PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cyothen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyothen comes into the arena with 7lions - one man symphony blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cyothen
vs
Obama

225 cm
27
235 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

196 cm
21
141 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Cyothen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands with a cross.
Obama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cyothen throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cyothen.
Obama misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama looks to land a combination but Cyothen avoids it well.
Obama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cyothen on the side of the head.
Max Cyothen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cyothen's hands.
Obama tries to bum rush Cyothen with a series of wild strikes but Cyothen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obama slips under a jab.
Cyothen misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Cyothen misses.
Cyothen throws a right hand that misses

and Obama counters by moving into the clinch.
Cyothen tries to break free but Obama pushes him back against the cage.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama lands with a hook. Cyothen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cyothen misses with a hook.
Cyothen throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right-left combo lands from Obama.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Obama scores with a four punch combination!
Cyothen throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Cyothen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obama circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Obama tenderised Cyothen's leg. Cyothen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cyothen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Cyothen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tenacity Elite - 17 Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Cyothen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyothen.
A solid body kick from Obama.
Max Cyothen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Obama closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Obama lands in his opponent's guard.
Obama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obama slips nicely into half guard.

Obama is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cyothen is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Temitope Obama!
During a confident post fight interview, Temitope Obama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.