PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Willson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Willson's choice of entrance music: Welcome to the Jungle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Obworth
vs
Willson

199 cm
24
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Willson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Willson.
Willson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Willson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Obworth.
Willson can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.

Obworth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Willson is looking to clinch.
Obworth changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obworth cracks Willson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obworth lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obworth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Obworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obworth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obworth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Obworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Willson's head.
Willson is trying to stand back up but Obworth is controlling him
Obworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obworth stops Willson from getting back to his feet.
Willson looks gassed!
Willson is trying to escape back to his feet but Obworth uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Willson tries to control but Obworth manages to take his back.
Willson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth punishes Willson with strikes from the back mount.
Obworth throwing sloppy strikes.
Obworth is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Willson covering up well and avoiding damage.

Willson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Obworth tightening his grip on Willson, looking for the choke.
Willson trying to get back to his feet but Obworth is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obworth is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Willson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Obworth manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Willson is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
What can Willson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Willson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Obworth off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Willson is trying to stand back up.
Obworth doesn't have the hooks in and Willson manages to turn into his guard.
Willson trying to control the position from guard on top but Obworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Obworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Willson moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice straight punches there by Obworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obworth.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Willson is just out of range.
Obworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth throws a looping overhand right but Willson ducks down to avoid it.
Obworth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willson.
The fighters circling - Obworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Willson as Obworth shoots in.
Willson is breathing heavily.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Willson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth looks to land a right hand but Willson moved out of range.

Obworth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Obworth working the ground and pound but Willson is defending the strikes.
Willson is looking to get back to his feet here but Obworth is keeping cool and he's managed to take Willson's back.
Willson is taking damage to the body and head.
Obworth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Obworth trying to control momentarily.
Willson is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Obworth. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I really don't envy Willson right now.
Willson trying to get back to his feet but Obworth is in full control for now.
Obworth wants to control but Willson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willson trying to control the hands but Obworth breaks the grip.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Willson controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Willson right now.
The referee is taking a good look at Willson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Obworth!

Obworth working for the choke.
Willson wants to get back to his feet.
Willson is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willson is really stuck here.

Obworth tightening his grip on Willson, looking for the choke.
Obworth punches the canvas rather than the man.
Willson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Obworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Willson can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Obworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A cross from Obworth lands.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Obworth to score with a decent uppercut.
Willson moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
Willson misses with a head kick.
Obworth tries to bum rush Willson with a series of wild strikes but Willson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Obworth throws a body punch but Willson moves out of range.
Obworth misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obworth keeps the fight on the outside.
Willson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Willson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
A slow jab from Obworth misses its intended target.
Willson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obworth throws a hook but Willson blocks it.
Obworth scores with a body shot.
Willson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mike Willson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Willson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obworth.

Obworth shoots in and bounces Willson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Willson keeping moving, preventing Obworth from controlling successfully.
Obworth stays in close to Willson's body and controls the position.
Obworth seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Willson for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson controls Obworth momentarily but Obworth frees himself.
Willson wants to stand but Obworth is controlling the position.

Willson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willson wants to stand but Obworth is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A shot to de liver by Obworth. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Willson walks into a jab.
Obworth connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Obworth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Willson!

Obworth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Willson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obworth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Obworth!