PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Obasi (ranked 3843 p4p, 1492 weight class) and Tomahawk Chai (ranked 469 p4p, 232 weight class). Solomon Obasi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Obasi
vs
Chai

190 cm
23
220
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
205
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Savage Fightwear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomahawk Chai!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi fails with the takedown.
Chai fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Obasi misses its intended target.
Obasi scores with a leg kick.
Obasi misses with a head kick.
Obasi misses the shot to the body.
Obasi defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Obasi tries for a takedown but Chai circles away easily
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obasi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick.
Obasi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi lands a body shot.
Chai looks to land a right hand but Obasi moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Obasi.

Obasi gets a takedown into half guard.
Chai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Obasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obasi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Obasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Chai has wrist control.
Obasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chai keeping full guard, as Obasi tries to pass.
Obasi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chai has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obasi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Obasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai seems keen to control Obasi's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chai's head.
Obasi throws an elbow that misses. Chai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Obasi's guard. Nice move by Chai!

Obasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Obasi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Obasi looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.

Obasi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Obasi, not yet.
Obasi is working hard here to advance position.
Chai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obasi is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai stopping the sweep attempt from Obasi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Obasi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice body kick there by Chai.
A leg kick checked by Chai.
Obasi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obasi feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down.
Obasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obasi jabs Chai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Obasi slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chai. That's going to slow Obasi down.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obasi throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Solomon Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Obasi takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
Obasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Obasi misses.
Chai throws a low kick but Obasi moves out of range easily.
Chai stuffs the takedown.
Obasi drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Obasi throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Obasi misses with a takedown
and Obasi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Obasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chai unleashes a big counter combination but Obasi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Obasi dives in for a single leg takedown but Chai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chai prevents a body shot from Obasi.
Obasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands a right hand.
Chai prevents a body shot from Obasi.
Obasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands.
Chai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obasi backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chai lands a left hand.
Obasi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Obasi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Chai is unloading with more strikes now! Obasi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomahawk Chai!
Tomahawk Chai very nearly forgot to thank Critical Mass Q159.9 $74.95 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.