PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Obasi's choice of entrance music: 6' 7''. Robert Oak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solomon Obasi's chin.

Oak
vs
Obasi

187 cm
25
189 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
198 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Obasi gets tackled into the cage by Oak. Oak maintains the clinch.
Oak looking to slow down the pace here.

Oak jumps guard and drags Obasi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Obasi prevents Oak from getting back to his feet.
Oak keeping full guard, as Obasi tries to pass.

Oak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oak trying to keep a closed guard but Obasi is proving a slippery customer.
Obasi wants to pass the guard but Oak is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oak trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oak is working an open guard so Obasi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oak is looking to control Obasi's arms but Obasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oak has his back to the cage.
Obasi lands a body shot.
Obasi gets through Oak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Obasi walks away with a smile on his face. Oak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oak misses with a looping left.
Obasi throws a good cross that connects.
Oak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obasi but Obasi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oak throws a series of punches but Obasi avoids them all with ease.

Oak has Obasi up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obasi connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi works on Oak's body with a couple of short punches.
Oak is breathing heavily.
Oak swings wildly with an uppercut but Obasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obasi working Oak over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obasi.

It looks like Robert Oak has been cut.
Oak swings wildly with an uppercut but Obasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oak misses with some punches.
Obasi has Oak pressed against the cage.
Oak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Oak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Obasi lands a nice shot to the body.
Obasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oaks head.
Obasi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi scores with a shoulder strike.
Obasi stalling in the clinch.
Obasi lands a body shot.
Oak taking a breather.
Obasi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oak tries to pull guard but Obasi won't allow it.
Obasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oak backwards.
Oak taking a breather.
Obasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oak's defenses.
Oak wants to get back to striking at distance but Obasi won't allow it.
Obasi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obasi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oak working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obasi lands a shot to the body.
Obasi scores with a knee to the head.
Obasi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oak.
Obasi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obasi digs a right hand into Oak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oak's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
Obasi is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Oak fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obasi lands an elbow inside that Oak shrugs off.
Oak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obasi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Obasi - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Oak's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Obasi clobbers Oak with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Oak clinches.
Obasi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oaks head.

Oak is rocked!
Obasi lands a knee to the body.
Oh Oak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oak tries to stall but Obasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oak seems to have got his legs back now.
Obasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oak is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Obasi pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Oak is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Solomon Obasi!