PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gastao Gaspar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Obomba is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Obomba
vs
Gaspar

175 cm
25
153 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

167 cm
26
159 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gastao Gaspar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obomba fails to land the takedown.
Obomba stalks Gaspar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gaspar's face. Gaspar staggers backwards, shaken.
Obomba tries for a takedown but Gaspar circles away easily
and Gaspar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obomba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gaspar is fending him off so far but Obomba persists. Nope, Gaspar circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Obomba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obomba just misses with a punch to the body.
Obomba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaspar misses with a lunging right hand
and Obomba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaspar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Obomba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obomba drives through with a takedown into Gaspar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gaspar wants to get back to his feet but Obomba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Obomba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gaspar wants to get back to his feet but Obomba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obomba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaspar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obomba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obomba slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Obomba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gaspar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba lands a heavy elbow.
Obomba lands with some strikes.
Obomba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gaspar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Obomba.
Obomba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Obomba throwing strikes here but Gaspar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Obomba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Obomba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Gaspar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gaspar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obomba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Obomba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gaspar looks a forlorn figure.
Gaspar looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Gaspar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gaspar blocking the ground and pound.
Obomba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obomba landing strikes from the mount and Gaspar is in trouble!
Obomba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gaspar's face.
Obomba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gaspar's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obomba with good strikes from the mount here!
Obomba throws some wild stikes that Gaspar manages to avoid easily.

Obomba has isolated one of Gaspar's arms. Gaspar looking to fight him off but Obomba twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barry Obomba!