PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Obama
vs
Parker

188 cm
25
168 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maurice Parker!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Obama tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Obama rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Obama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obama sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Obama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obama scores with a head kick.

Parker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Parker.
Parker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Obama is rocked!

Obama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obama seems to have got his legs back now.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obama doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Obama lands with a straight right. Parker didn't see that one coming.

Obama has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
Obama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obama lands with a nice body punch.
Obama wants to clinch.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obama catches Parker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maurice Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker tries to clinch up

and Obama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Parker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker tries to clinch but Obama moves away
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Parker misses with a wild combination.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama lands with a cross.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Parker looks gassed!

Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obama keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Obama is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker tries to circle away but Obama has him pinned against the cage.
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Obama gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Maurice Parker has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Obama closes the distance and clinches.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Parker working hard to break the clinch.
Obama stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obama manages to break the clinch.

Obama forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Nice straight punches there by Obama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obama.

Obama clinches up against the cage.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Obama lands the left hand.
Obama lands a nice hook to Parker's body. Parker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parker's calf.

Obama clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker can't break the clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Obama rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Obama lands a head shot.
Parker throws a combination that misses

and Obama moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with a short shot to the head.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parker, pushing him back against the cage.

Parker breaks the clinch.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Obama lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Obama connects with a solid leg kick.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Obama moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obama.
Parker is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Obama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.
Obama cracks Parker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Obama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Parker.
Obama lands a nice looking body kick.
Obama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
George Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Obama rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker wants to clinch
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Parker looks to clinch
and Obama counters with a nice uppercut.

Obama rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Parker clinches but Obama breaks the clinch

and Obama moves into the clinch.
Parker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Obama.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Parker tries to clinch

and Obama moves into the clinch.
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to pull guard but Obama holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Obama closes the distance and clinches.

Obama breaks the clinch.

Obama closes the distance and clinches.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Obama.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Obama darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obama scores with a three punch combo!
Parker looks to land a left hand but Obama moved out of range nicely.
Obama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parker backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obama gets a clinch.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Obama scores with a body shot.
Parker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Parker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Obama has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Obama.
Obama working aggressively here.

Obama breaks from the clinch.

Obama has managed to clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parker throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Obama cracks Parker with a good jab.
Parker tries to clinch but Obama moves away

and Obama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Obama moves into the clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Parker.

Obama has managed to clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Obama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George Obama is winning the standup battle so far.
Obama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker walks into a jab.

Obama moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to clinch
letting Obama counter with a right hand.
Obama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
and Obama counters with a good, hard body kick but Parker shrugs it off.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obama lands a nice looking body shot.

Obama has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Obama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Obama drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.

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

Obama moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Obama manages to break the clinch.

Parker clinches up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Obama moves into the clinch.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker throws the left hand but Obama avoids the punch easily.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obama.
Obama with a nice cross.

Obama moves into the clinch.
Parker tries to pull guard but Obama holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Obama.

Obama darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obama lands a head kick. Parker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Obama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker darts in trying to clinch

and Obama counters by moving into the clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Obama lands with a nice body punch.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
and Obama counters with a left to the body.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Obama rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.

Obama has picked Parker up - he's going for a ride! Obama dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.

Parker kicks Obama off and gets back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Obama manages to break the clinch.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Obama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker clinches but Obama breaks the clinch

and Obama moves into the clinch.

Obama breaks from the clinch.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Obama lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Parker tries to clinch up
and Obama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.

Obama instigates a clinch.

Obama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker closes the distance but Obama moves to the side

and Obama moves into the clinch.

Obama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Obama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Obama gets a clinch.

Obama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker misses the shot to the body.

Obama has managed to clinch.
A short left from Parker.

Obama manages to break the clinch.

Obama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Obama breaks the clinch.
Obama tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Obama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Maurice Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obama stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obama slips a straight right by Parker.
Obama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Obama moves out of range of the strikes.
Obama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Parker on the side of the head.
George Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Obama gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Obama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Obama!