PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 102 p4p, 326 weight class) and Quebra Cranio (ranked 14 p4p, 43 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Obaminator might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gil Scott-Herron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. Barack Obaminator had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Obaminator
vs
Cranio

186 cm
33
185
32 - 15 - 0

185 cm
30
190
18 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Conviction

NARCOS
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barack Obaminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Quebra Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator cracks Cranio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Quebra Cranio has been cut.
Cranio's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Obaminator pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Cranio.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Obaminator.
Obaminator tests Cranio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obaminator dips to his left and cracks Cranio with an uppercut!
Cranio has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Obaminator takes one on the button.
Cranio lands a nice hook to Obaminator's body. Obaminator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obaminator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranio was well out of range. Poor timing from Obaminator.
Cranio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obaminator.
It appears Obaminator was looking to counter with a kick there.
Obaminator connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cranio's hands.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio swings for the body but Obaminator moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Obaminator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Cranio misses.
Obaminator wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranio moves away.
Obaminator misses with a double jab
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Cranio.
Good standup being displayed there by Cranio as he connects with a hook.
Obaminator sizes up Cranio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obaminator connects with a crisp jab.
Cranio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Obaminator - just one landing.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Obaminator and Cranio goes tumbling to the canvas! Obaminator follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Cranio is rocked!

That has opened up Quebra Cranio's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

Obaminator wants to work for an arm triangle but Cranio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cranio is still in real trouble! Can Obaminator finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Obaminator looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cranio seems to have recovered his senses.

Cranio is defending against the submission attempts here by Obaminator.
Obaminator wants to pass to mount but Cranio is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Obaminator trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cranio pulls Obaminator in close to prevent any damage.
Cranio keeping moving, preventing Obaminator from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cranio holds on and takes a little breather.
Cranio is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cranio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Obaminator is one step ahead there.
Cranio is pulling down on Obaminator's head. It's preventing any offense from Obaminator, at least for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cranio misses with a looping right.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Cranio counters with a right hand to the body.
Obaminator scores with the left hand. Cranio knows he should have avoided that one.
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranio just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barack Obaminator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quebra Cranio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cranio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obaminator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Obaminator avoids the body shot from Cranio.
It looks like Obaminator has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cranio throws a shot from downtown. Obaminator moves away and avoids it.
Cranio misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranio slips a straight right by Obaminator.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obaminator steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranio.
Obaminator waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Obaminator saw that one coming.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cranio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obaminator.
Cranio misses with a hook to the body
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.

The cut above Quebra Cranio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Obaminator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obaminator.
A little jabbing left from Cranio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Obaminator swinging wildly here.
Quebra Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cranio lands the left hand.
Obaminator tries a head kick but it misses.
Obaminator blocks a jab.
Obaminator throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barack Obaminator is winning the standup battle so far.
Obaminator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cranio at a distance.
Obaminator moves out of range of the strikes.
Obaminator throws a big counter combination but Cranio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Cranio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Obaminator doesn't seem phased though.
Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Obaminator counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranio loads up on a big right hand but Obaminator slips the punch.
Obaminator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obaminator throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cranio moves out of range as Obaminator throws a body kick.
Obaminator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cranio.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
Obaminator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cranio throws a combination that misses
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Obaminator is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cranio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
Cranio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obaminator was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranio.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Obaminator saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator lands a glancing blow to the side of Cranio's head.

Quebra Cranio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Obaminator keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranio.
Obaminator throws the kick towards the body but Cranio avoids it.
Obaminator is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cranio.
Nice defenses there by Obaminator.
Cranio misses with a straight right.
Obaminator thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cranio throws a body punch but Obaminator moves out of range.
Cranio looks to land a left hand but Obaminator moved out of range nicely.
Cranio misses with an uppercut. Obaminator saw that one coming.
Obaminator throws a leg kick
and Cranio counters with a nice uppercut.
Obaminator throws a big shot that misses.
Obaminator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quebra Cranio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Barack Obaminator!
After winning the bout, Barack Obaminator thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.