PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Odair
vs
Mackenzie

172 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

168 cm
24
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mackenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Odair is looking to control Mackenzie's arms but Mackenzie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Odair has his back to the ropes.
The referee calls for Mackenzie to work.
Odair taking a breather.
Odair blocks an elbow strike.
Odair trying to land knees to the body.
Mackenzie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Odair blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Odair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries a knee to the head but Odair blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Mackenzie.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Odair gets an underhook and turns Mackenzie into the ropes.
Mackenzie presses Odair against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odair managing to block the knees to the body from Mackenzie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Odair blocks an elbow strike.
Mackenzie looking to stall.
Odair has Mackenzie pressed against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Odair is having none of it.
A slow jab from Odair misses its intended target.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but Odair is having none of it.
Odair moves out of range as Mackenzie throws a body kick.
Odair swats away the attempt to clinch by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie tries to clinch up
and Odair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mackenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Odair circles away.
Mackenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odair jabs Mackenzie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mackenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mackenzie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mackenzie darts in trying to clinch
and Odair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair scores with a body shot.
Odair connects with the punch.
Odair misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie wants to clinch up but Odair keeps it at a distance.
Mackenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Odair clinches.
Mackenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odair blocks the elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odair.
Odair with a knee to the head.

Mackenzie is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odair lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mackenzie to his knees! Odair keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnick Odair!