PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes into the arena with Alive blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Blaylock
vs
Obworth

195 cm
26
279 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

199 cm
41
261 lbs
32 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mookie Blaylock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obworth scores with a takedown into Blaylock's guard.
Blaylock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Obworth working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blaylock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blaylock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Blaylock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Obworth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaylock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Obworth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is looking for a sweep. Obworth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blaylock regains full guard. Nicely done.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaylock is retaining full guard.
Blaylock pulls Obworth in close to prevent any damage.
Obworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaylock is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Obworth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing.
Obworth scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaylock is retaining full guard.
Blaylock is pulling down on Obworth's head. It's preventing any offense from Obworth, at least for the moment.
Obworth postures up in Blaylock's guard and throws a big left but Blaylock blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaylock has Obworth pulled in close to control his posture.
Obworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Obworth postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Obworth.
Obworth checks the leg kick.
Blaylock throws a nice looking combination but Obworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Obworth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaylock doesn't seem phased though.
Blaylock throws a series of punches but Obworth avoids them all with ease.
Obworth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blaylock back to the cage. Obworth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obworth throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blaylock tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Obworth is in Blaylock's guard.
Blaylock pulls Obworth in close to his closed guard and prevents Obworth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blaylock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaylock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Obworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaylock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaylock's head.
Blaylock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Obworth tries to free his leg and advance position but Blaylock is retaining full guard.
Obworth throws an elbow that misses. Blaylock uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obworth's guard. Nice move by Blaylock!

Blaylock trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Obworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaylock stopping the sweep attempt from Obworth.
Blaylock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Obworth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaylock is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Obworth throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blaylock escapes and throws Obworth's legs to the side, diving into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Obworth lands a nice shot to the body.
Obworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blaylock.
Obworth slips a jab and a cross from Blaylock.
Blaylock lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaylock lands a nice hook to Obworth's body. Obworth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaylock scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Obworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obworth fails with the takedown.

Obworth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blaylock is on top in guard.

Obworth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obworth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock trying to control but Obworth postures up.
Obworth throws a strike but Blaylock avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Obworth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaylock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaylock looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaylock, not yet.
Blaylock pulls Obworth in close to prevent any damage.
Obworth postures up in Blaylock's guard and throws a big left but Blaylock blocks it.
Blaylock pulls Obworth in close to prevent any damage.
Obworth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blaylock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blaylock has momentary wrist control but Obworth slips an elbow through the middle.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth stopping the sweep attempt from Blaylock.
Obworth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Obworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaylock's head.
Obworth throws a big elbow that misses.
Obworth won't allow Blaylock to sweep him here.
Obworth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obworth being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Obworth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Obworth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Obworth postures up and lands a big shot to Blaylock's brow.
Obworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaylock has wrist control.
Obworth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaylock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Obworth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Obworth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blaylock is keeping the position for now.
Obworth throwing strikes but missing.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice body punch from Obworth.
Obworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Obworth blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaylock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaylock is looking to clinch.
Obworth sizes up Blaylock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blaylock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obworth throws out the jab.
Mookie Blaylock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obworth moves forwards but Blaylock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Obworth looks to land a left hand but Blaylock moved out of range nicely.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth fails to land the takedown.
Mookie Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obworth fails with the takedown
and Blaylock counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock lands a lovely overhand right.
Blaylock is looking to slow Obworth down with leg kicks.
Blaylock throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big right from Blaylock misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacob Obworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Obworth lands with an uppercut that bounces Blaylock off the cage and back into range.
Blaylock slips a straight right by Obworth.
Obworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obworth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blaylock circles away.
Obworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaylock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Obworth moves out of range.
A punch combination from Obworth misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Obworth is defended easily by Blaylock.
Blaylock throws out a loose jab but Obworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Obworth.
Obworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaylock but Blaylock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mookie Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obworth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blaylock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaylock looks to land a combination but Obworth avoids it well.
Blaylock scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a double jab.
Mookie Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaylock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Blaylock.
Obworth moves away from the strike by Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obworth moves out of range as Blaylock strikes.
Blaylock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Blaylock's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blaylock connects with a right hand. Obworth shakes it off.
Blaylock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obworth shoots in for a double leg but Blaylock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaylock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Obworth throws an overhand right that lands on Blaylock's shoulder, as Blaylock tries to avoid the shot.
Blaylock slaps away a takedown attempt from Obworth, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaylock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaylock lands with a cross.
Blaylock connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obworth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaylock defending well as Obworth loads up on a big left hand.
Obworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obworth tries to bum rush Blaylock with a series of wild strikes but Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaylock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth throws a right and a left that Blaylock avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obworth. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaylock lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaylock 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.
Blaylock throws a solid leg kick but Obworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blaylock.
A slow jab from Blaylock misses its intended target.
Obworth tests Blaylock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obworth misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obworth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaylock counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Obworth!
Obworth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blaylock slips a jab and a cross from Obworth.
Obworth misses with a hook. Blaylock ducked under it nicely.

Blaylock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaylock lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Blaylock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Blaylock.

Obworth pulls guard.
Obworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaylock throwing strikes from guard but Obworth blocks nicely.
Blaylock with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obworth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blaylock is aware though and is defending well.
Blaylock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jacob Obworth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obworth looking to control.
Blaylock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blaylock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obworth misses with a left hand
and Blaylock counters with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obworth drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blaylock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mookie Blaylock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Obworth.
Obworth misses with a two punch combination.
Obworth punishes Blaylock's body with a nice straight punch.
Obworth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blaylock circles away.
Blaylock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obworth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaylock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Blaylock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaylock lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blaylock throws a leg kick but Obworth sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock walks into a jab.

Obworth decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blaylock is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blaylock tries to get to full guard but Obworth has control of the leg.
Blaylock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obworth.
Blaylock wants to control but Obworth is keeping busy.
Blaylock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Obworth works over Blaylock with some ground and pound from guard.

Obworth drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Obworth seems to have locked his on tight now - Blaylock screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Obworth, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jacob Obworth!
Jacob Obworth is the new heavyweight champion!
Jacob Obworth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.