PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachariah Jabari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jabari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Run this town. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jabari
vs
Obama

179 cm
25
159 lbs
6 - 14 - 0

188 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachariah Jabari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Obama!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabari misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Obama.

Obama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Jabari throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Obama slips a straight right by Jabari.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Jabari throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Obama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Jabari slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama moves out of range as Jabari strikes.
Jabari throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Jabari cracks Obama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Obama clinches up against the cage.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama throws a right and a left that Jabari avoids nicely.

Obama moves into range and clinches up with Jabari.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jabari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Jabari connects with a single shot there.

Obama closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama pushes Jabari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Jabari's head.

Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jabari, pushing him back against the cage.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fighters circling - Jabari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obama moves out of range of the strikes.

Obama darts in and clinches Jabari up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Jabari misses with a looping left.
Obama throws a sloppy head kick and Jabari moves out of range easily.
Jabari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zachariah Jabari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Jabari.
Jabari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Jabari misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Obama slips under a jab.
Jabari moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obama has managed to clinch.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.
Jabari tries to circle away but Obama has him pinned against the cage.
Jabari is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Obama's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Obama is leaning against Jabari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obama, right into the meat.
Jabari keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
Obama misses with the combination.

Obama has closed the distance and engaged Jabari in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Obama breaks the clinch.

Obama moves into range and clinches up with Jabari.

Obama manages to break the clinch.

Obama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jabari has Obama pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Obama manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jabari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama moves out of range as Jabari strikes.
Jabari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jabari cracks Obama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jabari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Jabari.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Obama takes the fight into the clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabari throws a looping overhand right but Obama ducks down to avoid it.
Jabari loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Jabari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jabari connects with a right hand. Obama shakes it off.

Obama clinches up with Jabari and pushes him back against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama throws a lazy right hand but Jabari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jabari misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Jabari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabari.

Obama clinches up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Jabari circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama slips under a jab from Jabari.
Donk. Jabari catches Obama right on the button with a cross.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama throws a jab when Jabari was well out of range.
Jabari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama moves out of range of the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Obama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Obama doesn't manage to clinch there - Jabari circles away.
Jabari misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Obama dominated that round.
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.

The crowd cheers as Jabari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obama doesn't seem phased though.
Obama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama works Jabari's body with a nice hook.
Jabari misses with a looping left.
Obama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabari misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabari misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.

Obama gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Obama - that landed with a thud.
Obama taking a breather.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Jabari misses with a looping right.
Jabari keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama takes a jab right on the kisser.
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Jabari throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Jabari.
A swing and a miss from Jabari.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabari scores with a sloppy right hand. Obama should have avoided that one.
Jabari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jabari throws a shot from downtown. Obama moves away and avoids it.
Obama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jabari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Obama drives through and clinches with Jabari against the cage.
Obama lands with a right to the head.
Jabari jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obama walks away with a smile on his face. Jabari gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obama moves away from the strike by Jabari.
Jabari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jabari throws a looping overhand right but Obama ducks down to avoid it.
Obama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jabari throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Jabari slips a jab from Obama.

Obama darts in and clinches Jabari up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jabari misses with an uppercut.

Jabari tries to keep at a distance but Obama has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jabari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabari misses the target.
Jabari loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jabari.
Jabari thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Jabari misses.
Jabari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jabari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jabari misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabari misses the target.
Jabari misses with a hook. Obama ducked under it nicely.
Jabari throws an overhand right that lands on Obama's shoulder, as Obama tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jabari misses the target.

Obama has managed to clinch.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Obama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obama connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama misses with a two punch combination.

Obama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obama scores with a shot to the side of Jabari's head.

Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obama scores with a one two! Jabari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Jabari is rocked!

Obama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oh Jabari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Obama throws an overhand right that drops Jabari like a sack of potatoes! Obama dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Obama!