PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between codie ober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christina Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ober's entrance music is Taking the World by storm. A fine choice. The key to victory for codie ober has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

ober
vs
Fraser

167 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Pure Juice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, codie ober!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Christina Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for ober, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fraser connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ober's hands.
Fraser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraser feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to ober's calf.
ober tries to clinch but Fraser is having none of it.

Fraser looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fraser prevents ober from getting back to his feet.
Fraser looking to sit in guard and control but ober gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ober wants to stand but Fraser is controlling his posture from full guard.
ober prevents Fraser from getting back to his feet.
ober wants to stand and escape but instead Fraser has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
ober is breathing heavily.
ober keeping full guard, as Fraser tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fraser trying to control but ober is working from the bottom.
Fraser postures up in ober's guard and throws a big left but ober blocks it.
ober throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fraser wants to stand but ober has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fraser wants to pass the guard but ober is keeping the position.
Fraser must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
ober wants to stand and escape but Fraser is having none of it.
Fraser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ober is keeping the position for now.
Fraser trying to control but ober is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Fraser rushes ober and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A short uppercut from Fraser.
Fraser unloads a knee to the mid-section. ober lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fraser lands on the inside with an uppercut.
ober wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
ober tries for a takedown. No joy.

Fraser manages to break the clinch.
Fraser changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. ober tries to avoid it but Fraser manages to keep hold of a leg and drag ober to the ground. ober escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Fraser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fraser sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ober is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser controlling from the full mount.
Fraser landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fraser punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fraser lands a heavy elbow.
ober is squirming around, avoiding Fraser's attempts to control the action.
ober is in a horrible position here. Fraser smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fraser controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ober is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Fraser looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fraser looking to control but ober is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
ober tries to reverse the position but Fraser maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christina Fraser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick from Fraser lands but ober takes it in his stride.
ober wants to clinch
and Fraser counters with a nice body kick.
ober on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fraser cracks ober with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fraser. ober shrugs it off though.
ober takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
codie ober seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraser pushes ober away with a front kick.
No joy there for Fraser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ober steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fraser. That one must have hurt.
Fraser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fraser throws a head kick that half lands.
Fraser throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fraser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick by ober misses
and Fraser counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fraser throws a leg kick which misses ober's front leg but catches the back leg as ober tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
ober closes the distance but Fraser moves to the side
and Fraser counters with a nice leg kick.
Fraser fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fraser looks for a takedown but ober sprawls well.
Fraser looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
codie ober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christina Fraser.
ober misses with a series of wild punches.
ober fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fraser buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fraser doesn't manage to clinch there - ober circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fraser clinches up against the cage.
Fraser stalling in the clinch but ober improves position.

Fraser turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
ober tries to escape but Fraser is in control.
ober throws a few strikes from the bottom but Fraser takes advantage and mounts!
ober tries to buck Fraser off but he can't manage it.
Fraser tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ober is looking to get to half guard.
Fraser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ober is looking to escape.

ober bucks Fraser off and manages to get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fraser scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Fraser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fraser moves into full mount! ober won't be happy about that!
ober is desperately trying to improve his position but Fraser has a good base and remains in mount.
Fraser controlling from the full mount.
Fraser won't let ober get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ober trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Fraser pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
ober is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Fraser is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. ober can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
ober is desperately trying to improve his position but Fraser has a good base and remains in mount.
Fraser punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fraser tries to control but ober wriggling away.
ober wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christina Fraser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fraser scores with a head kick.
Fraser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ober.
ober throws a sloppy head kick
and Fraser counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Fraser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fraser wants to control but ober is keeping him busy.
ober pushes Fraser off looking to stand but Fraser dives back in and keeps control.
ober flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
ober manages to get to full guard.

ober working for a triangle but Fraser defends it easily.

Fraser stands and steps away. ober gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fraser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in ober's guard.
Fraser showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
ober wants to sweep but no luck.
ober wants to stand and escape but Fraser is having none of it.

ober kicks Fraser off and gets to his feet.
ober clinches but Fraser breaks the clinch
and Fraser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
ober tries to clinch but Fraser moves out of range.
ober clinches but Fraser breaks the clinch

and Fraser decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in ober's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser passes ober's left leg - he's now in half guard.
ober punching from the bottom.
ober wants to get back to his feet.

ober looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Christina Fraser has got the better of the ground game so far.
ober flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fraser connects with a nice short shot to ober's temple.

ober has one foot on Fraser's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fraser tries for a takedown but ober sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ober wants to clinch
and Fraser counters with a leg kick.
Fraser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
ober darts in trying to clinch
and Fraser counters with a left and a right that stings ober.
ober wants to clinch but Fraser slips to the side

and Fraser counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ober's guard now.
ober throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
ober wants to stand but Fraser is controlling the position.

Fraser drops back looking for a leg! ober is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and ober manages to kick Fraser off! Fraser jumps back into ober's guard.
ober doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser prevents ober from getting back to his feet.

ober had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fraser is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. ober Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fraser's back instead.
codie ober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ober punches the canvas rather than the man.
ober is punishing Fraser with strikes - can he finish him?!
Fraser tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

ober jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fraser manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

ober is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fraser is trying to escape and ober transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fraser is forced to tap! Nice work there by ober! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). codie ober!