PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Obama (ranked 378 p4p, 432 weight class) and Anzor Dankovich (ranked 52 p4p, 57 weight class). Tom Obama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anzor Dankovich's chin.

Obama
vs
Dankovich

190 cm
31
265
33 - 8 - 0

192 cm
32
260
25 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anzor Dankovich!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dankovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dankovich swings for the body but Obama moves out of range.
A jab from Obama misses.
Tom Obama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dankovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dankovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Obama slips a jab from Dankovich.
Obama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dankovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dankovich cracks Obama with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dankovich has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Obama to stand back up!
Obama scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dankovich.
Obama throws a looping overhand right but Dankovich ducks down to avoid it.
Dankovich ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Dankovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obama.
Dankovich moves forwards but Obama connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Anzor Dankovich has been cut.
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!
Dankovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.
Dankovich moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Good leg kick by Obama.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Obama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dankovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obama has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dankovich throws the left hand but Obama avoids the punch easily.
Obama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dankovich counters with a nice body shot.
Dankovich drops his hands momentarily and Obama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dankovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obama was well out of range. Poor timing from Dankovich.
Obama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dankovich moves out of range as Obama strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dankovich counters with a left to the body.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama lands with a shot to the body.
Obama digs a good body shot into Dankovich's ribs.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Obama 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dankovich misses with a leg kick
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That has opened up Anzor Dankovich's cut even more.
Obama throws a body punch but Dankovich moves out of range.
Dankovich throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Obama tests Dankovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dankovich.
Obama throws a jab but it's blocked by Dankovich.
Obama slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama backing away here, and Dankovich unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anzor Dankovich's cut.
That's time! Obama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sloppy strikes from Obama. Those never looked like landing.
Dankovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dankovich checks a low kick from Obama.
Obama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obama connects with an inside leg kick.
Dankovich throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Dankovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obama. That's going to slow Dankovich down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dankovich scores with a body shot.
Obama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dankovich looks to throw the jab but Obama is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Obama does no damage.

Dankovich lands a big right hand that sends Obama crashing to the mat! Dankovich stays standing though and waves Obama back to his feet!

Obama is rocked!

It looks like Tom Obama has been cut.
Obama cracks Dankovich with a good jab.
Obama misses with a hook to the body
and Dankovich counters with a big left hand that crumples Obama! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anzor Dankovich!
Anzor Dankovich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.