PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Klein (ranked 5124 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Obsidian (ranked 5116 p4p, 184 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Klein
vs
Obsidian

172 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
132 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinn Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Byron Obsidian!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsidian misses with a head kick.
Klein is trying hard to land a takedown here. Obsidian sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Obsidian.

Klein drives through with a takedown into Obsidian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Klein with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klein sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obsidian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Klein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klein is looking to work some ground and pound but Obsidian has wrist control.
Klein won't allow Obsidian to sweep him here.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
Klein would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obsidian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsidian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Klein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obsidian controls Klein momentarily but Klein frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Our spies down at at Star Studded Beef inform us that Obsidian has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Klein landing some decent shots from guard.
Klein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obsidian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klein.
Klein postures up and lands a big shot to Obsidian's brow.
Klein is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Obsidian is trying to keep Klein in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein preventing the sweep.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obsidian throws a head kick but Klein moves out of range.
Obsidian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Klein misses the target.

Obsidian rushes Klein and presses him up against the cage.
Obsidian fails to pull guard.
Obsidian looks winded!

Klein pulls guard.
Obsidian is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Klein is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obsidian looking to sit in guard and control but Klein gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein is in close to Obsidian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klein distracts Obsidian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Klein wanted to stand there but Obsidian had control of the position.
Klein postures up and lands a big shot to Obsidian's brow.
Klein lands a couple of digs.
Klein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Obsidian controls Klein momentarily but Klein frees himself.
Klein is stalling in the full guard.
Obsidian looking to control.

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.
Klein trying to control but Obsidian is working from the bottom.
Obsidian has Klein pulled in close to control his posture.
Klein is in close to Obsidian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klein working some strikes from top position.
Klein controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Klein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Obsidian's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Klein dominated that round.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Klein manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Obsidian on his heels. He'll look to pass Obsidian's guard now, I'm sure.
Obsidian being controlled here, momentarily.
Obsidian wants to sweep but no luck.
Obsidian is still trying to improve position.

Obsidian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Klein defends it easily.
Obsidian can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Klein controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein postures up and lands a big shot to Obsidian's brow.
Klein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obsidian's head.
Klein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Obsidian's head.
Klein trying to control the position from guard on top but Obsidian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Quinn Klein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obsidian trying to keep a closed guard but Klein is proving a slippery customer.
Obsidian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Klein cracks Obsidian with a solid left hand.
Klein has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Obsidian is proving hard to escape from.
Obsidian wants to improve his position but instead Klein has moved into half guard.
Klein is nestled in close to Obsidian, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Klein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obsidian can do anything to dispel that myth.
Klein with the ground and pound but Obsidian uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klein works over Obsidian with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsidian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obsidian trying to keep a closed guard but Klein is proving a slippery customer.
Klein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klein throwing strikes from guard but Obsidian blocks nicely.
Klein wants to control from the top but Obsidian keeps moving.
Obsidian being controlled here, momentarily.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Obsidian's head.
Klein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klein stands up over Obsidian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klein stopping the sweep attempt from Obsidian.
Klein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Klein postures up and lands a big shot to Obsidian's brow.
Obsidian is breathing heavily.
Klein seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein is in close to Obsidian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinn Klein dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Obsidian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obsidian goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klein prevents it.
Obsidian can't get the takedown.

Klein jumps guard.
Klein looking for a sweep. Not yet Klein, not yet.
Obsidian wants to stand but Klein has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Klein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein is controlling the pace.
Klein stops Obsidian from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klein not doing much here.
Obsidian works his way to full guard. Good work.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
Klein lands a couple of elbows.
Klein won't allow Obsidian to sweep him here.
Obsidian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Klein content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Klein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Klein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klein is looking to stand up but Obsidian won't let him.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
Klein working some strikes from top position.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
Klein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obsidian tries to clinch but Klein moves away
and Klein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obsidian moves in looking to clinch but Klein pushes him off.
Obsidian throws a head kick but Klein moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Obsidian. Those never looked like landing.
Klein fails with the takedown.
Klein closes the distance and clinches up with Obsidian, looking for a takedown. Klein pushes Obsidian against the cage but Obsidian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Klein scores with a takedown into Obsidian's guard.
Klein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Obsidian's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Obsidian wants to control the position but Klein says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Obsidian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klein scores with a couple of nice shots.
Klein working over Obsidian with some ground and pound. Obsidian looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Klein is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Obsidian sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obsidian tries to roll over but Klein keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Klein seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinn Klein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Klein, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinn Klein!