PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Built comes to the cage accompanied by Skills. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Built
vs
Obama

167 cm
23
138 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

170 cm
28
143 lbs
14 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barack Obama!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Built.
Built looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.

Obama pushes Built up against the cage in a clinch.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obama.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.

Built is fighting off a takedown attempt but Obama is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Built to the mat. Built regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Obama controls from within his opponent's guard.

Built looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Built definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Built looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Obama passes into side control.

Obama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama staying calm.
Built can't do much from the bottom here.
Built is trying to get back to half guard.
Built can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Built is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Obama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Obama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Obama has an Americana. Built didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Obama is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Obama hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Barack Obama!
Barack Obama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$), into his post fight interview.