PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Obama (ranked 4687 p4p, 3116 weight class) and Bruce Lenar (ranked 585 p4p, 410 weight class). Obama comes to the cage accompanied by Gods Gonna Knock You Out. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Obama
vs
Lenar

190 cm
24
199
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lenar!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Obama lands with a kick to the temple. Lenar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bruce Lenar has been cut.
Obama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Obama cracks a nice hook into Lenar's ribs.
Obama connects with a looping right hand.
Obama scores with a nice right hand.
Obama throws a series of punches but Lenar moves out of range.

Obama gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lenar to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Obama is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lenar presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obama struggles to land a body shot inside as Lenar controls his hands.
Lenar tries to land knees in the clinch but Obama avoids the damage to the body.
Obama looking for a takedown.
Obama jumps guard but Lenar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lenar jumps guard.
Obama preventing the sweep.

Lenar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Obama is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lenar.
Lenar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lenar trying to get back to full guard but Obama takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Obama wants to finish this one by submission but Lenar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Obama.
Lenar tries to hold on but Obama pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Obama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lenar wants to hold on but Obama pushes him away.
Lenar reaches up and holds on to Obama to control the position.
Obama wants to control the pace but Lenar is squirming around nicely.
Lenar holds on for dear life, controlling Obama's posture momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obama tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Obama has hold of Lenar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lenar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lenar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lenar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lenar manages to get to full guard.

Lenar scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenar circles away quickly and effectively.
Lenar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Obama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lenar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obama misses with a few strikes there.
Obama is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lenar.
Obama works over Lenar's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lenar is looking to clinch but Obama is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lenar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lenar shoots for a takedown but Obama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lenar.
Obama is looking for a counter combo.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lenar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lenar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obama but Obama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mark Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lenar.
Lenar shoots in for a double leg but Obama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lenar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lenar avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mark Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenar dodges the punch combination from Obama.
Lenar feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama throws a body shot but no joy.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lenar.

Lenar clinches up with Obama and pushes him back against the cage.
Lenar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Obama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obama misses with a wild combination.
Lenar wants to counter with a clinch but Obama pushes him away.
Lenar misses with a takedown attempt - Obama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obama looks to land a combination. Lenar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenar circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenar misses with the combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lenar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lenar wants to control but Obama is keeping him busy.
Obama being controlled for a moment.
Lenar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Obama tries to improve position but can't.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lenar can do to turn this around?
Lenar is looking to take a break and control but Obama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lenar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obama!

That's four 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.
Obama is squirming around, avoiding Lenar's attempts to control the action.
Lenar lands a nice shot to the head.
Lenar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Obama is looking to escape.
Lenar landing strikes from the mount and Obama is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lenar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Obama is looking to escape.
Lenar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Obama's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Obama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lenar's cut.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lenar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Obama throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lenar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Obama has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lenar is on him like a limpet, forcing Obama back against the cage.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lenar circles away quickly and effectively.
Mark Obama is winning the standup battle so far.
Lenar dives in for a single leg takedown but Obama sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lenar shoots in looking for a takedown but Obama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lenar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Obama quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mark Obama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lenar.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lenar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lenar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obama, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to work over Lenar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama prevents a takedown attempt there.
Obama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obama is working for takedown but Lenar is calmly controlling the position for now.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lenar.
Lenar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obama is fending him off so far but Lenar persists. Nope, Obama circles away and we're back to standing.
Obama swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
Lenar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lenar tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Obama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Obama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lenar.
Obama seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lenar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Obama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lenar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obama but Obama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obama stuffs the takedown attempt from Lenar. Lenar gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
Lenar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Lenar looks to move away, Obama throws a big counter combo but Lenar just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lenar goes for a double leg but Obama avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Obama continues to drive forward.
Obama is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lenar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Obama sprawls well initially but Lenar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lenar trying to control the action but Obama is working from the bottom.
Obama is concentrating on defense, preventing Lenar from advancing position.
Lenar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Lenar gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lenar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenar misses with a takedown attempt - Obama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lenar misses with a head kick.
Obama closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lenar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Obama but Obama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obama misses with a head kick.

Obama gets tackled into the cage by Lenar. Lenar maintains the clinch.
Obama is pressed up against the cage. Lenar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Obama down to the mat. Obama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Obama punishes Lenar's body with a nice straight punch.
Mark Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obama throws a nice looking combination but Lenar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruce Lenar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lenar throws a leg kick but Obama checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Obama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Obama!
Mark Obama thanked the fans post fight for their support.