PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 6758 p4p, 579 weight class) and Finland Davies (ranked 5451 p4p, 524 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Obaminator
vs
Davies

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Finland Davies!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator misses with a wild body shot.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davies tries to move into range but Obaminator moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davies throws a right and a left that Obaminator avoids nicely.
Obaminator throws out a powerful jab.
A left lands for Obaminator.
Obaminator lunges at Davies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davies's hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Obaminator as he connects with a hook.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Davies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Obaminator counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obaminator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davies.
Davies staying out of range there.
Davies throws the left hand but Obaminator avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies moves out of range of the strikes.
Davies lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Obaminator dips to his left and cracks Davies with an uppercut!
Obaminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obaminator walks into a jab.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.

Obaminator clinches up with Davies and pushes him back against the cage.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Nice body punch from Obaminator - that landed with a thud.
Obaminator swings wildly with an uppercut but Davies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obaminator lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obaminator lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to break the clinch but Obaminator has him pressed against the cage.
Obaminator tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obaminator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Obaminator won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Obaminator.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Obaminator.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obaminator.
Obaminator lands with a right to the head.
Davies takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Obaminator.
Obaminator tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obaminator doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davies misses with some punches.
Obaminator tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Obaminator.
The referee calls for Obaminator to work.
A head punch on the inside from Obaminator fails to land.
Davies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obaminator works on Davies's body with a couple of short punches.
Obaminator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obaminator lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obaminator has him pressed against the cage.
Obaminator is trying to pull guard but Davies turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Obaminator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davies looks winded!
Obaminator pushes Davies back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obaminator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davies or not.
Obaminator lands a left hand.
Obaminator misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Obaminator.

Obaminator pulls Davies into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Obaminator had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davies defends it easily.
Obaminator managing to control the position.

Obaminator is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Davies has his hands clasped together but Obaminator extends and breaks Davies's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Obaminator.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barack Obaminator!
During a confident post fight interview, Barack Obaminator thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.