PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goku Kakaroto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otter Odder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kakaroto
vs
Odder

185 cm
20
216 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

188 cm
27
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goku Kakaroto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otter Odder!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odder wants to slow Kakaroto down by chopping away at his legs.
Kakaroto wants to clinch
and Odder counters with a nice leg kick.
Odder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kakaroto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Odder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kakaroto avoids it really well and circles away.

Kakaroto has closed the distance and engaged Odder in a clinch.
Odder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakaroto tries to work over Odder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakaroto tries to work over Odder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakaroto scores with a shoulder strike.
Odder working hard to break the clinch.
Kakaroto lands a body shot.

Odder ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Odder no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Odder has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Odder wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Goku Kakaroto just wasn't active enough.
Kakaroto wants to clinch up but Odder keeps it at a distance.
Kakaroto wants to clinch.
Odder shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kakaroto but Kakaroto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otter Odder.
Odder looks to land a body kick but Kakaroto moved away.

Kakaroto gets caught napping as Odder dives in and scores a takedown. Kakaroto manages to retain guard.
Odder postures up.
Odder controlling from the top position.
Kakaroto has Odder pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odder sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kakaroto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Odder.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up but Odder circles away and keeps his distance.
Odder keeps the fight on the outside.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odder misses with a double jab.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up but Odder circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odder. Kakaroto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakaroto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kakaroto. No joy for Odder on that attempt.
Kakaroto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Odder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odder keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Odder is trying to break the clinch but Kakaroto is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Kakaroto as the two fighters clinch.
Kakaroto lands an elbow that stopped Odder in his tracks for a moment.
Odder avoiding damage as Kakaroto throws knees to the body.
Kakaroto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kakaroto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odder has him pressed against the cage.

Odder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto works over Odder's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odder keeps the fight on the outside.

Kakaroto closes the distance and clinches.
Kakaroto keeps control of Odder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odder can't break the clinch.
Kakaroto lands an uppercut.

Odder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Odder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Odder dives in and grabs Kakaroto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kakaroto pushes down on Odder's head and hops out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Odder, right into the meat.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch but Odder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odder tries to bum rush Kakaroto with a series of wild strikes but Kakaroto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Odder is having none of it.
Goku Kakaroto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakaroto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odder tries to bum rush Kakaroto with a series of wild strikes but Kakaroto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odder swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kakaroto closes the distance and pushes Odder back into the cage.
Odder managing to block the knees to the body from Kakaroto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kakaroto tries to clinch up but Odder circles away and keeps his distance.
Goku Kakaroto is winning the standup battle so far.

Odder darts in and clinches Kakaroto up against the cage.
Odder has had enough of the clinch but Kakaroto keeps him there for the moment.

Kakaroto manages to break the clinch.
Kakaroto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odder shoots for a takedown but Kakaroto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kakaroto tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Odder moves out of range.
Goku Kakaroto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Odder clinches.

Odder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kakaroto has managed to clinch.
Odder tries to pull guard but Kakaroto won't allow it.
Odder tries to score a body lock takedown but Kakaroto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otter Odder.
Kakaroto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kakaroto stops a takedown attempt from Odder.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odder tries to stall but Kakaroto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakaroto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odder is breathing heavily.

Odder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakaroto darts in trying to clinch
and Odder counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kakaroto clinches up with Odder and pushes him back against the cage.
Kakaroto works on Odder's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Kakaroto.
A hook to the body from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto gets through Odder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakaroto works on Odder's body with a couple of short punches.
Kakaroto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kakaroto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kakaroto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odder.

Kakaroto manages to break the clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch there but Odder circles away.
Odder ducks right into an uppercut from Kakaroto.
Odder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto doesn't manage to clinch there - Odder circles away.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kakaroto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Odder, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto lands with a right to the head.
Kakaroto lands a body shot.

Odder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kakaroto darts in and clinches Odder up against the cage.

Kakaroto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A shot to the body from Odder misses
and Kakaroto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakaroto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goku Kakaroto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakaroto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto tries to clinch but Odder moves out of range.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch.
Kakaroto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kakaroto is looking to clinch but Odder is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kakaroto tries to keep at a distance but Odder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kakaroto lands with a left to the head.
Kakaroto scores with a shot to the side of Odder's head.
Kakaroto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto lands a body shot.
Kakaroto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odder avoids it.
Odder can't break the clinch.
Kakaroto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kakaroto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Odder or not.
Kakaroto lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Kakaroto.
Odder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kakaroto lands a damaging elbow.
Kakaroto pushes Odder back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kakaroto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakaroto tries to land a knee to the head but Odder blocks with his arms.

Kakaroto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kakaroto tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Odder counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kakaroto's guard now.
Kakaroto wants to stand up but Odder is controlling him.
Kakaroto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kakaroto tries to get out of the position.
Odder trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakaroto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakaroto is looking to stand up but Odder isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goku Kakaroto dominated that second round.
That's time! Kakaroto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kakaroto tries to clinch
and Odder counters with an inside leg kick.
Odder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kakaroto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kakaroto avoids the head kick by Odder.
Kakaroto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kakaroto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kakaroto fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kakaroto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Odder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kakaroto keeping moving, preventing Odder from controlling successfully.
Odder scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakaroto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Odder controlling from the top position.
Odder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kakaroto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakaroto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Odder controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Odder trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakaroto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Otter Odder hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Odder shoots in looking for a takedown but Kakaroto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Odder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Odder swings for the body but Kakaroto moves out of range.
Odder keeps the fight on the outside.

Odder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kakaroto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Odder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odder trying to control the action but Kakaroto is working from the bottom.
Odder looking to control but instead Kakaroto has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kakaroto is trying to stand up here but Odder is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Odder seems content to control.
Odder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kakaroto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kakaroto wants to get back to his feet.
Odder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kakaroto defending well though.
Odder is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Otter Odder was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kakaroto doesn't manage to clinch there - Odder circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakaroto looks to clinch
and Odder finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kakaroto tries to close the distance and clinch but Odder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Odder has taken the fight to the clinch.
Odder takes a shot to the head.
Odder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kakaroto tries to land knees in the clinch but Odder avoids the damage to the body.
Odder swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakaroto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakaroto lands a nice uppercut.
Kakaroto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odder is defending well for now.
Otter Odder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Kakaroto.
Kakaroto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odder is trying to pull guard but Kakaroto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goku Kakaroto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otter Odder.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odder lands with a short shot to the head.
Kakaroto scores with a shot to the side of Odder's head.
Kakaroto is pressed up against the cage. Odder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kakaroto down to the mat. Kakaroto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goku Kakaroto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kakaroto clinches up with Odder and pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otter Odder.
I think Kakaroto has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goku Kakaroto!