PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aodhan o hAodha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabby Obertan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). o hAodha comes into the arena with Cursum Perficio by Enya blaring out of the sound system. Gabby Obertan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aodhan o hAodha's chin.

o hAodha
vs
Obertan

182 cm
30
200 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aodhan o hAodha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabby Obertan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obertan misses with a body kick.
o hAodha tries a head kick but it misses.
Obertan throws a low kick but o hAodha avoids it.

Obertan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
o hAodha is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Obertan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
o hAodha wants to get back to full guard.
Obertan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
o hAodha wants to get back to full guard.
o hAodha is working hard here to advance position.
o hAodha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Obertan postures up in o hAodha's guard and throws a big left but o hAodha blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obertan won't allow o hAodha to sweep him here.
Obertan throws an elbow that misses. o hAodha uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obertan's guard. Nice move by o hAodha!
o hAodha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

o hAodha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obertan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, o hAodha has managed to get both his arms back between Obertan's legs - danger averted.
o hAodha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
o hAodha stopping the sweep attempt from Obertan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
o hAodha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
o hAodha is looking to work some ground and pound but Obertan has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obertan looking for a sweep. Not yet Obertan, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obertan is on top in guard.
Obertan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Obertan wants to pass the guard but o hAodha is keeping the position.

o hAodha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Obertan is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obertan stands and throws o hAodha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
o hAodha wants to get back to his feet.
Obertan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
o hAodha manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obertan prevents o hAodha from improving his position.
Obertan uses his free foot to push down on o hAodha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for o hAodha.
Obertan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obertan working o hAodha over with strikes here.
o hAodha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Obertan landing strikes, looking to finish!
o hAodha is trying desperately to improve position.
o hAodha is bucking up trying to escape but Obertan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
o hAodha is working to get back to half guard.
o hAodha is bucking up trying to escape but Obertan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
o hAodha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Obertan scoring with strikes but o hAodha is staying in there.

o hAodha is rocked!
o hAodha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh o hAodha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obertan lands a nice shot to the head.
Obertan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked o hAodha badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Obertan around the waist but Obertan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Obertan is the winner by TKO! Obertan jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabby Obertan!
Gabby Obertan is the new middleweight champion!