PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hotsi Log (ranked 4646 p4p, 4383 weight class) and Emperor Odin (ranked 289 p4p, 277 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Log
vs
Odin

170 cm
23
135
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
154
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hotsi Log!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emperor Odin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Log takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Log moves into the clinch.
Odin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Odin blocks an elbow strike from Log.
Log looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Log looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Log pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Odin blocks an elbow strike.
Log throws an elbow that misses.
Odin avoids the elbow strike from Log, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Log.
Log throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Log.
Odin blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Log.
Odin tries to circle away but Log has him pinned against the ropes.
Log throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Log lands an elbow inside that Odin shrugs off.
Odin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Log pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Log's head coaches at Cozad MMA St Petersburg that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick by Log misses
and Odin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Log takes a jab right on the kisser.

Log pushes Odin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Log lands an elbow inside.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin digs a good hook to Log's body.
Emperor Odin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odin catches Log with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Log clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Log misses with an elbow over the top.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Log has him pressed against the ropes.
Log throws an elbow but it misses.
Odin avoids the elbow strike from Log, against the ropes.
Log misses with an elbow over the top.
Log pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Log looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odin takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Log throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Log throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Log throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Log misses with an elbow strike.
Log misses with an elbow strike.
Odin blocks an elbow strike.
Log misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Log just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odin's brow.
Log lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Log lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Log throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Log lands an elbow inside that Odin shrugs off.

It looks like Emperor Odin has been cut.
Odin has had enough of the clinch but Log keeps him there for the moment.
Log throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odin dodges an elbow strike from Log.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Log is controlling him.
Odin blocks an elbow strike.
Odin avoids a wild elbow strike from Log.
Log prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.

Log escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Odin misses.
Log changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Odin connects with a body shot that sends Log's belly button to the back.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a nice looking body shot.

Log scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Odin is trying to control but can't.
Odin tries to get to full guard but Log has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Odin is trying to control but Log passes into side control!
Odin tries to improve position but can't.
Log tries to stand but Odin is controlling his head.

Log is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Odin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Log trying to control the position but Odin is working away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odin tries to bench press Log off him but Log keeps the position.
Log working the strikes but Odin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Log thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Log missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Odin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Odin wants to get back to full guard but Log has mounted him!
Odin is trying to escape the mount.
Odin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Log.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Log there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Log there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Odin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Log looking to finish with strikes here!
Log scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Odin?
Odin is working to get back to half guard.
Log landing strikes from the mount and Odin is in trouble!
Odin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Odin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Log throwing strikes here but Odin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Log misses with a head shot.
Log throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Odin regains half guard.
Log thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Odin is pressing down on Log's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Odin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Log gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Odin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Log has passed into half guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Log stands up from half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Log misses with a kick to the body.
Odin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Log looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Log got a little sloppy there for a moment and Odin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Log has managed to get both his arms back between Odin's legs - danger averted.

Odin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Log gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Log with a flurry of punches that miss.

Log drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Odin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Log has Odin in his guard.

Odin postures up in Log's guard and throws a big left but Log blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hotsi Log dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emperor Odin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Log throws a lazy head kick
and Odin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Log tries a head kick but it misses.
Log drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Odin throws a shot to the body.
Log tries to clinch but Odin moves away
and Odin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Odin.

Log drives through with a takedown into Odin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Odin wants to improve his position but instead Log has moved into half guard.
Odin is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odin works his way to full guard. Good work.

Odin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Odin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Log has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Odin is proving hard to escape from.
Odin tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Log stands up and waves to Odin to follow him.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Log here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Odin tries to keep at a distance but Log has taken the fight into the clinch.
Odin blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Log throws an elbow but misses.
Log throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin wants to break free but Log has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Log throws an elbow but misses.
Log throws an elbow but it misses.

Log manages to break the clinch.

Log shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Odin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Odin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Log has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Log misses with an elbow to the head.

Odin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Log missing with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Log connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Odin to escape the position.
Odin rolls, trying to escape but Log keeps control of the position.
Odin breaks Log's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Log is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Odin can do to turn this around?
Odin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Log swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odin postures up in Log's guard and throws a big left but Log blocks it.
Odin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Odin gets to his feet - Log follows without any prompting.
Odin lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands with a right hand.
Hotsi Log seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Odin lands with a nice combination. Log backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Log takes a jab right on the kisser.

Log closes the distance and pushes Odin back into the ropes.
Odin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Odin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Log throws an elbow but misses.
Log throws an elbow that misses.
Log keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Log throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Log pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Odin tries to circle away but Log has him pinned against the ropes.
Odin tries to break the clinch but Log is controlling the position.
Odin takes an elbow to the temple.

Log escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Log walks into a straight right hand from Odin.
Odin throws a series of punches but Log moves out of range.
Emperor Odin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odin lands with a good body shot.
Log tries to clinch but Odin is having none of it.
Odin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Log darts in trying to clinch
and Odin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Log walks into a left hand.
Log tries to clinch
and Odin counters with a stiff right hand.
Log tries to clinch but Odin moves out of range.
A nice side step and Odin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Log throws a head kick that misses.
Odin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Log under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Log takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Log moves into the clinch successfully.
Log lands an elbow just above Odin 's eye.
Odin blocks the elbow strike.
Odin avoids a wild elbow strike from Log.
Odin avoids the elbow strike from Log, against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Log lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Log looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odin blocks the elbow strike.

Log breaks the clinch.

Log dives in and scores a takedown into Odin's guard.

Log avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Odin is looking to sweep but instead, Log has passed into half guard.

Odin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Log is on him like a limpet, forcing Odin back against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Log breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Log tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Odin counters with a nice body shot.

Log gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emperor Odin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Log pushes off an throws an elbow but Odin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Odin can't break the clinch.
Log misses with an elbow over the top.
Log lands a nice elbow.
Odin blocks an elbow strike from Log.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Log looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Odin blocks an elbow strike.
Log throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Odin is trying to break free.
Odin avoids the elbow strike from Log, against the ropes.
Log creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odin wants to get back to striking at distance but Log won't allow it.
Log prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Odin.
Hotsi Log is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Log creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Odin's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emperor Odin.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hotsi Log!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hotsi Log!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hotsi Log!

Hotsi Log wins by unanimous decision!