PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Odoacer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Odoacer
vs
Cunningham

185 cm
29
220 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

188 cm
38
210 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flavius Odoacer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Cunningham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Odoacer's head.
Cunningham throws a right and a left that Odoacer avoids nicely.
Cunningham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Odoacer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cunningham looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Odoacer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been hearing reports that Odoacer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A big right from Cunningham misses.
Odoacer swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
Cunningham lands a lovely overhand right.
Odoacer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Odoacer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Odoacer.
Odoacer misses with a hook.
Odoacer jabs Cunningham to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Odoacer misses with a looping right.
Odoacer slips a jab from Cunningham.
Odoacer is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cunningham cracks Odoacer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odoacer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cunningham has time to react.
Cunningham throws a lazy right hand but Odoacer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odoacer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odoacer scores with a nice head shot.
Odoacer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Odoacer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cunningham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Odoacer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
Cunningham getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Odoacer misses with a double jab.
Odoacer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odoacer cracks a nice hook into Cunningham's ribs.
Cunningham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cunningham misses with an uppercut.
Cunningham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odoacer.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odoacer.
Cunningham throws out a counter right but Odoacer avoids it with no problem.
Odoacer misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.

Cunningham instigates a clinch.
Cunningham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cunningham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odoacer is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham pushes Odoacer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odoacer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cunningham.

Odoacer breaks from the clinch.
Odoacer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Odoacer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunningham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Odoacer throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham tries to land a leg kick but Odoacer saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Odoacer misses the target.
Flavius Odoacer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odoacer cracks Cunningham with a good jab.
Cunningham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Odoacer slips a jab from Cunningham.
Odoacer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Odoacer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cunningham throws a leg kick that misses.
Odoacer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunningham.
Odoacer jabs Cunningham to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
Odoacer misses with a few strikes there.
Cunningham digs a good body shot into Odoacer's ribs.
Odoacer throws a sloppy body shot
and Cunningham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cunningham loads up on a big right hand but Odoacer slips the punch.
Cunningham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odoacer moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Odoacer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Odoacer misses the target.
Odoacer blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Odoacer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Odoacer misses with a wild body shot.
Odoacer lands a really nice looking cross but Cunningham seems unphased.
Cunningham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odoacer.
Odoacer misses with a two punch combination.
Cunningham changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but Odoacer checks it.
Cunningham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Odoacer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cunningham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odoacer. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odoacer misses with a straight right.
Cunningham is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Odoacer.

Cunningham gets a clinch.
Cunningham dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cunningham.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
Odoacer prevents a body shot from Cunningham.

Odoacer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Odoacer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odoacer just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Odoacer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odoacer slips a jab and a cross from Cunningham.
Odoacer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cunningham shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cunningham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cunningham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Flavius Odoacer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cunningham throws a looping overhand right but Odoacer ducks down to avoid it.
Cunningham takes one to the side of the head.
Odoacer misses with a looping right.
Odoacer swings for the body but Cunningham moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Odoacer.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Odoacer moves out of range easily.
Odoacer throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cunningham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cunningham wants to clinch up but Odoacer keeps it at a distance.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Odoacer.
Nice shot by Cunningham.
Cunningham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Odoacer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Odoacer misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Odoacer.
Odoacer throws a hook but Cunningham avoids it easily.
Cunningham now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cunningham lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cunningham drops his hands momentarily and Odoacer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odoacer throws a poor cross that misses
and Cunningham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cunningham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Odoacer is having none of it.
Odoacer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cunningham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Odoacer loads up on a big right hand but Cunningham slips the punch.
Odoacer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cunningham was well out of range. Poor timing from Odoacer.
Cunningham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flavius Odoacer is winning the standup battle so far.
Odoacer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Odoacer misses with a hook.
Cunningham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cunningham throws a poor cross that misses
and Odoacer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cunningham is looking to slow Odoacer down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Odoacer.
Odoacer misses with an uppercut. Cunningham saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Odoacer has time to react.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Odoacer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunningham tries to clinch up but Odoacer circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Cunningham.

Odoacer rushes Cunningham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odoacer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cunningham.
Cunningham creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Odoacer with a big uppercut! Odoacer tries to clinch up but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Odoacer to the mat! Odoacer covers up and Cunningham unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randall Cunningham!
Post fight, Randall Cunningham took to the microphone: 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.
Flavius Odoacer was interviewed post fight and said 'Harrumph! A minor setback on my path to the throne.'.