PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obadiah Klinefelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klinefelter comes to the cage accompanied by Star Wars. Tay has chosen Blue (Dancing Crayfish Version) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Klinefelter
vs
Daddy Tay

173 cm
29
184 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

187 cm
24
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Obadiah Klinefelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cray Daddy Tay!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Klinefelter.
Tay lands a glancing blow to the side of Klinefelter's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Klinefelter.
Tay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Klinefelter lands with a left to the head.
Tay throws a punch but it's blocked by Klinefelter.
Klinefelter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tay is defending well for now.
Klinefelter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klinefelter tries to land knees in the clinch but Tay avoids the damage to the body.
Klinefelter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Klinefelter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tay struggles to land a body shot inside as Klinefelter controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klinefelter.
Tay blocks an elbow strike from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tay avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Klinefelter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Klinefelter misses with a knee strike.
Klinefelter throws a head punch that misses.
Tay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klinefelter takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Obadiah Klinefelter has been cut.
Tay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klinefelter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Klinefelter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klinefelter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tay gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tay.
Tay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klinefelter.
Tay lands a shoulder strike.
Tay swings wildly with an uppercut but Klinefelter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tay lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay managing to block the knees to the body from Klinefelter.
Tay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klinefelter's elbow.
Tay avoiding damage as Klinefelter throws knees to the body.
Klinefelter scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klinefelter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tays head.
Klinefelter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tay after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Obadiah Klinefelter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klinefelter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tay.
Tay misses with a body punch.
Klinefelter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tay is defending well for now.
Tay tries to work over Klinefelter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tay is trying to force a seperation but Klinefelter has the dominant position.
Tay has a couple of punches blocked by Klinefelter.
Tay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klinefelter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right handed body shot lands from Tay.
Klinefelter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tay is rocked!

It looks like Cray Daddy Tay has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Tay fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Klinefelter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Klinefelter has a couple of punches blocked by Tay.
Klinefelter landing knees to the head.
Tay is still on wobbly legs! Can Klinefelter finish him?
Klinefelter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tay's elbow.
Tay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tay seems to have recovered his senses.
Tay takes an elbow to the temple.
Klinefelter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tay trying to stall but Klinefelter improves his position.
Klinefelter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klinefelter throws an elbow but it misses.
Tay avoids a wild elbow strike from Klinefelter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tay.
Tay takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tay misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay misses with a punch on the inside.
Klinefelter misses with a body punch.
Tay misses with the head strike.
Tay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klinefelter lands a good knee to the midsection. Tay won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klinefelter lands with a short shot to the head.
Klinefelter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klinefelter working Tay over with knees to the body.
Klinefelter lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Klinefelter is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tay can't fight it off and eventually Klinefelter manages to take the fight to the floor. Tay looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Klinefelter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klinefelter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Obadiah Klinefelter dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Klinefelter misses with a takedown
and Tay counters with a straight right hand.
Klinefelter wants to land a leg kick but Tay is out of range.
Tay misses the jab.
Tay connects with a nice looking jab.
Cray Daddy Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tay.
Klinefelter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tay counters with a two punch combo.
Klinefelter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Tay as Klinefelter shoots in.
Klinefelter tries to land a front kick but Tay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Klinefelter misses with a shot to the body
and Tay counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Klinefelter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Klinefelter lands an elbow that stopped Tay in his tracks for a moment.
Klinefelter trying to land knees to the body.
Tay misses with the head strike.
Tay misses with a body punch.
Tay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klinefelter misses with a punch on the inside.
Klinefelter throws an elbow that misses.
Tay throws a head punch that misses.

Tay has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Klinefelter regains guard immediately.
Klinefelter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tay!
Tay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter lands a heavy elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klinefelter controlling his opponent.
Tay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tay trying to hold on to Klinefelter's head to control him but Klinefelter postures up.
Klinefelter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tay knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Klinefelter connects with a nice short shot to Tay's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay wants to get back to full guard but Klinefelter has passed into side control.
Tay is looking to reverse the position.
Klinefelter is chipping away with strikes.
Tay wants to control but Klinefelter postures up.
Who's going to make the next move?
Tay wants to control but Klinefelter postures up.
Klinefelter trying to control the position but Tay is working away.
Tay dodges the ground and pound from Klinefelter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Klinefelter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Klinefelter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tay regains half guard.
Tay wants to control but Klinefelter is keeping busy.
Tay taking some punishment here, with Klinefelter in his half guard.
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!
Tay makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tay.
Klinefelter throwing strikes from guard but Tay blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klinefelter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tay is keeping the position for now.
Tay is pulling down on Klinefelter's head. It's preventing any offense from Klinefelter, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Obadiah Klinefelter will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Klinefelter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klinefelter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klinefelter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Klinefelter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Tay does no damage.
Tay moves out of range of the leg kick from Klinefelter.
Cray Daddy Tay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

A big head kick from Klinefelter and Tay is sent sprawling to the canvas!
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!
Tay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klinefelter landing some decent shots from guard.
Klinefelter 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.
Tay is trying to control the position but Klinefelter postures up.
Tay keeping moving, preventing Klinefelter from controlling successfully.
Klinefelter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cray Daddy Tay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tay is on top in guard.
Obadiah Klinefelter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Klinefelter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tay's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Klinefelter is one step ahead there.
Klinefelter with a nice head shot there.
Tay looking for a sweep. Not yet Tay, not yet.
Tay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Klinefelter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Klinefelter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Klinefelter won't allow Tay to sweep him here.
Klinefelter lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tay wants to sweep but no luck.
Tay avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klinefelter is working Tay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tay is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Klinefelter postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tay covers up, he's hurt! Klinefelter keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Klinefelter and the ref steps in to end the fight! Klinefelter can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obadiah Klinefelter!
A victorious Obadiah Klinefelter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.