PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Odori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marston has chosen Bring it on motherfucker as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Odori
vs
Marston

190 cm
23
216 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
24
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bon Odori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Marston!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odori moves away from the strike by Marston.
Marston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Odori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odori looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marston walks into a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Odori there.
Odori misses with a lunging right hand
and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Odori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marston throws out a counter right but Odori avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Marston misses.
Odori seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Marston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Odori looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marston cracks Odori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Odori slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a shot from downtown. Odori moves away and avoids it.
Odori connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Odori lands a nice looking body shot.
Marston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marston takes one to the side of the head.
Odori fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Odori darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Odori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Odori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Odori digs a good hook to Marston's body.
Odori misses with a left hand
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Odori just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Odori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odori lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Odori tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Odori clinches up with Marston and pushes him back against the cage.
Odori lands with a right to the head.

Marston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Odori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odori.
Odori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bon Odori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odori moves away from the strike by Marston.
A little feinted left hand from Odori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Odori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odori.
Odori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Odori misses its intended target.
Marston takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Odori missing with a left hand there. Marston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odori moves in looking to clinch but Marston pushes him off.
Odori throws a predictable looking body shot
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Odori misses with an uppercut.
Marston let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odori was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
Odori throws an off balance right hand
and Marston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Odori works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marston moves out of range as Odori strikes.
Marston doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Odori counters with a three punch combo that has Marston backing up. Marston nods at Odori to acknowledge the strikes.
Marston misses the jab.
Odori looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Odori misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Odori connects with an inside leg kick.
Odori throws out a loose jab but Marston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Odori tries to land a front kick but Marston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odori. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odori throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Odori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odori throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bon Odori dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Odori. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Marston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Odori scores with a body shot.
Odori misses with a looping right.
Marston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Bon Odori has been cut.
Marston walks into a jab.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odori.
Marston throws a poor cross that misses
and Odori counters with a straight right hand.
Marston throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odori scores with a decent looking hook.
Marston missing with a left hand there. Odori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odori is looking to counter punch.
Odori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
Odori scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odori misses with a right hand
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odori.
Marston moves out of range of the strikes.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Odori misses with a lunging right hand
and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bon Odori is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Odori.
Marston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marston digs a good body shot into Odori's ribs.
Marston slips under a jab.
Marston misses with a double jab

and Odori holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odori misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston blocking some punches.
Odori blocking some punches.
Odori has a couple of punches blocked by Marston.
Odori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odori misses with the head strike.
Marston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Good body shot from Odori.
Odori throws a head punch that misses.
Marston prevents a body shot from Odori.
Odori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odori lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
I was talking to Odori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Marston tries to break the clinch but Odori is controlling the position.
Odori misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Marston.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marston.
Odori throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Odori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marston can do to turn this around?
Odori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odori.
Marston scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odori throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Marston counters with a left to the body.
Odori thows a leg kick but Marston checks it
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Marston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Marston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marston lands with a shot to the body.
Odori lands a nice looking body kick.
Marston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odori paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Odori with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Marston.

Odori is rocked!
Odori looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Marston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marston misses the shot to the body.
Marston lands with a shot to the body.
Odori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odori thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odori moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston slips a straight right by Odori.
Marston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marston lands a glancing blow to the side of Odori's head.
Marston throws a body punch but Odori moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bon Odori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bon Odori's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Odori missing with a left hand there. Marston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Odori takes a swing at Marston's ribcage but misses.
Odori tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odori turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Odori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marston throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Odori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marston throws a jab when Odori was well out of range.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Marston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odori lands a nice looking body shot.
Odori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Odori with a body shot.
Marston misses with a hook. Odori ducked under it nicely.
Odori throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Odori.
Marston misses with a straight left.
Marston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Odori swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Marston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Marston slips under a jab.
Odori throws a sloppy head kick
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Odori with a nice cross.
Marston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Odori throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Odori counters with a nice leg kick.
Odori misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marston counters with a nice body shot.
Odori tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odori fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marston manages to avoid it.
Marston throws a body punch but Odori moves out of range.
Marston throws out a loose jab but Odori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marston defending well as Odori loads up on a big left hand.
Marston misses with a looping right.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odori moves away.
Odori connects with a body shot that sends Marston's belly button to the back.
Odori tests Marston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Jab by Marston.
Marston avoids the head kick by Odori.
Marston throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucas Marston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odori doesn't manage to clinch there - Marston circles away.
Odori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marston.
Odori scores with a nice body kick.
Marston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Odori counters with a nice uppercut.
Marston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Odori. Odori obviously looking to wear him down.
Odori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
Marston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Odori on the side of the head.
Marston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Odori finds it's way round the side to connect with Marston's head.
Marston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Odori counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bon Odori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Odori coming out on top.
Odori scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odori.
Odori explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Marston cracks Odori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Odori lands a front kick.
Marston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Odori throws a nice outside leg kick.
Odori scores with a hook.
Odori lands with a shot to the body.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odori swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marston avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bon Odori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bon Odori!
An out of breath Bon Odori thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.