PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kimura
vs
Odenkirk

180 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cross Odenkirk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Odenkirk takes the fight into the clinch.

Kimura has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Odenkirk regains guard immediately.
Odenkirk is trying to keep Kimura in close.
Kimura passes Odenkirk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kimura stalling away here and it's allowed Odenkirk to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kimura forces his way into half guard.
Odenkirk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kimura.

Kimura seems to be working for a kimura but Odenkirk defends the submission attempt.
Kimura 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.

Kimura seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Odenkirk is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimura.

Kimura is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Odenkirk sees it coming and defends easily.
Odenkirk trying to control from the bottom.
Kimura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk trying to control here.
Kimura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Odenkirk's head.
Kimura is trying to control. Odenkirk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kimura is looking for a kimura here.

Kimura is working for a submission of some sort.

Kimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Odenkirk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kimura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Odenkirk is trying to control but can't.

Kimura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kimura is trying to work for a kimura but Odenkirk is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimura is looking for a kimura but Odenkirk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.

Kimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Odenkirk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Odenkirk has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio Kimura dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kimura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cross Odenkirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Odenkirk moves into the clinch.
Kimura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Odenkirk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Odenkirk connects with the punch.

It looks like Helio Kimura has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a takedown
and Odenkirk counters with a huge head kick that drops Kimura! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cross Odenkirk!
Cross Odenkirk is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Cross Odenkirk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.