PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Odorisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Haiyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Todd Haiyes enters the cage!

Odorisio
vs
Haiyes

180 cm
25
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
166 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Odorisio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Haiyes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odorisio throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haiyes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haiyes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odorisio lands a head kick!

It looks like Todd Haiyes has been cut.
Haiyes throws a head kick that half lands.

Odorisio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Haiyes avoids a wild elbow strike from Odorisio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Haiyes throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Odorisio breaks from the clinch.

Odorisio clinches up with Haiyes and pushes him back against the cage.
Odorisio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Odorisio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Haiyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odorisio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Odorisio breaks the clinch.
Haiyes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Odorisio counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haiyes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Odorisio lands a big head kick that sends Haiyes tumbling to the mat! Odorisio takes a step backwards and waves Haiyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haiyes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Odorisio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haiyes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odorisio swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Odorisio lands a big head kick that sends Haiyes tumbling to the mat! Odorisio takes a step backwards and waves Haiyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Haiyes is rocked!

That has opened up Todd Haiyes's cut even more.
Odorisio swats away the attempt to clinch by Haiyes.
Haiyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Odorisio finish him?
Chad Odorisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Odorisio takes the fight into the clinch.
Odorisio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haiyes's defenses.
Haiyes trying to land knees to the body.
Haiyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Odorisio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Todd Haiyes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Odorisio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Odorisio manages to break the clinch.
Haiyes wants to clinch up but Odorisio keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odorisio darts in and clinches Haiyes up against the cage.
Odorisio tries to land a knee to the head but Haiyes blocks with his arms.
Haiyes missing with knees to the body.
Haiyes takes an elbow to the temple.

Odorisio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Odorisio gets a clinch.
Haiyes avoiding damage as Odorisio throws knees to the body.
Odorisio wants to get back to striking at distance but Haiyes won't allow it.
Haiyes tries a body shot but Odorisio blocks it.
Haiyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Odorisio avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Odorisio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Todd Haiyes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Haiyes misses with the head strike.

Odorisio breaks from the clinch.

Odorisio lands a big head kick that sends Haiyes tumbling to the mat! Odorisio takes a step backwards and waves Haiyes back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Todd Haiyes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chad Odorisio!
A determined Chad Odorisio didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!