PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Wollsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Odorisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Wollsey
vs
Odorisio

175 cm
31
165 lbs
23 - 18 - 0

180 cm
26
169 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Wollsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Odorisio!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wollsey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wollsey lands in his opponent's guard.
Odorisio looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wollsey is one step ahead there.
Wollsey throws a big right hand that misses.
Wollsey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odorisio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Odorisio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wollsey 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.
Wollsey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wollsey is working Odorisio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Odorisio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Odorisio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wollsey escapes and throws Odorisio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Odorisio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wollsey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Odorisio not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wollsey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Odorisio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wollsey is doing well to control the position and prevent Odorisio from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odorisio wants to stand up but Wollsey is controlling the position.
Odorisio wants to stand up but Wollsey manages to regain full guard.
Odorisio tries to free his leg and advance position but Wollsey is retaining full guard.
Wollsey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Odorisio wants to get up but he can't break Wollsey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odorisio gets to his feet. Wollsey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wollsey lands a nice looking body shot.
Wollsey is looking to slow Odorisio down with leg kicks.
Chad Odorisio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Odorisio.
Odorisio tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wollsey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odorisio was well out of range. Poor timing from Wollsey.
Wollsey throws a sloppy head kick and Odorisio moves out of range easily.
Odorisio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wollsey.
Odorisio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wollsey.
Odorisio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wollsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chad Odorisio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odorisio looks to clinch
and Wollsey counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Odorisio misses with a head kick.
Odorisio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Odorisio fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odorisio tries a head kick but it misses.
Odorisio darts in trying to clinch
and Wollsey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Odorisio has taken the fight to the clinch.

Wollsey breaks from the clinch.
Odorisio tries to clinch up.
Odorisio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wollsey scores with a jab. Odorisio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Odorisio tries to clinch up
and Wollsey counters with a stiff right hand.
Odorisio tries to clinch
and Wollsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odorisio misses with a head kick.
Wollsey connects with a leg kick. Odorisio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wollsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wollsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wollsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Odorisio blocks the low kick.
A big right from Wollsey misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odorisio avoids the body shot from Wollsey.
Odorisio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odorisio darts in trying to clinch
and Wollsey counters with a leg kick.
Odorisio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wollsey.
Odorisio throws a head kick that misses
and Wollsey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Odorisio closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch but Wollsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odorisio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wollsey counters with a right hand to the body.
Odorisio blocks the body kick.
Wollsey missing with a left hand there. Odorisio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Wollsey misses.
Odorisio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wollsey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Odorisio's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Wollsey 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.

Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wollsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odorisio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wollsey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wollsey scores with a jab to the head.
Odorisio moves in looking to clinch but Wollsey pushes him off.
Wollsey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wollsey misses the shot to the body.

Wollsey fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Odorisio to the ground. Wollsey is now in Odorisio's guard.
Our spies down at at †AWAKENING† inform us that Odorisio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Odorisio looking for a guillotine here but Wollsey defends easily.

Odorisio is looking for a triangle but Wollsey pushes his legs off easily.
Wollsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Odorisio has an active guard here but Wollsey has managed to pass into half guard.
Odorisio is trying to stand up here but Wollsey is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Odorisio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wollsey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Odorisio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wollsey is trying to control. Odorisio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wollsey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Odorisio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Odorisio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wollsey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wollsey's back!
Wollsey is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wollsey trying to control the action but Odorisio just sinks the hooks in.
Odorisio is hanging on to Wollsey's back as he tries to escape.
Wollsey prevents Odorisio from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wollsey looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Odorisio is looking to control Wollsey but Wollsey is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Odorisio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wollsey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wollsey slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wollsey is looking to improve his position.
Odorisio wants to control but Wollsey is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Odorisio wants to stand up but Wollsey manages to regain full guard.
Wollsey pulls Odorisio in close to his closed guard and prevents Odorisio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wollsey scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Wollsey seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Odorisio preventing the sweep.
Wollsey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wollsey pulls Odorisio in close to his closed guard and prevents Odorisio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wollsey looking for a sweep. Not yet Wollsey, not yet.
Odorisio tries to stand but Wollsey is controlling from the bottom.
Wollsey working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mordecai Wollsey just wasn't active enough.
Odorisio doesn't manage to clinch there - Wollsey circles away.
Wollsey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wollsey thuds his right hand into Odorisio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wollsey clobbers Odorisio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Odorisio.
Wollsey blocks the body kick.
Odorisio fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Wollsey tenderised Odorisio's leg. Odorisio is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wollsey.
Odorisio tries to clinch but Wollsey is having none of it.
Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch but Wollsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odorisio wants to clinch up but Wollsey keeps it at a distance.
Odorisio throws a sloppy head kick and Wollsey moves out of range easily.
Odorisio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Odorisio wants to clinch but Wollsey slips to the side
and Wollsey counters with a nice uppercut.
Odorisio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wollsey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Wollsey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Odorisio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wollsey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odorisio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wollsey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wollsey throws a body kick that misses.
Wollsey throws a nice head kick!
Odorisio tries to clinch
and Wollsey counters with a good low kick that Odorisio was not able to check.

Odorisio closes the distance and clinches.
Odorisio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Wollsey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odorisio tries to clinch but Wollsey moves away
letting Wollsey counter with a right hand.
Odorisio looks to land a body kick but Wollsey moved away.
Odorisio tries to clinch
and Wollsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Odorisio is rocked!
Odorisio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Odorisio is still on wobbly legs! Can Wollsey finish him?
Odorisio darts in trying to clinch
and Wollsey counters with a crisp right that sends Odorisio to the canvas! Wollsey follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Wollsey!
A victorious Mordecai Wollsey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.