PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Odelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Woods is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Odelein
vs
Woods

200 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
27
184 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Odelein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Woods!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods moves out of range as Odelein throws a body kick.
Woods throws a hook but Odelein avoids it easily.
Odelein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Odelein throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Odelein tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
Odelein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odelein throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Odelein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odelein circles away quickly and effectively.
Odelein throws a right hand that Woods ducks under and follows up with a left that Woods also avoids with ease.
Odelein throws a leg kick that misses.
Odelein tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods slips a jab from Odelein.
Odelein works over Woods's head and body with a nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a series of punches but Odelein avoids them all with ease.
Woods takes one to the side of the head.
Odelein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odelein plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Odelein is looking to clinch.
Odelein wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Odelein scores with a jab to the head.
Odelein misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Odelein fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woods slips under a jab.
Odelein wants to clinch.
Woods lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein misses with a wild combination.

Odelein rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Odelein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odelein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Odelein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Odelein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Odelein moved out of range nicely.
Odelein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Odelein.
Woods stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odelein.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Odelein with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Odelein - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Odelein. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Woods throws a hook but Odelein avoids it easily.
Odelein lands with an overhand left.
Odelein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odelein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Odelein looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Odelein tries to clinch up.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods moves out of range as Odelein strikes.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Odelein throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odelein.
Odelein is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods lands a nice hook to Odelein's body. Odelein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odelein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Odelein doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Lyle Odelein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odelein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods looks to land a combination but Odelein avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Odelein. That's going to slow Woods down.
Woods throws a jab when Odelein was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Odelein misses.
Odelein lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Odelein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Odelein smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lyle Odelein is winning the standup battle so far.
Odelein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyle Odelein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odelein jabs at Woods's body.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odelein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
Odelein misses with a body kick.
Odelein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Odelein misses with a shot to the body
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Odelein scores with a head kick.
Odelein misses the shot to the body.
Odelein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odelein throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.

Odelein gets a clinch.
Odelein working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Odelein.
Odelein tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odelein.
Odelein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Odelein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odelein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odelein misses with a looping left.
Odelein looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Odelein moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Odelein on the inside.
Odelein lands a left hand.
Odelein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Odelein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods.
A hook to the body from Odelein.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Odelein is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Odelein.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Odelein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein is struggling to control the position.
Odelein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odelein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odelein stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odelein works on Woods's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Odelein.
A short right from Odelein on the inside.
Odelein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Odelein for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Odelein lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odelein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Odelein lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Odelein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Odelein.
Odelein digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
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!
Come on Odelein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Odelein lands with a left to the head.
Odelein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Odelein lands a body punch.
Odelein lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odelein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Odelein.
Odelein is working Woods over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyle Odelein dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Woods takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Odelein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods throws a right hand that Odelein ducks under and follows up with a left that Odelein also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Odelein.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Odelein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Odelein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odelein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Odelein has Woods up against the cage in a clinch.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odelein lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odelein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odelein swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odelein lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Odelein scores with a hook to the body.
Lyle Odelein has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odelein.

Odelein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odelein lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odelein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Odelein.
Odelein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Odelein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woods. That did some damage!
Odelein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein lands the left hand.
Odelein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odelein scores with a head kick.

Odelein closes the distance and clinches.
Odelein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods blocking some punches.
Odelein misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Odelein.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odelein lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Woods or not.
Odelein lands with a left to the head.
Odelein lands a shoulder strike.
Odelein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odelein lands with a right to the head.
Odelein digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Odelein.
Odelein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odelein lands a nice uppercut.
Odelein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Odelein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Dante Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odelein lands a nice shot to the body.
Odelein lands a body shot.
Odelein dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Odelein digs a right hand into Woods's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Woods's gas tank.
Odelein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odelein lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Woods.
Odelein slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odelein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Odelein lands with a light punch inside.
Odelein cracks Woods with a nice body shot.
Odelein working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odelein is leaning against Woods and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Odelein - that landed with a thud.
Odelein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Odelein.
Odelein leaning against his opponent.
Odelein lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odelein scores with a shot to the side of Woods's head.

Odelein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odelein tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Lyle Odelein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odelein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lyle Odelein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odelein 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyle Odelein!