PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake Arena. Chauncey Silvestre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Obeh
vs
Silvestre

178 cm
31
159 lbs
22 - 9 - 2

171 cm
27
153 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Just Fight

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 22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Ratrick Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre swings widly with a right hand
and Obeh counters with an inside leg kick.
Obeh misses with a body kick.
Obeh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a head kick. Obeh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silvestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvestre cracks Obeh with an open hand slap.
Silvestre cracks Obeh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Obeh throws a head kick that misses.
Silvestre looks for the body kick but Obeh saw that one coming.
A big left from Silvestre misses.
Obeh moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.
Silvestre digs a good body shot into Obeh's ribs.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obeh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obeh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Obeh misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Silvestre misses its intended target.
Obeh throws a series of punches but Silvestre avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh lands a nice shot to the body.
Obeh tries to move into range but Silvestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Obeh blocks the body kick.
Silvestre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
Obeh moves out of range of the body kick.
Obeh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvestres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silvestre scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obeh was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre misses with the body kick
and Obeh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
A lazy left from Silvestre finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obeh misses the shot to the body.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Obeh 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.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvestre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvestre can pounce on him.
Obeh is looking to wear down Silvestre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Obeh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silvestre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obeh was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silvestre misses with a left hand
and Obeh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silvestre thinking.
Obeh slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Obeh takes one on the button.
Obeh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silvestre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obeh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Silvestre is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silvestre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silvestre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvestre misses with an uppercut. Obeh saw that one coming.
Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Obeh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Obeh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh catches Silvestre with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silvestre takes one to the chin there.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obeh.
Obeh throws a head kick that half lands.
Silvestre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silvestre blocks a low kick nicely.
Obeh throws a big shot that misses.
Silvestre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obeh's calf.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obeh.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Obeh feints and then cracks Silvestre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvestre down.
Silvestre throws a wild body kick that Obeh sees coming a mile off.
Obeh lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obeh throws a leg kick which misses Silvestre's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvestre tries to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Obeh. That snapped Silvestre's head back.
Obeh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silvestre on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre scores with a head kick.
Obeh scores with a leg kick.
Obeh staying out of range there.
Obeh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Obeh moves out of range.
Silvestre tries to work over Obeh's front leg with a kick but Obeh checks it.
Obeh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silvestre misses with a straight left.
Silvestre throws a low kick but Obeh avoids it.
Silvestre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Obeh is out of range.
Obeh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silvestre to score with a decent uppercut.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Obeh takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Obeh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chauncey Silvestre will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Obeh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Obeh blocks the body kick.
Obeh lands a nice looking body kick.
Obeh slips under a jab from Silvestre.
A telegraphed right hand from Obeh misses the target.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
Obeh moves out of range of the body kick from Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a nice shot that snaps Obeh's head back.
Obeh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvestre.
Silvestre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Silvestre lands with an overhand left.
Silvestre motions for Obeh to come forward. Silvestre throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Obeh jabs Silvestre right on the nose. Silvestre blinks but takes it well.
Obeh throws a big shot that misses.
Silvestre thuds his right hand into Obeh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obeh.
Silvestre misses with a looping right.
Silvestre misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silvestre. Obeh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silvestre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obeh counters with a straight right hand.
Obeh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvestre. That did some damage!
Obeh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silvestre's calf.
Silvestre wants to slow Obeh down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Obeh misses.
Obeh connects with a high kick.
Obeh scores with a nice right hand.
Obeh lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Silvestre throws a quick inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvestre in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That kick from Obeh tenderised Silvestre's leg. Silvestre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Obeh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvestre thows a body kick. Obeh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silvestre tries to score with a low kick but Obeh moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Silvestre misses.
Obeh swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Obeh looks to land a body kick but Silvestre moved away.
Obeh moves forwards but Silvestre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obeh throws a hook but Silvestre avoids it easily.
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Obeh is out of range.
A jab from Silvestre does it's job there.
Silvestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obeh.
Silvestre drops his hands momentarily and Obeh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obeh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silvestre on the side of the head.
Obeh lands a nice looking body shot.
Silvestre swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obeh.
Silvestre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to land a leg kick but Silvestre saw it coming and moves away.
Silvestre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Obeh throws a leg kick but Silvestre checks it.
Silvestre 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.
Silvestre throws a hook but Obeh blocks it.
Obeh slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Obeh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre lands a jab to the nose.
Obeh walks into a stiff left hand from Silvestre.
Ratrick Obeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Obeh throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obeh avoids a kick to the body.
Silvestre drops his hands momentarily and Obeh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Obeh checks it.
Silvestre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silvestre duly obliges.
Silvestre looks to throw the jab but Obeh is out of range.
Silvestre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obeh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silvestre tests Obeh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obeh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obeh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
Silvestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvestre throws a combination. Obeh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silvestre scores with a jab.

Obeh is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre is looking to land body kicks.
Oh Obeh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Obeh.
Obeh seems to have got his legs back now.
Silvestre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chauncey Silvestre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Obeh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvestre. That did some damage!
Silvestre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obeh misses with a straight left.
Obeh with a nice cross.
Obeh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obeh lands a nice looking body shot.
Obeh motions for Silvestre to come forward. Obeh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silvestre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Obeh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silvestre moves away.
Silvestre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silvestre throws a big shot that misses.
Obeh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Obeh thows a body kick. Silvestre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Silvestre there.
Obeh scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lunges at Obeh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obeh's hand.
Silvestre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obeh throws a sloppy head kick and Silvestre moves out of range easily.
Silvestre misses with a looping left.
Obeh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obeh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obeh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Obeh cracks a nice hook into Silvestre's ribs.
Silvestre blocks a jab.
Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obeh.
Silvestre looks to land a left hand but Obeh moved out of range nicely.
Obeh misses with a straight right.
Obeh lands a head shot.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obeh blocks a head kick by Silvestre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obeh scores with a nice strike.
Obeh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Silvestre.
Obeh scores with a jab to the body.
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Silvestre misses its intended target.
Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Obeh checks it.
Obeh throws a solid leg kick but Silvestre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Obeh.
Silvestre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obeh counters with a nice body shot.
Silvestre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obeh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silvestre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obeh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silvestre.
Obeh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Silvestre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obeh moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obeh.
Obeh slips a straight right by Silvestre.
Obeh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a hook but Obeh avoids it easily.
Obeh avoids a kick to the body.
Obeh misses with a wild body shot.
Silvestre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silvestre throws a leg kick but Obeh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silvestre throws a body kick that misses.
Obeh throws out a leg kick but Silvestre moves out of range and Obeh only half commits.
Obeh scores with a leg kick.
Obeh thuds a left hand into Silvestre's body.
Ratrick Obeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre scores with a one two! Obeh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Obeh checks a low kick from Silvestre.
Silvestre checks a low kick from Obeh.
Obeh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obeh moves out of range of the leg kick from Silvestre.
Obeh checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Silvestre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obeh needs to keep his hands up - Silvestre had a free shot at his head there.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obeh moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre wants to land a leg kick but Obeh is out of range.
Silvestre misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvestre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ratrick Obeh.
Well Silvestre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chauncey Silvestre!