PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 298 p4p, 944 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 37 p4p, 105 weight class). Blaydes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Blaydes
vs
Obi

171 cm
34
158
18 - 9 - 2

178 cm
34
158
18 - 13 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
Obi throws a sloppy body shot
and Blaydes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Obi misses with an uppercut.
Obi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaydes just misses with a punch to the body.

Blaydes clinches up with Obi and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes stands there with Obi around his waist. Obi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blaydes misses with some punches.
Obi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaydes walks away with a smile on his face. Obi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oscar Blaydes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chike Obi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obi throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi throws out a counter right but Blaydes avoids it with no problem.
Obi slips under a jab from Blaydes.
Blaydes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obi. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blaydes pushes Obi up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaydes struggles to land a body shot inside as Obi controls his hands.
A short right from Blaydes on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaydes.
Obi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blaydes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes throws a head punch that misses.
Blaydes misses with a punch on the inside.
Obi tries to pull guard but Blaydes won't allow it.
Blaydes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaydes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
Blaydes misses with the head strike.
Obi is trying to pull guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blaydes.
Obi blocks a body shot from Blaydes.

Obi pulls Blaydes into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obi is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blaydes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obi working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes trying to control the position from guard on top but Obi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaydes.
Obi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaydes's head.
Blaydes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Blaydes loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Blaydes.
Obi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaydes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
Blaydes connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a wild body shot.
Blaydes delivers a nice body kick.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obi.
Obi throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.

Blaydes moves into range and clinches up with Obi.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaydes lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes cracks Obi with a nice body shot.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaydes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
Obi is trying to pull guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blaydes lands a body punch.
Obi looks winded!
Blaydes lands with a short shot to the head.
Obi tries to pull guard but Blaydes won't allow it.
Blaydes struggles to land a body shot inside as Obi controls his hands.
Blaydes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blaydes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Obi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blaydes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Obi can turn it around.
Obi tries to pull guard but Blaydes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaydes scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Blaydes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blaydes stuns Obi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes misses with a body shot.
Blaydes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Obi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oscar Blaydes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obi misses with a looping right.
Obi misses with a hook.
Blaydes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obi can do to turn this around?
Obi swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oscar Blaydes is winning the standup battle so far.
Obi tries to move into range but Blaydes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaydes lunges at Obi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obi's hand.
Blaydes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
Blaydes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaydes is looking to wear down Obi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaydes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaydes's hands.
A nice leg kick from Blaydes, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaydes misses with a body shot.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Obi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaydes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obi's head backwards.
Blaydes lands a head shot.
Obi misses with a looping right.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blaydes lands with a nice body punch.
Obi misses with a left hand
and Blaydes counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes works Obi's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
Blaydes lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaydes. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaydes lands a nice shot that snaps Obi's head back.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Blaydes.
Obi takes one on the button.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaydes scores with a hook.
Obi catches Blaydes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaydes looks to land a right hand but Obi moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi missing with a left hand there. Blaydes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Blaydes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaydes lands a jab to the nose.
Obi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaydes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Obi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blaydes - the referee stops the clock and Obi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blaydes. Obi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Blaydes sizes up Obi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blaydes connects with a body shot.
Blaydes swings for the body but Obi moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaydes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Obi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obi.
Blaydes looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes takes a swing at Obi's ribcage but misses.
Obi walks into a straight right hand from Blaydes.
Nice uppercut there from Obi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Obi is just out of range.
Obi throws a looping overhand right but Blaydes ducks down to avoid it.
Blaydes lands a jab to Obi's midsection.
Blaydes tries to clinch but Obi moves out of range.
Obi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Obi fails to land with a series of punches.
Obi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Blaydes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blaydes.
Blaydes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oscar Blaydes 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!

A jab from Obi misses.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Obi breaks away and moves out of range.
Blaydes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Obi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Obi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaydes throws a nice looking combination but Obi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Blaydes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obi manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Obi misses.

Blaydes pushes Obi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blaydes to keep the fight standing.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Obi fails to pull guard.
Blaydes lands an uppercut.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes stands there with Obi around his waist. Obi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oscar Blaydes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chike Obi.
Obi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obi tries to pull guard but Blaydes holds him up against the cage and eventually Obi drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaydes.
Obi jumps guard but Blaydes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blaydes scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Blaydes.
Obi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blaydes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
Oscar Blaydes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaydes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obi backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaydes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obi tries to pull guard but Blaydes holds him up against the cage and eventually Obi drops back down to his feet.
Blaydes working aggressively here.
Blaydes tries to throw a body punch but Obi avoids it by throwing Blaydes back against the cage.
Blaydes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Obi.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blaydes walks away with a smile on his face. Obi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obi throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Obi throws a body shot but no joy.
Obi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Blaydes gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blaydes.
Blaydes lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Obi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Obi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blaydes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blaydes works over Obi with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes stays in close to Obi's body and controls the position.
Obi keeping moving, preventing Blaydes from controlling successfully.
Blaydes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Blaydes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Obi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blaydes defends it easily.
Blaydes stands up over Obi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Blaydes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Blaydes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blaydes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blaydes distracts Obi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chike Obi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Obi has his foot on Blaydes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blaydes works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Blaydes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaydes, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
During a confident post fight interview, Oscar Blaydes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.