PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barack Obaminator (ranked 222 p4p, 343 weight class) and Alexander Kuznetsov (ranked 28 p4p, 45 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. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Obaminator
vs
Kuznetsov

186 cm
35
185
40 - 20 - 0

180 cm
30
195
20 - 11 - 2

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

NARCOS
Conviction

30th Century Beer Store
Shadow Realm Apparel

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 40 - 20 - 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 20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obaminator misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that Obaminator avoids nicely.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Obaminator swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Kuznetsov clinches up against the cage.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obaminator blocks it with crossed arms.
Obaminator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuznetsov's elbow.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Obaminator is trying to break the clinch but Kuznetsov is controlling him.
Kuznetsov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obaminator struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuznetsov controls his hands.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Obaminator tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obaminator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but Obaminator avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obaminator keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator misses with a leg kick
and Kuznetsov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Obaminator circles away and keeps his distance.

Kuznetsov clinches up with Obaminator and pushes him back against the cage.
Obaminator takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Obaminator was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obaminator went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obaminator lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuznetsov wants to slow Obaminator down by chopping away at his legs.

Kuznetsov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obaminator manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Obaminator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Kuznetsov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to Obaminator's body. Obaminator takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuznetsov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obaminator throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov tries a quick counter leg kick but Obaminator is wise to it.

Kuznetsov clinches.
Kuznetsov lands an elbow inside.
Kuznetsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Obaminator avoids the damage to the body.
Obaminator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuznetsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov has Obaminator pressed against the cage, preventing Obaminator from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Obaminator - that landed with a thud.
Obaminator scores with a shoulder strike.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuznetsov lands with an overhand left.
Obaminator looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuznetsov moves to clinch but Obaminator breaks away
and Obaminator counters with a head kick. That will keep Kuznetsov thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kuznetsov gets cracked there but stands up to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Obaminator.
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Obaminator seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.
Obaminator tries to work over Kuznetsov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obaminator tries to circle away but Kuznetsov has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov trying to land knees to the body.
Kuznetsov looking to stall.
Obaminator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obaminator tries to circle away but Kuznetsov has him pinned against the cage.
Kuznetsov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obaminator.
Obaminator misses with a body punch.
Obaminator tries to break free but Kuznetsov pushes him back against the cage.
Obaminator's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator managing to block the knees to the body from Kuznetsov.
Obaminator misses with a body punch.

Obaminator breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Obaminator throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov slips a jab from Obaminator.
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch
enabling Obaminator to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Obaminator.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
A clash of legs there as Kuznetsov blocks the low kick.
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Obaminator finds it's way through Kuznetsov's defenses.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that Obaminator ducks under and follows up with a left that Obaminator also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Kuznetsov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kuznetsov lands an overhand right.
Kuznetsov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Obaminator lands with a good body shot.

Kuznetsov rushes Obaminator and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Obaminator has had enough of the clinch but Kuznetsov keeps him there for the moment.

Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Obaminator staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Kuznetsov blocks the low kick.
Obaminator scores with a jab to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but Obaminator moves away
and Obaminator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.
Obaminator looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetsov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Obaminator misses the target.
Kuznetsov misses with a combination
and Obaminator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obaminator bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Kuznetsov does no damage.
Obaminator moves out of range of the leg kick from Kuznetsov.
Obaminator slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Obaminator counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obaminator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kuznetsov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obaminator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obaminator swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator takes a swing at Kuznetsov's ribcage but misses.
Kuznetsov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Obaminator is looking to slow Kuznetsov down with leg kicks.
Kuznetsov blocks a jab.

Kuznetsov gets a clinch.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obaminator blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuznetsov tries to work over Obaminator's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Obaminator.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Obaminator wants to break free but Kuznetsov has control.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obaminator counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Obaminator connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Obaminator lands a jab to the nose.

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Obaminator's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws out a loose jab but Obaminator uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obaminator connects with a body shot.
Obaminator misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Kuznetsov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obaminator paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obaminator moves away.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Obaminator was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Obaminator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Obaminator takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Obaminator.
Kuznetsov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obaminator swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Obaminator works the jab nicely.
Obaminator scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuznetsov with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuznetsov throws the kick towards the body but Obaminator avoids it.
Kuznetsov misses with a right hand
and Obaminator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Obaminator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kuznetsov moves into the clinch successfully.

Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obaminator can pounce on him.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but Obaminator is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Barack Obaminator will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Obaminator lands a jab to the head.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuznetsov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obaminator slips a jab from Kuznetsov.
Obaminator throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.

Kuznetsov closes the distance and clinches.
Kuznetsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obaminator has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obaminator lands a nice shot to the body.
Obaminator lands with a light punch inside.
Obaminator stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obaminator tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Obaminator blocks with his arms.
Obaminator is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuznetsov has double underhooks.
Kuznetsov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obaminator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obaminator slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Obaminator throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kuznetsov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obaminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuznetsov moves away.
Kuznetsov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obaminator.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Obaminator wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage.
Kuznetsov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obaminator scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obaminator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but Obaminator blocks with his arms.
Kuznetsov lands a damaging elbow.

Obaminator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Obaminator moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Obaminator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov walks into a stiff left hand from Obaminator.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Obaminator.
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 slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obaminator counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov moves in looking to clinch but Obaminator pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Obaminator.
Kuznetsov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Obaminator scores with a nice body kick.
Obaminator feints and then cracks Kuznetsov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuznetsov down.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Obaminator! Kuznetsov is out on his feet! Obaminator rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kuznetsov is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kuznetsov is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barack Obaminator!
A victorious Barack Obaminator thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.