PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Odegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petre Mikholoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petre Mikholoff has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gunnar Odegard's chin.

Odegard
vs
Mikholoff

185 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunnar Odegard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Petre Mikholoff!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odegard misses with a wild body shot.
Odegard misses with a few strikes there.
Mikholoff wants to clinch.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff avoids them all with ease.
Odegard keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikholoff lands a jab-cross combination.
Odegard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odegard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mikholoff counters with a big head kick but Odegard shrugs it off.

Mikholoff has managed to clinch.
Odegard is trying to force a seperation but Mikholoff has the dominant position.

Odegard manages to break the clinch.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown but Odegard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Odegard blocks a head kick by Mikholoff.
Mikholoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odegard swivels and escapes.

Mikholoff closes the distance and clinches.

Mikholoff breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunnar Odegard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odegard scores with a one two! Mikholoff had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Petre Mikholoff has been cut.
Odegard thows a body shot but no joy.
Mikholoff shoots in but Odegard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunnar Odegard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petre Mikholoff.
Odegard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mikholoff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Odegard tries to avoid it but Mikholoff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Odegard to the ground. Odegard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mikholoff throws a head kick that misses.

Mikholoff has Odegard up against the cage in a clinch.
Mikholoff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Odegard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mikholoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Mikholoff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odegard lands a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Odegard does no damage.
Mikholoff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Odegard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mikholoff.
Odegard falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mikholoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mikholoff prevents Odegard from standing back up.

Odegard kicks off Mikholoff and gets to his feet.
Odegard is breathing heavily.
Odegard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mikholoff wants to clinch up but Odegard keeps it at a distance.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff moves out of range.
Odegard looks to land a right hand but Mikholoff moved out of range.
Odegard circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff moves in looking to clinch but Odegard pushes him off.

Mikholoff gets the takedown into side control.
Mikholoff with the ground and pound but Odegard regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mikholoff throws a strike but Odegard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikholoff looking to pass the guard.
Odegard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mikholoff looking to sit in guard and control but Odegard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Odegard stands and steps away. Mikholoff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff moves out of range.
Odegard misses with a double jab

and Mikholoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Mikholoff working the ground and pound but Odegard is defending the strikes.
Mikholoff working the strikes but Odegard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odegard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mikholoff.
Mikholoff prevents Odegard from standing back up.

Odegard pushes Mikholoff off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gunnar Odegard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petre Mikholoff's cut.
That's time! Odegard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A combination from Odegard does no damage.
Odegard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Odegard stuffs the takedown attempt from Mikholoff. Mikholoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown but Odegard shows good takedown defense.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff moves out of range.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Odegard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odegard misses with a double jab

and Mikholoff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mikholoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Odegard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mikholoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikholoff stops Odegard from getting back to his feet.
Mikholoff thows a huge punch but Odegard dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff is trying to control. Odegard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mikholoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Mikholoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Odegard defends it well.
Mikholoff with the ground and pound but Odegard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikholoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Odegard kicks Mikholoff off and gets to his feet.
Odegard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gunnar Odegard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petre Mikholoff.
Odegard misses with a double jab
and Mikholoff counters with an outside leg kick.
Odegard looks to land a right hand but Mikholoff moved out of range.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Odegard as he avoids it easily.
Odegard throws a series of punches but Mikholoff moves out of range.
Odegard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Odegard misses with the combination.
Mikholoff tries to clinch but Odegard is having none of it.
Odegard misses with an uppercut. Mikholoff saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikholoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odegard misses with a combination
and Mikholoff counters with a big head kick but Odegard shrugs it off.
Mikholoff moves in looking to clinch but Odegard pushes him off.
Odegard looks to land a combination but Mikholoff avoids it well.

Mikholoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Odegard regains half guard, as Mikholoff was trying to land strikes.
Mikholoff tries to stand and escape but Odegard actually recovers to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Odegard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Odegard stands and steps away. Mikholoff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Odegard misses with the combination.
Mikholoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikholoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Odegard circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gunnar Odegard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Petre Mikholoff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Odegard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Odegard misses.
Odegard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikholoff.
Mikholoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mikholoff tries to clinch but Odegard is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Mikholoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Odegard which made him look bad.
Mikholoff tries to clinch but Odegard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Odegard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunnar Odegard is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odegard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odegard misses with a wild combination.
Mikholoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Odegard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikholoff tries to close the distance and clinch but Odegard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikholoff tries to clinch up but Odegard circles away and keeps his distance.
Odegard looks to land a combination. Mikholoff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mikholoff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikholoff is looking to clinch but Odegard is avoiding it.
Mikholoff avoids a punch combination nicely.

Mikholoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mikholoff prevents Odegard from getting back to his feet.
Petre Mikholoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mikholoff cracks Odegard with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odegard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mikholoff won't allow Odegard to get back to his feet.
Mikholoff scoring with some ground and pound.
Odegard wants to stand but Mikholoff is controlling the position.
Mikholoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Odegard misses.
Mikholoff fakes the leg kick and cracks Odegard in the body.
Mikholoff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Odegard defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikholoff tries to clinch but Odegard moves out of range.
Mikholoff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Odegard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mikholoff somewhat.
Gunnar Odegard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petre Mikholoff.
Odegard with a jab.
Odegard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mikholoff avoids a punch combination nicely.
Odegard digs a good hook to Mikholoff's body.
Odegard throws a nice looking combination but Mikholoff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mikholoff connects with a high kick.
Mikholoff wants to clinch up but Odegard keeps it at a distance.
Petre Mikholoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Odegard misses.
Gunnar Odegard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odegard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikholoff.

Mikholoff moves into range and clinches up with Odegard.
Mikholoff using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odegard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Odegard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikholoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Odegard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mikholoff has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikholoff tries to clinch up.
Gunnar Odegard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odegard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gunnar Odegard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Odegard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Odegard!