PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 5988 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Daniel Ven Oden (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!

Hepple
vs
Ven Oden

187 cm
45
187
27 - 12 - 0

184 cm
24
179
5 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Ven Oden!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ven Oden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ven Oden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Ven Oden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Hepple has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.

Hepple cracks Ven Oden with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Hepple has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ven Oden to stand back up!

Ven Oden is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Ven Oden has been cut.
A big right from Ven Oden misses.
Ven Oden is still on wobbly legs! Can Hepple finish him?
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Ven Oden ducks down to avoid it.
Hepple cracks Ven Oden with a left hook right on the temple and Ven Oden goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hepple lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ven Oden is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.