PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Willdoit (ranked 1903 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Orvar Odd Lodinkinni (ranked 284 p4p, 355 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Willdoit
vs
Lodinkinni

200 cm
27
219
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
220
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Willdoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willdoit misses with a double jab
and Lodinkinni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lodinkinni checks a low kick from Willdoit.
Willdoit throws a leg kick but Lodinkinni moved away.
Lodinkinni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willdoit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lodinkinni is out of range and Willdoit settles back down.
It seemed like Lodinkinni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Willdoit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crunch! Willdoit slams his shin into Lodinkinni's torso.
Lodinkinni defending well as Willdoit loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willdoit misses the jab.
Lodinkinni misses with a hook. Willdoit ducked under it nicely.
Lodinkinni lands an overhand right.
Lodinkinni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willdoit misses with a looping right.
Willdoit misses with a hook.
Willdoit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lodinkinni misses with a straight left.
Willdoit scores with a jab.
Willdoit throws a body kick that misses
and Lodinkinni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lodinkinni has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Willdoit misses with a kick to the body.
Lodinkinni misses with an uppercut. Willdoit saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Willdoit.
Lodinkinni is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Willdoit with a body shot.
Willdoit misses with a leg kick.
Willdoit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lodinkinni slips under a jab from Willdoit.
Lodinkinni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been told by Willdoit's head coaches at The Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit throws a wild body kick that Lodinkinni sees coming a mile off.
Willdoit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lodinkinni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Willdoit.
A jab from Willdoit misses.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lodinkinni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willdoit is looking to counter punch.
Willdoit takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willdoit throws a head kick but Lodinkinni moves out of range.
Willdoit misses with a leg kick
letting Lodinkinni counter with a right hand.
Lodinkinni slips a straight right by Willdoit.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lodinkinni! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Willdoit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lodinkinni doesn't seem phased though.
Willdoit swings widly with a right hand
and Lodinkinni counters with a straight right hand.
Lodinkinni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Willdoit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lodinkinni misses with a looping right.
Willdoit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Willdoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lodinkinni.
An inside leg kick from Willdoit misses.
Willdoit misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Lodinkinni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Willdoit throws a leg kick
and Lodinkinni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lodinkinni 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.
Willdoit throws out a loose jab but Lodinkinni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodinkinni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve Willdoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willdoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodinkinni blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willdoit tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lodinkinni manages to circle out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Lodinkinni shrugs it off though.
Willdoit misses with an uppercut.
Willdoit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lodinkinni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Lodinkinni.
Willdoit throws a looping overhand right but Lodinkinni ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Lodinkinni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willdoit lands with a shot to the body.
Willdoit takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Willdoit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodinkinni.
Lodinkinni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Willdoit misses with a hook.
It seemed like Lodinkinni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Orvar Odd Lodinkinni will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Willdoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lodinkinni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Willdoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willdoit throws the kick towards the body but Lodinkinni avoids it.
Willdoit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lodinkinni throws out the jab.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Willdoit throws a shot from downtown. Lodinkinni moves away and avoids it.
Willdoit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lodinkinni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orvar Odd Lodinkinni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lodinkinni scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodinkinni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Willdoit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lodinkinni counters with a left to the body.
Willdoit looks to throw a body kick
and Lodinkinni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willdoit misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willdoit misses with an uppercut
and Lodinkinni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lodinkinni moves out of range as Willdoit throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lodinkinni! But no joy.
Willdoit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lodinkinni throws a hook but Willdoit blocks it.
Lodinkinni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Willdoit throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lodinkinni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Willdoit misses with a right hand
and Lodinkinni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Lodinkinni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Willdoit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lodinkinni.
Lodinkinni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Willdoit throws a hook but Lodinkinni avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Lodinkinni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lodinkinni misses with a looping left.
Willdoit is looking to counter the offense by Lodinkinni and move into the clinch.
Willdoit misses with a low kick as Lodinkinni jumps back.
Lodinkinni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Willdoit misses with an uppercut
and Lodinkinni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willdoit throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lodinkinni to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willdoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willdoit digs a good body shot into Lodinkinni's ribs.
A jab from Willdoit misses.
Lodinkinni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willdoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Lodinkinni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lodinkinni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Willdoit walks into a straight right hand from Lodinkinni.
Lodinkinni lands a slapping body shot.
Willdoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willdoit looks to land a combination. Lodinkinni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Willdoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lodinkinni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Willdoit scrambles back to his feet.
Willdoit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lodinkinni to score with a decent uppercut.
Lodinkinni lands a right hook to the body.
Willdoit walks into a left hand.
Willdoit looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodinkinni cracks Willdoit with a good jab.

Willdoit is rocked!
Willdoit misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oh Willdoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Willdoit throws a looping overhand right but Lodinkinni ducks down to avoid it.
Willdoit misses with a shot to the body
and Lodinkinni counters with a huge left! Willdoit is in big trouble! He's backing up but Lodinkinni isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Willdoit from any more damage. A dominating finish by Lodinkinni!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orvar Odd Lodinkinni!
A very excited looking Orvar Odd Lodinkinni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Steve Willdoit had this to say: 'I'll be back... in a heavier weightclass.'.