PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between codie ober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman The Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ober's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Taking the World by storm. Roman The Bull is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

ober
vs
The Bull

167 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, codie ober!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman The Bull!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bull throws a right hand that ober ducks under and follows up with a left that ober also avoids with ease.

ober gets in close and instigates a clinch.

ober breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Bull throws and low kick but ober moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Bull.
No luck for The Bull with that takedown attempt.

ober fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Bull, pushing him back against the cage.

ober pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ober wants to clinch up but The Bull keeps it at a distance.
ober tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

ober clinches up with The Bull and pushes him back against the cage.
The Bull tries to pull guard but ober won't allow it.

ober wants the takedown. The Bull is fighting it off but ober persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Bull's guard against the cage.

The Bull looking for a guillotine here but ober defends easily.

The Bull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. ober gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Bull looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ober has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of The Bull is proving hard to escape from.
ober is working The Bull over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ober's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
ober working some strikes from top position.
ober working some strikes from top position.

ober stands up from The Bull's guard - ober perhaps looking for a knockout.
ober is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

ober rushes The Bull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
ober throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Bull blocks it with crossed arms.

ober gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

ober gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - ober looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

ober darts in and clinches The Bull up against the cage.
The Bull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. ober avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
codie ober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman The Bull.
ober tries a knee to the head but The Bull blocks it.
ober lands an elbow inside.

ober manages to pull guard.
The Bull throwing strikes but missing.

ober pushes The Bull off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bull closes the distance and clinches up with ober, looking for a takedown. The Bull pushes ober against the cage but ober circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Bull shoots in for a double leg but ober sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Bull misses with an uppercut. ober saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ober misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

ober drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

ober gets to his feet. The Bull looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

ober feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

ober gets to his feet - The Bull follows without any prompting.

ober moves into the clinch.
ober is pressed up against the cage. The Bull has hold of a leg and is looking to drag ober down to the mat. ober avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Bull doesn't succeed with the takedown

and ober counters with a single leg into guard. The Bull didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Bull working a defensive guard here.
ober lands a couple of decent looking shots.
ober tries to stand but The Bull is controlling from the bottom.
ober might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ober lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

ober is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

ober decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Bull, up you get!
The Bull misses with a takedown attempt

so ober counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

ober gets to his feet. The Bull looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Bull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Excellent takedown into side control there by ober.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Bull is working to avoid the ground and pound but ober connects with a decent elbow.

ober has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

codie ober dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Bull with a poor takedown

and ober moves into the clinch.

ober pulls guard.

ober working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Bull doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Bull manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

ober escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Bull gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
ober keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

ober looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ober wants to stand up but The Bull is controlling him.
ober looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Bull is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bull landing some decent shots from guard.
ober is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Bull is controlling him.
ober trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
ober shoots in looking for a takedown. The Bull tries to sprawl out of it but ober keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Bull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Bull shoots in but ober avoids the takedown attempt easily.

ober closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ober wants to pass the guard but The Bull is defending well.
ober is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Bull can do to turn this around?
The Bull is positioning himself well to prevent ober advancing to mount.
The Bull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ober scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Bull is trying to control but can't.
The Bull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Bull trying to hold on to ober's head to control him but ober postures up.
ober prevents The Bull from standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

ober drives through and clinches with The Bull against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

ober breaks the clinch.
ober tries to clinch up but The Bull circles away and keeps his distance.
ober throws a head kick that misses.
ober is looking to clinch.

ober drives through with a takedown into guard.

The Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but ober can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Bull working a defensive guard here.
ober with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
ober scoring with punches to the head and body.
ober with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The Bull is trying to control the position but ober postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

ober gets to his feet - The Bull follows without any prompting.

The Bull tries to keep at a distance but ober has taken the fight into the clinch.

ober has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Bull regains guard immediately.

The Bull is looking for a triangle but ober pushes his legs off easily.
The Bull controls ober momentarily but ober frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ober trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

codie ober dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

ober gets a clinch.

ober manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

ober wriggles free and stands up.

ober shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ober was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Bull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ober is landing with some decent strikes but The Bull is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
ober with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ober with good strikes from the mount here!
The Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.

ober looking to secure an arm triangle but The Bull defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ober working The Bull over with strikes here.
The Bull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ober landing strikes from the mount.

ober working for a guillotine from mount but The Bull is in no mood to give up.
ober postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Bull looks a forlorn figure.
ober unloading with bombs!
The Bull is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
ober lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The Bull hang on?
ober raining down shots from the mount!
The Bull in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Bull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
ober lands a big elbow.
ober lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
codie ober overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Bull sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The Bull wants to get back to full guard.

ober stands up and beckons The Bull to join him on the feet.
The Bull with a lazy takedown attempt

and ober counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

The Bull looking for submissions off his back.
The Bull has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ober is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ober looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Bull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
ober working over The Bull with some ground and pound. The Bull looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The Bull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Bull is trying to control but can't.

ober stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Bull to get to his feet.

ober darts in and clinches The Bull up against the cage.
The Bull fails to pull guard.

The Bull is fighting off a takedown attempt but ober is just too persistent for him and manages to trip The Bull to the mat. The Bull regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Bull working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because ober has passed into half guard!

The Bull looking for submissions off his back.
codie ober is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ober not doing much here.

ober escapes and gets back to his feet.
The Bull closes the distance and clinches up with ober, looking for a takedown. The Bull pushes ober against the cage but ober circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
codie ober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman The Bull.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

ober gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Bull takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
codie ober showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ober, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... codie ober!