PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfdan Ulfgeirsson (ranked 2898 p4p, 3798 weight class) and Chike Obi (ranked 356 p4p, 440 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ulfgeirsson
vs
Obi

175 cm
23
155
7 - 4 - 0

178 cm
23
158
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Halfdan Ulfgeirsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chike Obi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obi lands with a good body shot.
Obi throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Ulfgeirsson does no damage.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson moves away.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Ulfgeirsson saw that one coming.
Chike Obi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulfgeirsson slips a straight right by Obi.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi avoids the body shot from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulfgeirsson at a distance.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfgeirsson's shoulder, as Ulfgeirsson tries to avoid the shot.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfgeirsson is just out of range.
Ulfgeirsson slips under a jab.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Ulfgeirsson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Obi throws an overhand right that lands on Ulfgeirsson's shoulder, as Ulfgeirsson tries to avoid the shot.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulfgeirsson slips under a jab from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Obi ducks under and follows up with a left that Obi also avoids with ease.
Ulfgeirsson defending well as Obi loads up on a big left hand.
Ulfgeirsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Ulfgeirsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obi throws out a loose jab but Ulfgeirsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big counter combination but Obi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi clobbers Ulfgeirsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ulfgeirsson manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi scores with a jab to the body.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a stiff left hand from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Obi.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi looks to throw the jab but Ulfgeirsson is out of range.
Obi loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Obi.
Obi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ulfgeirsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Obi digs a good body shot into Ulfgeirsson's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi misses with a looping left.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild body shot.
Obi lands an overhand right.
Obi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulfgeirsson takes one to the side of the head.
Obi lands with an uppercut that bounces Ulfgeirsson off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has been cut.
Obi cracks a nice hook into Ulfgeirsson's ribs.
Obi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ulfgeirsson lands a right hook to the body.
Obi swings widly with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ulfgeirsson throws out the jab.
Obi throws a body punch but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfgeirsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
Obi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ulfgeirsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Obi thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi misses with a right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Obi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a left hand but Obi moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulfgeirsson should have avoided that one.
Obi scores with a nice head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chike Obi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Halfdan Ulfgeirsson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Ulfgeirsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson works over Obi's head and body with a nice combination.
Obi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.
Ulfgeirsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Obi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Ulfgeirsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Ulfgeirsson misses.
Obi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Obi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A shot to the liver by Obi. Beautiful body shot.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ulfgeirsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi throws a big shot that misses.
Ulfgeirsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ulfgeirsson misses.
Obi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Obi slips a jab and a cross from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Obi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
A lazy left from Obi finds it's target.
Obi misses the jab.
Ulfgeirsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obi throws out the jab.
Obi with a hook.
Ulfgeirsson lands with a hook. Obi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ulfgeirsson misses the jab.
Obi misses the shot to the body.
Obi looks to land a left hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Obi misses.
Obi scores with a nice right hand.
Obi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulfgeirsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
Chike Obi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Obi catches Ulfgeirsson right on the button with a cross.
Ulfgeirsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Obi lands a nice shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson staying out of range there.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a left hand.
Ulfgeirsson ducks under a wild hook from Obi.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi throws a body punch but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obi scores with a hook to the body. Ulfgeirsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ulfgeirsson lands a right hook to the body.
Ulfgeirsson connects with a right hand. Obi shakes it off.
Obi misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfgeirsson throwing a counter right hand but Obi manages to avoid it.
Obi misses with a hook. Ulfgeirsson ducked under it nicely.
Obi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Obi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ulfgeirsson is just out of range.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Obi.
Obi misses with a straight right.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ulfgeirsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ulfgeirsson. Obi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ulfgeirsson walks into a stiff left hand from Obi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obi throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson blocks it.
Ulfgeirsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ulfgeirsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obi.
A telegraphed right hand from Obi misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Obi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a lunging right hand
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to counter punch.
Obi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obi takes a swing at Ulfgeirsson's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chike Obi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Halfdan Ulfgeirsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Obi misses with a straight right.
Ulfgeirsson loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.
Obi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson clobbers Obi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Obi just misses with a punch to the body.
Obi slips under a jab.
Ulfgeirsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Obi misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a combination but Obi avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight right hand.
Obi misses with a hook.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Obi lands a nice shot that snaps Ulfgeirsson's head back.
Ulfgeirsson loads up on a big right hand but Obi slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obi misses with a shot to the body
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a left to the body.
Obi throws an off balance right hand
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obi misses with an uppercut. Ulfgeirsson saw that one coming.
Ulfgeirsson looks to throw the jab but Obi is out of range.
Obi throws a jab when Ulfgeirsson was well out of range.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obi.
Obi misses with a jab to the body
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a straight right hand.
Obi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ulfgeirsson.
Obi lands a jab to the nose.
Ulfgeirsson misses with an uppercut.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obi.
A big left from Obi misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfgeirsson misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obi looks to land a left hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range nicely.
Obi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson moves away.
A jab from Obi does it's job there.
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a combination but Obi avoids it well.
Obi slips a straight right by Ulfgeirsson.
Obi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ulfgeirsson in his tracks.
Obi misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Ulfgeirsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obi thuds a left hand into Ulfgeirsson's body.
Ulfgeirsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obi lands with a hook. Ulfgeirsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulfgeirsson throws an overhand right that lands on Obi's shoulder, as Obi tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Obi misses.
Ulfgeirsson lands a head shot.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi takes a swing at Ulfgeirsson's ribcage but misses.
Obi throws a jab but it's blocked by Ulfgeirsson.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a two punch combination.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obi misses with a body punch
and Obi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obi scores with a sloppy right hand. Ulfgeirsson should have avoided that one.
Obi lands a nice shot that snaps Ulfgeirsson's head back.
Obi swings for the body but Ulfgeirsson moves out of range.
Ulfgeirsson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Obi looks to land a right hand but Ulfgeirsson moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ulfgeirsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Obi counter with a right hand.
Obi throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obi tests Ulfgeirsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obi lands a glancing blow to the side of Ulfgeirsson's head.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ulfgeirsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obi manages to avoid it.
Obi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ulfgeirsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obi lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chike Obi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chike Obi!
A very excited looking Chike Obi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.