PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Obvious
vs
Stein

180 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
32
270 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein checks the leg kick.
Stein throws a head kick that misses

and Obvious moves into the clinch.
Obvious throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obvious lands a good knee to the midsection. Stein won't want to take too many of those.
Stein is looking to break free of the clinch but Obvious has double underhooks.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
Stein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obvious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stein's brow.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
Stein avoids the elbow strike from Obvious, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is trying to force a seperation but Obvious has the dominant position.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obvious has Stein pressed against the cage, preventing Stein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stein tries to break the clinch but Obvious is controlling the position.
Obvious throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obvious comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stein has had enough of the clinch but Obvious keeps him there for the moment.
Stein blocks an elbow strike from Obvious.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids the elbow strike from Obvious, against the cage.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obvious has Stein pressed against the cage, preventing Stein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obvious utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stein avoids a wild elbow strike from Obvious.
Obvious using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obvious trying to land knees to the body.
Obvious gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obvious lands a damaging elbow.
Stein wants to get back to striking at distance but Obvious won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obvious misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stein.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein tries to break free but Obvious pushes him back against the cage.
Stein takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Obvious.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Obvious with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obvious.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious has Stein pressed against the cage, preventing Stein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obvious misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obvious.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obvious just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stein's brow.
Obvious lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obvious putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stein in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obvious trying to land knees to the body.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Obvious dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Obvious blocks a head kick by Stein.
Stein keeps the fight on the outside.
Stein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein throws a lazy head kick
and Obvious counters with a big head kick but Stein shrugs it off.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obvious throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obvious throws a head kick but Stein moves out of range.

Obvious takes the fight into the clinch.
Captain Obvious has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obvious keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stein's efforts to push away.
Obvious looking to throw knees to the head but Stein is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obvious creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein working hard to break the clinch.
Obvious lands a nice knee to the body.
Stein is breathing heavily.
Obvious lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Stein avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obvious throws an elbow but misses.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.

Stein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obvious tries to clinch up but Stein circles away and keeps his distance.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Obvious moves out of range easily.
Obvious misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obvious tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.
Obvious avoids the head kick by Stein.
Stein keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Stein.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Obvious counters with a three punch combo that has Stein backing up. Stein nods at Obvious to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Obvious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obvious lands a leg kick that knocks Stein off balance momentarily.
Stein 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.
Obvious lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stein circles away quickly and effectively.
Captain Obvious is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obvious connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stein's hands.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obvious tries to clinch but Stein is having none of it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stein throws a lazy head kick
and Obvious counters with a nice kick to the body.
Obvious is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stein can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Obvious moves in looking to clinch but Stein pushes him off.
Captain Obvious is winning the standup battle so far.
Obvious connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stein. Stein circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obvious tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obvious avoids the head kick by Stein.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stein paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stein blocks a head kick by Obvious.
Obvious throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stein's head.
Stein throws a head kick that misses

and Obvious holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Obvious throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obvious prevents Stein from breaking the clinch.
Obvious misses with a knee to the head.
Obvious prevents Stein from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Stein avoids the damage to the body.
Stein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stein blocks an elbow strike.
Obvious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.
Stein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obvious throws an elbow but misses.
Stein managing to block the knees to the body from Obvious.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obvious tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein avoiding damage as Obvious throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Obvious dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stein tries a head kick but it misses.
Stein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stein swats away the attempt to clinch by Obvious.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Obvious counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Obvious doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Obvious lands a jab to the head.
Stein moves out of range as Obvious throws a body kick.
Obvious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obvious wants to clinch up but Stein keeps it at a distance.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch but Stein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Stein tries to keep at a distance but Obvious has taken the fight into the clinch.
Obvious lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stein is trying to force a seperation but Obvious has the dominant position.
Stein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obvious pushes off an throws an elbow but Stein leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Obvious prevents Stein from breaking the clinch.
Obvious with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stein blocks the elbow strike.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Stein blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obvious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obvious misses with a knee strike.
Stein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obvious has him pressed against the cage.
Obvious lands a knee to the head.
Stein wants to get back to striking at distance but Obvious won't allow it.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the head but Stein blocks with his arms.
Stein working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obvious throws an elbow but misses.
Obvious scores a nice knee to the body.
Stein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obvious looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obvious missing with knees to the body.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stein avoids it.

Stein manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Obvious here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obvious wants to clinch up but Stein keeps it at a distance.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obvious fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch but Stein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Stein misses
and Obvious counters with a low kick, right behind Stein 's knee.
Obvious scoring well with a low kick there.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch but Stein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obvious is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Obvious moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obvious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stein misses with a head kick.
Obvious is looking to clinch.
Obvious scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obvious tries to clinch up.
Obvious tries to close the distance and clinch but Stein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John Stein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Captain Obvious is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obvious fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obvious throws a sloppy head kick and Stein moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Obvious showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obvious 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Obvious!
After winning the bout, Captain Obvious thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.