PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odell Paquette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hound
vs
Paquette

172 cm
23
149 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
151 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Sun-Tzu
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Odell Paquette!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paquettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paquette sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paquette swings for the body but Hound moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Hound misses its target.
Hound lands a jab.
Hound digs a good hook to Paquette's body.
Hound misses the jab.
Hound throws the left hand but Paquette avoids the punch easily.
Paquette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hound scores with a nice strike.
Paquette swings for the body but Hound moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hound tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paquette throws out a loose jab but Hound uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Paquette misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hound moves out of range as Paquette strikes.
Hound throws a hook but Paquette blocks it.
Hound slips under a jab.
Hound throws a right hand that misses
and Paquette counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette moves away from the strike by Hound.
A combination from Hound does no damage.
Paquette connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hound circles away quickly and effectively.
Hound swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paquette works the jab nicely.

It looks like The Hound has been cut.
Hound scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hound defending well as Paquette loads up on a big left hand.
Hound ducks right into an uppercut from Paquette.

Paquette gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paquette looking for a sweep. Not yet Paquette, not yet.
Paquette keeping full guard, as Hound tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquette wants to sweep but no luck.
Paquette is controlling Hound's posture.
Hound controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquette seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Paquette keeping moving, preventing Hound from controlling successfully.
Hound pushing down on Paquette's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette controlling the position for now.
Paquette is looking to improve his position.
Paquette is positioning himself well to prevent Hound advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound is thwarting Paquette's attempts to control the position.
Paquette makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paquette.
Paquette is trying to control the position but Hound postures up.
Paquette is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Paquette being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Odell Paquette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hound connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paquette. Paquette circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Paquette missing with a left hand there. Hound was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hound misses the shot to the body.
Paquette scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hound bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paquette avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paquette staying out of range there.
Hound looks to throw the jab but Paquette is out of range.
Paquette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paquette walks into a jab.
Hound blocks a jab.

Hound rushes Paquette and presses him up against the cage.

Hound has picked Paquette up - he's going for a ride! Hound dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hound wants to control but Paquette is keeping him busy.
Hound looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Paquette wants to get back to full guard but Hound has passed into side control.
Paquette struggling a bit here.

Hound wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paquette, who protects the arm well.
Paquette is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Hound dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Hound's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Paquette goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hound lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paquette circles away quickly and effectively.
Hound missing with a left hand there. Paquette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paquette misses with a looping left.
Jab from Paquette.
Paquette lands a head shot.
Hound displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquette throws out the jab.
Paquette listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hound jabs Paquette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hound dives in and grabs Paquette's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paquette pushes down on Hound's head and hops out.
Paquette rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hound counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Paquette misses.
Paquette on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquette ducks under a wild hook from Hound.
A punch combination from Paquette misses.
Paquette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Hound misses.
Hound throws a poor cross that misses
and Paquette counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hound misses with a hook.
Hound throws a hook but Paquette blocks it.
Paquette cracks Hound with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hound. Paquette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paquette appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hound is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Paquette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paquette throws a series of punches but Hound avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Hound misses.
Hound keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paquette tries to move into range but Hound moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Paquette avoids the body shot from Hound.
Paquette might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Paquette misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paquette.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hound. Paquette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hound slips a straight right by Paquette.
An attempted straight right counter from Hound misses the target.
Hound dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paquette lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hound keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paquette.
Odell Paquette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paquette dodges the punch combination from Hound.
Hound ducks under a wild hook from Paquette.
A big right from Hound misses.
Paquette misses with a left hand
and Hound counters with a nice body shot.
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paquette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hound swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Hound has Paquette up against the cage in a clinch.
Hound tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paquette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paquette gets underhooks to prevent Hound's takedown attempt.
Hound makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hound.
Hound changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paquette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Hound. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paquette closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The Hound's cut is getting worse.
Hound scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Paquette doesn't seem bothered though.
Hound misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paquette.
Hound misses with a takedown attempt - Paquette sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hound misses with a wild body shot.
Paquette bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paquette lands with a cross.
Paquette uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hound.
Paquette with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Paquette lands with a straight right. Hound didn't see that one coming.
Hound connects with a single shot there.
Hound misses with a straight right.
Paquette throws a body punch but Hound moves out of range.
Paquette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paquette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hound swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hound throws a lazy right hand but Paquette sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquette will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hound throws a big shot that misses.
Paquette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odell Paquette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Hound's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Paquette misses with a series of wild punches.
Hound misses the jab.
Hound slips under a jab.

Hound decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paquette manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paquette seems keen to control Hound's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paquette's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hound pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paquette is keeping the position for now.
Hound sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquette is pulling down on Hound's head. It's preventing any offense from Hound, at least for the moment.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Paquette is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paquette looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hound postures up.
The Hound overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hound tries to free his leg and advance position but Paquette is retaining full guard.
Paquette pulls Hound in close to prevent any damage.
Hound slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hound trying to control but Paquette is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hound throws a body shot but no joy.
Paquette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paquette misses with a double jab
and Hound counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Paquette. Those never looked like landing.
Paquette staying out of range there.
It seemed like Paquette was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hound slips under a jab from Paquette.
Hound looks to throw the jab but Paquette is out of range.

Hound moves into the clinch.
Hound fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hound is leaning against Paquette and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paquette throws a punch but it's blocked by Hound.
Paquette gets through Hound's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paquette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hound backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hound.
Paquette misses with some punches.
Hound goes for a takedown attempt but Paquette pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paquette displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paquette throws a right and a left that Hound avoids nicely.
Paquette looks to score with a jab to the body but Hound is just out of range.
Hound swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paquette throws a poor cross that misses
and Hound cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hound drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hound tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paquette swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from Paquette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paquette throws an off balance right hand
and Hound counters with a nice body shot.
Paquette throws a lazy right hand but Hound sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paquette throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Hound moved out of range.
Hound shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Odell Paquette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hound shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Hound misses.
Paquette looks to land a right hand but Hound moved out of range.
A punch combination from Hound misses.
Hound works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hound throws a looping overhand right but Paquette ducks down to avoid it.
Paquette swings for the body but Hound moves out of range.
Paquette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hound manages to avoid it.
Hound is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Paquette catches Hound right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paquette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hound.
Paquette swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Hound misses the target.
Hound moves in looking to clinch but Paquette pushes him off.
Hound takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hound throws a hook to the side of Paquette's head but Paquette sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paquette misses with a combination
enabling Hound to counter with a crisp jab.
Hound moves in looking to clinch but Paquette pushes him off.
Hound takes one to the chin there.
Hound slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Paquette.
Hound is looking to counter punch.
Paquette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hound.
A combination from Paquette does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odell Paquette comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paquette has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odell Paquette!