PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mystic Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Zen
vs
Odenkirk

192 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

185 cm
37
215 lbs
18 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mystic Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cross Odenkirk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Odenkirk moves into the clinch.
Odenkirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zen digs a right hand into Odenkirk's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Odenkirk's gas tank.
Odenkirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odenkirk struggles to land a body shot inside as Zen controls his hands.
Zen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odenkirk digs a right hand into Zen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zen's gas tank.
Odenkirk pushes Zen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Odenkirk.
Zen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odenkirk tries to work over Zen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odenkirk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odenkirk working aggressively here.
Zen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odenkirk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Zen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Odenkirk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Odenkirk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zen can't find room to land a body shot as Odenkirk controls the action.
Zen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Odenkirk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Odenkirk misses.
Nice shot lands for Odenkirk.
Zen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cross Odenkirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Odenkirk moves into the clinch.
Odenkirk is pushing Zen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk stops a takedown attempt from Zen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mystic Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odenkirk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk scores with a hook to the body.
Odenkirk is struggling to control the position.
Odenkirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zen blocks a body shot from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk blocks a body shot from Zen.
Odenkirk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zen struggles to land a body shot inside as Odenkirk controls his hands.
Odenkirk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Odenkirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Zen.
Odenkirk is leaning against Zen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Odenkirk lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Zen fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zens head.
Odenkirk scores with a hook to the body.
Zen is breathing heavily.
Odenkirk lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Odenkirk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk prevents the takedown attempt.
Odenkirk lands an elbow just above Zen 's eye.

It looks like Mystic Zen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odenkirk throws a punch but it's blocked by Zen.
Odenkirk lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Odenkirk on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odenkirk fails to land.
Zen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Odenkirk as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Odenkirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odenkirk gets through Zen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Odenkirk gets through Zen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Odenkirk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odenkirk digs a right hand underneath Zen's ribcage. Zen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Odenkirk scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odenkirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Odenkirk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odenkirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Odenkirk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Odenkirk as the two fighters clinch.
Odenkirk tries to work over Zen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odenkirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odenkirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zen's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross Odenkirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mystic Zen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Odenkirk lands a body shot.

Zen has Odenkirk up against the cage in a clinch.
Odenkirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zen's elbow.
Odenkirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Odenkirk lands a shoulder strike.
Odenkirk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odenkirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Cross Odenkirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odenkirk.
Odenkirk lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odenkirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odenkirk connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odenkirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zen backwards.
Zen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odenkirk lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Odenkirk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Odenkirk.
Odenkirk lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Odenkirk.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odenkirk.

Zen is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Odenkirk.
Oh Zen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Odenkirk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Zen with a big uppercut! Zen tries to clinch up but Odenkirk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Zen to the mat! Zen covers up and Odenkirk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cross Odenkirk!
An out of breath Cross Odenkirk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.