PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erek Oberdorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazer comes to the cage accompanied by The Fighter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mazer
vs
Oberdorf

170 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erek Oberdorf!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oberdorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Mazer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oberdorf being controlled here, momentarily.
Mazer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mazer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Oberdorf's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mazer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oberdorf for as long as he can get away with.
Oberdorf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mazer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Mazer just wasn't active enough.
Mazer dodges the punch combination from Oberdorf.
Oberdorf tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Mazer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oberdorf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mazer controls the pace.
Mazer advances to half guard.
Mazer passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mazer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazer content just to control the position here.
Mazer is landing with some decent strikes but Oberdorf is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mazer controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oberdorf tries to buck Mazer off but he can't manage it.
Mazer looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mike Mazer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oberdorf displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mazer.
Oberdorf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mazer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oberdorf is fending him off so far but Mazer persists. Nope, Oberdorf circles away and we're back to standing.
Mazer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mazer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mazer shoots in looking for a takedown. Oberdorf tries to sprawl out of it but Mazer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oberdorf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazer has a takedown stuffed.
Oberdorf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mazer tries for a takedown but Oberdorf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mazer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oberdorf.

Mazer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazer controls the position.
Oberdorf wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mazer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oberdorf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mazer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazer sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oberdorf wants to stand but Mazer is controlling the position.
Mazer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Mazer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mazer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oberdorf circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oberdorf lands a head kick. Mazer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mazer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mazer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oberdorf pinned against the cage. Oberdorf gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Oberdorf tenderised Mazer's leg. Mazer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oberdorf tries to clinch up but Mazer circles away and keeps his distance.
Oberdorf closes the distance looking to clinch

so Mazer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Mazer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Oberdorf misses with the combination.
Mazer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oberdorf.
Mazer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oberdorf sprawls well. Oberdorf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazer gets slowly back to his feet.
Oberdorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oberdorf circles away.
Oberdorf scores with a leg kick.
Mazer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mazer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oberdorf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mazer somewhat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Mazer shoots in and gets a takedown into Oberdorf's guard.
Oberdorf has momentary wrist control but Mazer slips an elbow through the middle.
Mazer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazer pushing down on Oberdorf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Mazer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Oberdorf!
Mazer cracks Oberdorf with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mazer landing strikes from the mount.
Mike Mazer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mazer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Mazer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick from Oberdorf lands but Mazer takes it in his stride.
Oberdorf will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mazer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oberdorf sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mazer somewhat.
Oberdorf lands a head kick. Mazer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Mike Mazer has been cut.
Oberdorf throws a nice inside leg kick.

Mazer gets a takedown into half guard.
Mazer slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mazer lands with some strikes.
Mazer controlling from mount.
Oberdorf is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oberdorf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mazer controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oberdorf?
Mazer controlling from mount.
Oberdorf squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mazer unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mazer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Mazer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Mazer just wasn't active enough.
Mazer shoots for a double leg takedown but Oberdorf sprawls well. He's pushed Mazer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mazer fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mazer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Mazer with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oberdorf tries to bum rush Mazer with a series of wild strikes but Mazer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mazer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oberdorf's waist but Oberdorf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mazer off to one side.

Oberdorf gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mazer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mazer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oberdorf can do to turn this around?
Mazer won't allow Oberdorf to get back to his feet.
Erek Oberdorf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mazer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Mazer just wasn't active enough.
Mazer shoots in and drives through. Oberdorf sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mazer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mazer, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mazer!
In his post fight interview, Mike Mazer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.