PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius comes to the cage accompanied by Enemy by Sevendust. Obusan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Frontlines by Diabolic feat. Immortal Technique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marius
vs
Obusan

170 cm
31
155 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

175 cm
29
162 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obusan misses with a leg kick
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Obusan.
Obusan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gaius Marius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obusan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marius misses with a body shot.
Obusan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sloppy strikes from Marius . Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Obusan moved out of range nicely.
Marius lands a nice hook to Obusan's body. Obusan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obusan moves out of range as Marius strikes.

Marius has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marius working aggressively here.
Marius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Obusan avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a body punch.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Obusan.
Obusan blocking some punches.
Obusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obusan is trying to break free.
Obusan tries to break the clinch but Marius is controlling the position.
Obusan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marius goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Obusan prevents a body shot from Marius .
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Obusan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obusan is trying to break the clinch but Marius has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marius .
Obusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marius misses with the head strike.
Marius scores with a shot to the side of Obusan's head.
Marius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obusan.
Obusan prevents a body shot from Marius .
Marius tries to throw a body punch but Obusan avoids it by throwing Marius back against the cage.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Marius .
Marius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obusan's elbow.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obusan tries to break free but Marius pushes him back against the cage.
Marius cracks Obusan with a nice body shot.

Obusan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marius misses with an uppercut
and Obusan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius 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.

Marius throws a body punch but Obusan moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Obusan. That snapped Marius 's head back.
Obusan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obusan. Marius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marius works Obusan's body with a nice hook.
Marius throws an off balance right hand
and Obusan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marius takes a swing at Obusan's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obusan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obusan ducks right into an uppercut from Marius .
Marius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Obusan. Obusan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marius just misses with a punch to the body.
Marius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obusan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marius 's head.
Obusan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Marius clinches with his opponent.
Marius tries to work over Obusan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obusan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marius has him pressed against the cage.
Obusan can't break the clinch.
Obusan blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obusan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to work over Obusan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obusan blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Marius .
Obusan tries to break free but Marius pushes him back against the cage.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Obusan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obusan is looking to break free of the clinch but Marius has double underhooks.
Marius tries a knee to the head but Obusan blocks it.
Marius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius misses with a punch on the inside.
Marius can't find room to land a body shot as Obusan controls the action.
Obusan takes a shot to the head.
Marius scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obusan.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obusan backwards.
Marius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius struggles to land a body shot inside as Obusan controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marius throws a head punch that misses.
Marius misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaius Marius dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marius lands a nice shot to the body.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obusan.
Obusan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obusan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decent striking displayed by Marius there.
Obusan misses with a combination
and Marius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obusan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obusan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marius .
Obusan swings widly with a right hand
and Marius counters with a left to the body.
Gaius Marius is winning the standup battle so far.
Obusan walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius cracks a nice hook into Obusan's ribs.
Obusan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marius on the side of the head.
Marius lands a nice hook to Obusan's body. Obusan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Marius does it's job there.
Marius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Obusan at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obusan was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius .
Marius misses with a body shot.
Marius throws a body punch but Obusan moves out of range.
Marius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marius is looking to wear down Obusan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obusan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marius finds it's way round the side to connect with Obusan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obusan throws a leg kick
enabling Marius to counter with a crisp jab.
Marius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marius lands a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Marius .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obusan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marius .
Myron Obusan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Obusan misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaius Marius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaius Marius !
Gaius Marius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.