PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braincells might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BoneCrusher- Aint neva scared. Obworth has chosen Sabaton - Wolfpack 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.

Braincells
vs
Obworth

194 cm
29
291 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

199 cm
33
275 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braincells tries to clinch but Obworth moves out of range.
Braincells bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obworth misses with a combination
and Braincells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Braincells misses.
Braincells moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braincells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Braincells is just out of range.
Braincells wants to clinch.
Braincells misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Braincells is just out of range.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Obworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obworth.
Obworth jabs at Braincells's body.
Braincells doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Braincells misses the jab.
Braincells on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obworth missing with a left hand there. Braincells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braincells ducks right into an uppercut from Obworth.
Braincells throws a hook but Obworth avoids it easily.
Braincells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Braincells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obworth shoots for a takedown but Braincells saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Obworth scores with a hook.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braincells closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braincells counters with a straight right hand.
Obworth tries to bum rush Braincells with a series of wild strikes but Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Obworth misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braincells misses with a straight right.
Obworth lands a nice shot that snaps Braincells's head back.
Obworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braincells fails with a takedown attempt.
Obworth misses the body punch
and Braincells connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braincells throws a shot from downtown. Obworth moves away and avoids it.
Obworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth misses with a body shot.
Obworth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braincells lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Obworth coming out on top.
Obworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
Braincells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braincells scrambles back to his feet.
Obworth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braincells rather than just go for the knockout.
Obworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braincells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braincells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braincells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Obworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braincells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Decent striking displayed by Obworth there.
Jacob Obworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braincells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braincells loads up on a big right hand but Obworth slips the punch.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Obworth both land. Nice combination.
A cross from Obworth lands.
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!
Braincells moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
A big right from Braincells misses.
Obworth closes the distance and clinches up with Braincells, looking for a takedown. Obworth pushes Braincells against the cage but Braincells circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Obworth throws a right hand that Braincells ducks under and follows up with a left that Braincells also avoids with ease.
Braincells tries to clinch but Obworth is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Obworth.
Obworth throws a nice looking combination but Braincells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obworth throws a lazy right hand but Braincells sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obworth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Obworth lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obworth has his takedown stuffed
and Braincells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obworth. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obworth swings for the body but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Braincells.
Braincells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Obworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Obworth.
Braincells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obworth.
Obworth shoots and misses
and Braincells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lostma Braincells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Obworth works Braincells's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth slips a straight right by Braincells.

Braincells closes the distance and clinches.
Braincells can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.
Obworth presses Braincells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braincells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braincells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obworth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Braincells is trying to drag Obworth to the mat but Obworth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braincells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obworth has a couple of punches blocked by Braincells.
Obworth is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obworth is pushing Braincells up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Obworth.
Obworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braincells moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth throws a looping overhand right but Braincells ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth scores with a jab to the body.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Braincells avoids them all with ease.
Obworth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Obworth throws out a loose jab but Braincells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braincells showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obworth.
Braincells misses with a body shot.
Obworth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Braincells backs up against the cage.
Obworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braincells moves away.
Braincells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Braincells.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
Braincells misses the shot to the body.
Braincells avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Obworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth lands a nice hook to Braincells's body. Braincells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braincells was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Obworth fails to land the takedown.

Obworth gets a takedown into half guard.
Braincells holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Braincells wants to control but Obworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braincells controlling the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lostma Braincells just wasn't active enough.
Braincells defending well as Obworth loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Braincells scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Obworth fails with the takedown.
Lostma Braincells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Braincells throws a looping overhand right but Obworth ducks down to avoid it.
Obworth looks to throw the jab but Braincells is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth misses the jab.
Braincells moves away from the strike by Obworth.
Braincells misses with a combination
and Obworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braincells scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a hook.
Braincells misses with an uppercut. Obworth saw that one coming.
Braincells slips a jab from Obworth.
Braincells throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obworth.
Obworth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braincells's hands.
Braincells connects with a jab.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Obworth lands.
Braincells scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braincells scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Braincells.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braincells manages to avoid it.
Obworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braincells wants to clinch up but Obworth keeps it at a distance.
Obworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells throws a hook to the side of Obworth's head but Obworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braincells throws a lazy right hand but Obworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braincells fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Obworth finds it's target.
Obworth throws a hook but Braincells blocks it.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braincells moves in looking to clinch but Obworth pushes him off.
Braincells slips a straight right by Obworth.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obworth tries for a takedown but Braincells sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braincells lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Obworth misses
and Braincells counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obworth thinking.
Braincells walks into a jab.
Obworth lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Braincells misses the target.
Jab, jab by Braincells - just one landing.
Braincells tries to clinch there but Obworth circles away.
Braincells slips a jab from Obworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braincells feints a jab promting Obworth to slip. Braincells then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Obworth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braincells was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Obworth thuds a left hand into Braincells's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Braincells takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obworth misses with a looping right.
Braincells looks to score with a jab to the body but Obworth is just out of range.
Obworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braincells.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braincells manages to avoid it.
Obworth lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Obworth - just one landing.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braincells takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Obworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braincells at a distance.
Obworth misses with a wild combination.
Obworth misses with a left hand

and Braincells counters with a takedown into side control.
Obworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braincells working away.
Obworth is being controlled here.
Obworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braincells wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Braincells cracks Obworth with a big right hand but Obworth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Braincells wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Obworth, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth is looking for a sweep.
Obworth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Braincells.
Braincells throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Braincells is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obworth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braincells wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Braincells seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obworth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Braincells's best efforts.
Braincells landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Braincells is working away from the top position though.
Obworth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obworth.
Obworth looking to control.

Braincells got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obworth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Braincells has managed to get both his arms back between Obworth's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braincells works over Obworth with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jacob Obworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Braincells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obworth misses with a series of wild punches.

Braincells moves into the clinch.
Braincells trying to stall but Obworth improves his position.
Braincells lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Braincells.
Braincells jumps guard but Obworth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Braincells misses with a body punch.
Obworth blocking some punches.
Braincells can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.
Obworth misses with a body punch.
Braincells lands a hook that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Obworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braincells's elbow.
Obworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth is trying to pull guard but Braincells turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braincells looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Obworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braincells throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Braincells.
Obworth stalling the fight.
Obworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braincells or not.
Obworth trying to control the position but instead, Braincells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obworth into the cage.
A short left from Obworth.
Obworth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braincells walks away with a smile on his face. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obworth lands a nice hook to Braincells's body. Braincells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Braincells takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obworth swings for the body but Braincells moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Obworth does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braincells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Braincells avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Obworth.
Obworth lands a jab to Braincells's midsection.
Obworth slaps away a takedown attempt from Braincells, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Braincells takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Braincells thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Braincells misses its intended target.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obworth tries to bum rush Braincells with a series of wild strikes but Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Obworth misses.
Obworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braincells takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obworth throws a nice looking combination but Braincells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obworth. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lostma Braincells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obworth thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Obworth misses.
Braincells misses with a looping left.
Obworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braincells thows a body shot but no joy.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braincells.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Obworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Obworth!
Jacob Obworth is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jacob Obworth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.