PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ozuma Obata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvain Sauvage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obata might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hijack The Terrorist Group - Hijack. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Obata
vs
Sauvage

191 cm
26
186 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

177 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozuma Obata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sylvain Sauvage!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sauvage blocks a head kick by Obata.
Sauvage tries to clinch up.
Sauvage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick by Sauvage misses
and Obata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sauvage walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Sauvage is rocked!
Obata throws a nice looking combination but Sauvage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sauvage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obata counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Obata there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauvage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Sauvage clinches up with Obata and pushes him back against the cage.
Sauvage looking to slow down the pace here.
Sauvage keeps control of Obata as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sauvage trying to land knees to the body.
Sauvage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obata fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Obata darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sauvage is still on wobbly legs! Can Obata finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obata lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Sauvage up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Obata from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Sauvage's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ozuma Obata!
An intense looking Ozuma Obata took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My back was to the wall after the last 3 losses and I was questioning if I could still do this. I realized I did not want to go out like that. I want to go out on top and as the best in the world. I thank everyone for their support and for my family and coaches for believing in me! Thank you!'.