PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait comes to the ring accompanied by Times Up. Finnick Odair has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stevie Wait's chin.

Wait
vs
Odair

175 cm
24
146 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

172 cm
23
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed

Namunamu Clothing
Damnfield clothing

Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Wait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wait fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odair manages to avoid it.
Odair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wait sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odair wants to clinch

and Wait counters with a takedown into side control.
Odair trying to control but Wait flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Wait gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wait gets his hands free as Odair looks to control.
Wait softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wait throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odair tries to escape but Wait has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Odair is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait is not going to allow Odair to sit and survive in this position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wait is landing with strikes. Odair can't take much more of this.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Wait is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wait struggling to land strikes to the head as Odair covers up.

Odair fending off the submission attempt from Wait.
Wait gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Odair turns into Wait and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Odair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wait throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Odair avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wait is trying to hold Odair in close to prevent damage but Odair has managed to pass into half guard.
Wait 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.
Wait is refusing to be controlled, as Odair sits in half guard.
Wait missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair is stalling here. Wait is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Odair seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wait has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Wait looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wait trying to control the position but Odair is working away.
Odair is trying to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wait misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Odair looking for a sweep but Wait has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wait lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Odair hang on?
Wait cracks Odair with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wait landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wait punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wait lands a couple of good shots and Odair has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Odair is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wait landing with strikes.
Odair is still in real trouble! Can Wait finish him?
Wait throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Odair!
Wait is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Odair up.
Odair is trapped and Wait is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wait.
Wait scores with punches to the body.
Wait is striking well from the back but Odair escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Wait missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wait trying to control the action but Odair is working from the bottom.
Odair seems to have recovered his senses.
Odair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wait.
Wait throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wait not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wait is trying to control. Odair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odair wants to get back to full guard.
Odair is looking to control Wait's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odair avoid being mounted?
Wait trying to control from half guard but Odair is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stevie Wait.
Wait misses with a straight right.
Wait throws a right hand that misses
letting Odair counter with a right hand.
Odair moves to clinch but Wait breaks away

and Wait counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Odair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wait. 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 nine minutes gone in the round.
Wait stands up over Odair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Odair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wait postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Odair trying to keep a closed guard but Wait is proving a slippery customer.
Wait throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wait trying to control the position from guard on top but Odair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Wait dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Wait pivots, looking for a leg kick but Odair is out of range and Wait settles back down.
Odair looks to clinch

and Wait counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wait.
Wait connects with a couple of short punches.
Wait wants to pass the guard but Odair is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wait accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wait throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Odair working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wait looking to sit in guard and control but Odair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wait trying to keep a closed guard but Odair is proving a slippery customer.

Wait looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Wait is looking for a triangle but Odair pushes his legs off easily.

Wait is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Odair defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wait has his foot on Odair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Odair works his way back into a safe position though.

Wait looking for a guillotine here but Odair defends easily.
Stevie Wait overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odair wants to control from the top but Wait keeps moving.

Wait is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wait wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wait keeping moving, preventing Odair from controlling successfully.

Odair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wait has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Odair has managed to get both his arms back between Wait's legs - danger averted.
Wait striking off his back but it's not causing Odair any problems.

Wait is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Wait looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odair trying to control but Wait is working from the bottom.
Wait on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wait tries to get out of the position.
Odair passes into half guard.
Wait wants to control but Odair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wait is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Odair's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Odair's back!

Odair defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Wait's arms.
Wait trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Odair doesn't escape.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Wait is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Odair covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wait scores with punches and elbows.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odair is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Odair trying to control but not successfully.
Wait misses with a punch to the head.
Odair is keeping busy.
Finnick Odair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wait missing with punches from the back.
Wait is looking to control Odair but Odair is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Wait is persistently looking for the submission but Odair is defending it well.
Wait scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odair just trying to survive but Wait is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Odair covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Wait looking to break Odair's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Odair remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wait will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Wait missing with strikes from the back.
Odair just trying to survive but Wait is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wait's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Odair tries to roll but Wait sticks to his back.
Stevie Wait is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wait throwing damaging strikes from the back! Odair could be in trouble here!
Odair tries to escape but Wait has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wait is punishing Odair with some ground and pound.
Wait lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Wait showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wait 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Stevie Wait!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Stevie Wait!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Stevie Wait!

Stevie Wait wins by unanimous decision!
Stevie Wait seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.