PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odd Odo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thompson
vs
Odo

191 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
17
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odd Odo!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Odo.
Odo throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Odo moved out of range.
Thompson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Thompson clinches with his opponent.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Odo's belly button to the back.
Odo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odo.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odo throws out the jab.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Odo in a clinch.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Odo can't break the clinch.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odo shoots for a double leg takedown but Thompson sprawls well. He's pushed Odo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odo moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Steve Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Thompson rushes Odo and presses him up against the cage.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Odo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Odo misses with a straight right.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odo looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Thompson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Odo under the eye.

It looks like Odd Odo has been cut.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Odo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Odo throws a body shot but no joy.
Odo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thompson is fending him off so far but Odo persists. Nope, Thompson circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Odo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odo.
Odo fails with the takedown.
Odo misses with a looping left.
Odo throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Odo throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Odo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Odo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odo throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Odo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good exchange - Thompson coming out on top.
Thompson dips to his left and cracks Odo with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odo is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Thompson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Thompson!