PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Amarth - Twilight of The Thunder God. Mercury has chosen Queen - Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy as his entrance music. Eddie Mercury is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Odinson
vs
Mercury

185 cm
23
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Non-Stop Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Odinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mercury.
Odinson thuds his shin into the meat of Mercury's side.
Odinson tries for a takedown but Mercury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mercury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odinson.
Odinson slips under a jab.
Mercury misses with an uppercut.
Mercury takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Odinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercury moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odinson lands an overhand right.
Mercury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odinson manages to avoid it.
Odinson scores with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Odinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury cracks Odinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Thor Odinson has been cut.
Odinson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercury takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Odinson lands a head kick. Mercury smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mercury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odinson swivels and escapes.
Odinson lands a nice hook to Mercury's body. Mercury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercury sprawls well. He's pushed Odinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mercury takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Odinson stuns Mercury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mercury shoots in for a double leg but Odinson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Odinson slips under a jab.
Eddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Odinson circles away.
Thor Odinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Mercury.
Mercury looks gassed!
A solid leg kick lands there for Odinson.
Odinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Odinson scores with a spinning back kick!
Mercury with a poor takedown
and Odinson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Odinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercury should have avoided that one.
Mercury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Odinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Odinson lands with a cross.
Odinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercury. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
Mercury has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Odinson.
Mercury takes one to the side of the head.

Odinson shoots in and bounces Mercury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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!

Mercury is working an open guard so Odinson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Odinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercury backs up against the cage.
A nice combination there by Odinson.
Odinson scores with a one two! Mercury had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Odinson throws a good cross that connects.
Odinson digs a good body shot into Mercury's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercury has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Odinson.
Odinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mercury. That did some damage!

Odinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Odinson wants to control the pace but Mercury is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercury really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Odinson looking to control but Mercury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Odinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Thor Odinson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Odinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Odinson tests Mercury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mercury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mercury misses with a hook. Odinson ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Odinson there.
Odinson scores with the left hand. Mercury knows he should have avoided that one.
Odinson scores with a jab to the head.
Odinson throws a series of punches but Mercury avoids them all with ease.
Odinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Odinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mercury should have avoided that one.
Mercury's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Odinson misses with a few strikes there.
Odinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Mercury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Mercury misses.
Odinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercury throws an overhand right that lands on Odinson's shoulder, as Odinson tries to avoid the shot.
Odinson looks for a takedown but Mercury sprawls well.
Odinson scores with a leg kick.
Mercury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odinson lands with a nice body punch.
Mercury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odinson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mercury. Mercury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Odinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Odinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mercury takes a step back to recover.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Odinson - just one landing.
Odinson is looking to slow Mercury down with leg kicks.
Mercury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Odinson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Odinson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Odinson.
Odinson slips under a jab.
Mercury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mercury misses with a two punch combination.
Odinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercury throws an overhand right that lands on Odinson's shoulder, as Odinson tries to avoid the shot.
Odinson connects with a crisp jab.
Mercury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Odinson misses with a wild combination.
Mercury has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Odinson.
Mercury misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Odinson counter with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercury crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Odinson - the referee stops the clock and Mercury gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Odinson. Mercury manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mercury misses with a straight left.

Odinson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Odinson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Odinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mercury is breathing heavily.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Odinson misses.
Odinson stuns Mercury with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mercury on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Odinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercury backs up against the cage.
Odinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mercury is trying desperately to land a takedown but Odinson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mercury.
Mercury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Odinson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mercury shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big left from Mercury misses.
Mercury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercury shoots for a double leg takedown but Odinson sprawls well. He's pushed Mercury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Odinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mercury chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Odinson can pounce on him.
Odinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Odinson thuds his shin into the meat of Mercury's side.
Odinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Odinson. That's going to slow Mercury down.
Odinson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Odinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson cracks a nice hook into Mercury's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Odinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Odinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mercury can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson wants to control the pace but Mercury is squirming around nicely.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Thor Odinson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mercury fails to land the takedown.
Mercury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by Odinson.
A left and a right from Odinson both land. Nice combination.
Mercury swings for the body but Odinson moves out of range.
Thor Odinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odinson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mercury takes one to the side of the head.
Odinson lands an overhand right.
Odinson scores with a jab to the body.
Mercury looks for a takedown but Odinson sprawls well.
Thor Odinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Mercury.
Odinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Odinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercury's head.
Odinson throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mercury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Odinson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Odinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Odinson. Mercury shrugs it off though.

Odinson shoots in and bounces Mercury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Odinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mercury can do to turn this around?
Odinson working some strikes from top position.
Odinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Odinson wants to stand but Mercury is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mercury looking for a sweep. Not yet Mercury, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Odinson stands and steps away. Mercury gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Odinson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Odinson scores with a punch to the head.
Odinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Odinson cracks the inside of Mercury's front leg.
Mercury drops his hands momentarily and Odinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Odinson lands a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odinson.
Odinson scores with a three punch combo!
Odinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Odinson.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercury. That snapped Odinson's head back.
Mercury on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Odinson connects with a looping right hand.
Mercury takes one on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Odinson as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Odinson.
Odinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odinson blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Odinson.
Odinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Odinson connects with a body shot.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mercury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Odinson.
Odinson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Odinson lands with a nice body punch.
Odinson throws a nice outside leg kick.

Odinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercury has hold of Odinson's hands but Odinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Odinson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
No luck for Odinson with that takedown attempt.
Mercury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Odinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice body kick from Odinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
Mercury has a takedown stuffed.
Odinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercury will feel that in the morning.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Odinson.
Odinson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Odinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Odinson stalks Mercury and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercury's face. Mercury staggers backwards, shaken.
Odinson lands with a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mercury crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Odinson - the referee stops the clock and Mercury gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Odinson. Mercury manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Odinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Odinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Odinson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Odinson.
An inside leg kick lands from Odinson.
Odinson throws a series of punches but Mercury avoids them all with ease.
Thor Odinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Odinson lands an overhand right.
Odinson digs a good hook to Mercury's body.
Mercury cracks Odinson with a good jab.
Odinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Odinson throws a combination. Mercury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mercury loads up on a big right hand but Odinson slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Odinson connects with a looping right hand.
Odinson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mercury tries to sprawl out of it but Odinson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mercury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercury misses with a hook.
Odinson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mercury misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
Odinson digs a good body shot into Mercury's ribs.
Odinson lands with a nice body kick.
Odinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mercury swivels and escapes.
Odinson throws a head kick but Mercury moves out of range.
Odinson misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
Odinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercury.
Mercury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Odinson swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Odinson.
Odinson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Odinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Eddie Mercury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mercury's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Odinson!
Mercury on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Odinson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Odinson misses.
Odinson scores with a jab. Mercury acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mercury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury lands a jab to Odinson's midsection.
Odinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Odinson scores with a kick to the body.
Odinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Odinson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mercury manages to work his way to half guard, despite Odinson's best efforts.
It looks like Odinson is going to stand back up.
Odinson blocks the strikes from Mercury.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Odinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odinson!
Thor Odinson retains his light heavyweight title!