PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Odeja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Materla could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Odeja's chin.

Materla
vs
Odeja

183 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

202 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Odeja!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Odeja.

Odeja gets caught flat footed, as Materla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Materla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Materla remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Odeja is trying to improve his position.
Odeja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Materla taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Materla seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Odeja wants to control but Materla postures up.
Odeja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Materla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Materla in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Materla is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Odeja looks calm but he's in trouble here. Materla gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Odeja is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Materla lets go of the hold and Odeja can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michal Materla!