov. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a head kick but Obuhov moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obuhov misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.

Obuhov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blake tries to escape but Obuhov is in control.
Obuhov working the head and body with strikes.
Obuhov throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Obuhov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blake is not content to let Obuhov control the position.
Obuhov controls the position.
Blake is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Blake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Obuhov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obuhov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obuhov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blake tries to escape but Obuhov is in control.
Obuhov working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obuhov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obuhov lands a few punches from side control.
Obuhov working the body and head with strikes.

Blake is rocked!
Obuhov is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Blake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Obuhov! That's hurt Blake! Will he recover? Obuhov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.