PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by go coors!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lesnar
vs
Obama

166 cm
39
287 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

196 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silverback Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Temitope Obama!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lesnar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Obama has managed to clinch.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body.
Obama is trying to break free.
Lesnar keeps control of Obama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Lesnar.
A left hand lands to the body for Lesnar.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Obama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Obama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lesnar jabs Obama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Lesnar tries to work over Obama's front leg with a kick but Obama checks it.
Obama throws a right and a left that Lesnar avoids nicely.
Lesnar digs a good hook to Obama's body.
Lesnar misses with a body shot
and Obama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Lesnar cracks Obama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lesnar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obama to stand back up!

Obama is rocked!

It looks like Temitope Obama has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar throws the left hand but Obama avoids the punch easily.
Obama is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Silverback Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Obama slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar.
Obama cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
That kick from Obama tenderised Lesnar's leg. Lesnar is trying to keep his angry face on.

Lesnar rushes Obama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Obama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obama wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Obama is trying to force a seperation but Lesnar has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Obama's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obama blocks a body shot from Lesnar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lesnar prevents Obama from breaking the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Obama's efforts to push away.
Lesnar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Lesnar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obama tries to break the clinch but Lesnar is controlling the position.
Lesnar pushes Obama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lesnar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obama's defenses.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside that Obama shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lesnar - that landed with a thud.
Lesnar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lesnar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obama has had enough of the clinch but Lesnar keeps him there for the moment.
Lesnar lands an elbow just above Obama 's eye.
Obama is still on wobbly legs! Can Lesnar finish him?
Lesnar has Obama pressed against the cage, preventing Obama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obama seems to have recovered his senses.
Lesnar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obama.
Obama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a knee to the head.
Lesnar lands a nice elbow.
Lesnar gets through Obama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obama is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a good knee to the midsection. Obama won't want to take too many of those.
Obama looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar is leaning against Obama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside that Obama shrugs off.

That has opened up Temitope Obama's cut even more.
Lesnar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lesnar lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Obama to his knees! Lesnar keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silverback Lesnar!