PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tompkins's entrance music is Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Tompkins
vs
Obworth

215 cm
35
277 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

199 cm
39
261 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth tries to clinch there but Tompkins circles away.
Obworth wants to clinch.
Obworth dodges the punch combination from Tompkins.
Tompkins looks for the body kick but Obworth saw that one coming.
Obworth has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tompkins is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Obworth blocks the body kick.
Obworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tompkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Tompkins misses the target.
Tompkins misses with an uppercut.

Obworth instigates a clinch.

Tompkins wants the takedown. Obworth is fighting it off but Tompkins persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Obworth's guard against the cage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Obworth will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Obworth lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Obworth trying to strike off his back.
Tompkins throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tompkins with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obworth trying to strike off his back.
Obworth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obworth tries to strike from the bottom.
Tompkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Obworth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Obworth striking off his back but it's not causing Tompkins any problems.
Tompkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obworth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Obworth scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Obworth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've been hearing that Tompkins has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Tompkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Obworth throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tompkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Obworth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Obworth throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tompkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obworth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tompkins is working Obworth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tompkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Obworth is retaining full guard.
Obworth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tompkins throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth trying to strike off his back.
Obworth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tompkins cracks Obworth with a solid left hand.
Tompkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Obworth has wrist control.
Obworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tompkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obworth throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Obworth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Obworth lands a nice shot to the head.
Obworth working the ground and pound effectively.
Obworth avoids the attempt from Tompkins to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Obworth connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Obworth dominating with strikes here.
Obworth looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tompkins covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Obworth!
Our winner, Jacob Obworth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.