PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 168 p4p, 292 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 24 p4p, 42 weight class). Obaminator comes to the cage accompanied by Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Carter Wright told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Obaminator
vs
Wright

186 cm
23
185
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
185
8 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT
Urban Fighter

HELLBENT
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obaminator moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obaminator.
Wright tries to bum rush Obaminator with a series of wild strikes but Obaminator uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obaminator circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obaminator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obaminator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obaminator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obaminator backing away here, and Wright unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Wright misses the body punch
and Obaminator counters with a straight right hand.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Obaminator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright lands a jab to the head.
Wright takes a swing at Obaminator's ribcage but misses.
Wright slips under a jab from Obaminator.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Obaminator scoring well with a low kick there.
Obaminator throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obaminator fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obaminator does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright throws a series of punches but Obaminator moves out of range.

Obaminator clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Obaminator.
Obaminator is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wright manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Obaminator gets a clinch.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Obaminator misses with a punch to the body.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator blocks a body shot from Wright.
Obaminator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obaminator throws a head punch that misses.
Wright prevents a body shot from Obaminator.
Wright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright pushes Obaminator back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Obaminator.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Obaminator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wright tries a body shot but Obaminator blocks it.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obaminator can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Obaminator.
Obaminator throws a head punch that misses.
Wright throws a head punch that misses.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obaminator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright misses with a jab to the body
and Obaminator counters with a straight right hand.
Obaminator throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wright, as that shot connected.
Obaminator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.

Obaminator clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Obaminator misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wright misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator lands a body shot in the clinch.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obaminator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obaminator lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obaminator connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Obaminator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Obaminator coming out on top.
Wright lunges at Obaminator with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obaminator's hand.
Obaminator lands a head shot.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Obaminator chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
It looks like Obaminator has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wright slips a straight right by Obaminator.
Obaminator scores with a shot to the body.
Wright walks into a stiff left hand from Obaminator.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Obaminator displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Obaminator paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Obaminator swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Obaminator pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright misses with a body punch.
Obaminator blocks an uppercut.
Wright is leaning against Obaminator and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obaminator's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Obaminator has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obaminator throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wright.
Wright cracks Obaminator with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Wright.
Obaminator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wright tries to work over Obaminator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Obaminator backwards.

Obaminator drags the fight down to the ground.

Obaminator is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Obaminator throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wright works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obaminator looking for submissions off his back.

Obaminator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wright is trying to control the action in half guard but Obaminator is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wright is thwarting Obaminator's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Obaminator manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Obaminator looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obaminator is really struggling to control Wright but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Obaminator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obaminator takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Barack Obaminator has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Obaminator.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Obaminator tries to clinch but Wright moves away
and Wright counters with a left right combination that sends Obaminator crashing to the mat - Wright wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Obaminator out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carter Wright!
Carter Wright is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Carter Wright was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Barack Obaminator spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be black'.