PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Nathan (ranked 2834 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nye Obney (ranked 3111 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nathan
vs
Obney

175 cm
31
189 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

177 cm
26
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Nathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nye Obney!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nathan thuds his right hand into Obney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obney throws the left hand but Nathan avoids the punch easily.
Obney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nathan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obney throws an off balance right hand
and Nathan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nathan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obney.
Obney throws a lazy uppercut
and Nathan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Obney misses with a wild body shot.
Obney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nathan moves away.
Nathan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Obney looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obney. Nathan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan slips under a jab.
Obney misses with a looping right.
Nathan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Nathan finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obney takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obney misses with a looping right.
Obney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nathan counters with a straight right hand.
Obney thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Nathan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nathan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Obney's knee momentarily.

Nathan lands a big right hand that sends Obney crashing to the mat! Nathan stays standing though and waves Obney back to his feet!

Obney is rocked!
Obney lands a jab to the nose.
Obney misses with a right hand
and Nathan counters with a left to the body.
Nathan connects with the punch.
Obney is still on wobbly legs! Can Nathan finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obney misses with an uppercut.
Obney seems to have recovered his senses.
Obney misses with an uppercut
and Nathan counters with a solid body kick.
Nathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obney manages to avoid it.
Nathan misses with a straight left.
Obney has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nathan.
Nathan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nathan moves away from the strike by Obney.
Obney misses the body punch
and Nathan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nathan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nathan lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nathan.
Nathan slips under a jab.
Nathan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obney manages to circle out of the way.
Obney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nathan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nathan throwing a counter right hand but Obney manages to avoid it.
A jab from Obney misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nathan misses the target.
Nathan scores with a jab. Obney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nathan moves away from the strike by Obney.
Nathan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Nathan counters with a nice right hand that sends Obney toppling to the canvas! Obney scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nathan finish him?!
Obney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nathan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nathan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nathan throws out a powerful jab.
Nathan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Obney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nathan.
Nathan keeps the fight on the outside.

Nathan cracks Obney with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nathan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obney to stand back up!
Obney misses with a hook
and Nathan counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ray Nathan!
An out of breath Ray Nathan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.