PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argyle Cairn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cairn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Obrien
vs
Cairn

193 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
20
275 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Rec/Stamina

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Konan Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Argyle Cairn!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obrien fails to land with a series of punches.
Obrien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cairn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obrien. That's going to slow Cairn down.
Obrien lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Argyle Cairn has been cut.
Cairn is looking to clinch but Obrien is avoiding it.
Obrien closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Obrien lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Obrien finds it's way through Cairn's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obrien looks to land a combination but Cairn avoids it well.
Obrien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obrien misses with a double jab.
Cairn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Obrien.
Obrien misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien throws a right hand that Cairn ducks under and follows up with a left that Cairn also avoids with ease.
Cairn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Obrien throws a right hand that Cairn ducks under and follows up with a left that Cairn also avoids with ease.
Obrien lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cairn will feel that in the morning.
Obrien misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Obrien is predictable there

and Cairn counters by moving into the clinch.
Obrien misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cairn looking to throw knees to the head but Obrien is blocking nicely.

Obrien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cairn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obrien misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obrien.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obrien!
Obrien throws a nice looking combination but Cairn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien connects with a jab.

That has opened up Argyle Cairn's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obrien scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obrien throws a leg kick but Cairn checks it.
Konan Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obrien turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obrien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cairn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cairn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obrien moves away.
Obrien connects with a jab.
Obrien lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cairn backs up against the cage.
Argyle Cairn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cairn walks into a stiff left hand from Obrien.
Obrien looks to land a combination but Cairn avoids it well.
Cairn blocks a jab.
Obrien throws a leg kick

and Cairn moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien wants to break free but Cairn has control.
Cairn keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cairn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cairn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obrien swings wildly with an uppercut but Cairn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obrien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obrien blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cairn has Obrien pressed against the cage, preventing Obrien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obrien wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cairn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obrien avoiding damage as Cairn throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cairn.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Cairn is controlling him.
Obrien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cairn has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cairn obliges.

Obrien manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Obrien misses
and Cairn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obrien is breathing heavily.
Obrien throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cairn tries to clinch up.
A shot to de liver by Obrien. Beautiful body shot.
Obrien throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obrien misses with the combination.
Obrien misses with a leg kick

and Cairn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cairn.
Obrien is looking to break free of the clinch but Cairn has double underhooks.
Cairn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obrien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.
Obrien is trying to break free.
Cairn prevents Obrien from breaking the clinch.
Obrien takes a shot to the head.
Cairn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cairn landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cairn lands a shoulder strike.
Obrien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cairn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cairn with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Cairn - that landed with a thud.
Obrien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cairn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Cairn.
Cairn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cairn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konan Obrien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argyle Cairn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Obrien throws a jab but it's blocked by Cairn.
Obrien attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cairn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Obrien scores with a three punch combo!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obrien.
Obrien is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obrien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cairn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Obrien.

The cut above Argyle Cairn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Obrien lands a nice shot to the body.
Konan Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cairn slips a jab and a cross from Obrien.
Obrien throws a head kick but Cairn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Obrien dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obrien lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cairn tries to clinch but Obrien moves out of range.
Obrien cracks Cairn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Konan Obrien is winning the standup battle so far.
Cairn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obrien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obrien tries to bum rush Cairn with a series of wild strikes but Cairn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obrien throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Obrien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obrien scores with a one two! Cairn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien misses with a jab to the body

and Cairn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cairn.
Cairn scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obrien tries for a takedown but Cairn manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cairn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cairn gets through Obrien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cairn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obrien's efforts to push away.
Cairn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obrien.
Obrien tries to break free but Cairn pushes him back against the cage.
Cairn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obrien's face.
Cairn tries to land a knee to the head but Obrien blocks with his arms.
Obrien wants to get back to striking at distance but Cairn won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cairn.
Cairn pushes Obrien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cairn lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cairn.
Cairn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cairn lands a knee to the body.
Argyle Cairn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cairn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Cairn throws an elbow that misses.
Obrien working hard to break the clinch.
Cairn lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obrien.

Obrien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obrien lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Obrien.
Obrien fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Obrien is working the combinations to good effect here.
Obrien scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cairn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cairn wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konan Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien looks to land a combination but Cairn avoids it well.
Obrien thows a leg kick but Cairn checks it

and Cairn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Obrien is trying to force a seperation but Cairn has the dominant position.
Cairn keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Cairn is controlling him.
Cairn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cairn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cairn lands a nice uppercut.
Cairn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cairn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cairn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cairn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cairn obliges.
A short left from Cairn.
Cairn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obrien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cairn.
Cairn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obrien has had enough of the clinch but Cairn keeps him there for the moment.
Cairn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obrien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obrien is trying to break free.
Cairn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cairn tries a knee to the head but Obrien blocks it.

Obrien manages to break the clinch.
Obrien throws a combination that misses

and Cairn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cairn.
A knee to the head by Cairn.

Obrien breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obrien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cairn checks a low kick from Obrien.
A right-left combo lands from Obrien.
A jab from Obrien finds it's way through Cairn's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Argyle Cairn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Argyle Cairn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Obrien throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cairn.
Cairn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obrien throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obrien shoots in for a double leg but Cairn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Obrien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cairn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obrien misses with a wild body shot.
Obrien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cairn has time to react.
Obrien misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Obrien misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cairn wants to clinch up but Obrien keeps it at a distance.

Cairn clinches up with Obrien and pushes him back against the cage.
Cairn keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obrien tries to break the clinch but Cairn is controlling the position.
Obrien swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cairn keeps control of Obrien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Cairn.

It looks like Konan Obrien has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cairn lands a knee to the head.
Cairn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cairn crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Cairn tries a knee to the head but Obrien blocks it.
Cairn lands a knee to the body.
Cairn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cairn.
Cairn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obrien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cairn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obrien backwards.
Cairn misses with a knee strike.
Obrien wants to break free but Cairn has control.
Obrien is trying to break the clinch but Cairn has him pressed against the cage.
Cairn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Cairn.
Obrien is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cairn tries to land a knee to the head but Obrien blocks with his arms.
Obrien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obrien wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cairn misses with a knee strike.
Obrien can't break the clinch.
Cairn crunches a lovely knee into Obrien's ribcage.
Obrien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cairn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obrien goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cairn prevents it.
Cairn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obrien or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obrien pushes Cairn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cairn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.
Cairn tries to land a knee to the head but Obrien blocks with his arms.
Obrien tries to circle away but Cairn has him pinned against the cage.
Obrien blocks the elbow strike.
Cairn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obrien blocks it with crossed arms.

Obrien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Obrien or perhaps it was just good defense by Cairn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konan Obrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obrien throws a wild body kick that Cairn sees coming a mile off.
A head kick from Obrien lands but Cairn takes it in his stride.
Cairn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Obrien connects with a jab.
Obrien misses with a low kick as Cairn jumps back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cairn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cairn is looking to clinch.
Cairn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cairn is looking to clinch but Obrien is avoiding it.
Obrien swings for the body but Cairn moves out of range.
Cairn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cairn moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Cairn as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cairn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obrien works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cairn checks the leg kick.
Obrien tries to land a leg kick but Cairn saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Obrien does no damage.
Cairn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obrien misses the shot to the body.
Cairn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obrien.
Obrien throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obrien looks to land a combination but Cairn avoids it well.
Cairn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obrien throws a combination that misses

and Cairn counters by moving into the clinch.
Obrien takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Argyle Cairn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cairn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Argyle Cairn!