PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Oden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oden
vs
Stroud

190 cm
19
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud throws a solid leg kick but Oden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroud.
Stroud moves in looking to clinch but Oden pushes him off.
Oden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

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

Oden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Stroud.

Oden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stroud regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Oden.
Stroud trying to keep a closed guard but Oden is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud wants to stand up but Oden is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oden stays in close to Stroud's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oden throws a series of punches but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud tries to clinch but Oden moves away

and Oden moves into the clinch.
Stroud tries to break the clinch but Oden is controlling the position.
Oden can't break the clinch.
Oden wants to break free but Stroud has control.
Oden tries to score a body lock takedown but Stroud shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Stroud manages to break the clinch.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt

and Oden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stroud won't be happy with that.

Oden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stroud to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud looks to clinch

and Oden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Oden.
Stroud misses with a knee to the head.
Oden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Oden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Oden is breathing heavily.
Stroud is trying to stand up here but Oden is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oden perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oden stops Stroud from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Oden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oden throws a one two combo.
Oden swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
Oden tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oden throws a body punch but Stroud moves out of range.
Oden throws a right and a left that Stroud avoids nicely.
Stroud looks to clinch
and Oden counters with a left and a right that stings Stroud.
Oden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stroud misses with a takedown

and Oden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stroud scores a nice knee to the body.
Stroud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oden lands a shot to the body.
Oden can't break the clinch.
Stroud using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oden works on Stroud's body with a couple of short punches.
Stroud prevents Oden from breaking the clinch.
Oden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oden gets through Stroud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stroud lands a knee to the head.
Oden avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.

Oden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stroud tries to clinch
and Oden counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Stroud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oden swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.

Stroud has Oden up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stroud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oden blocking some punches.
Oden avoiding damage as Stroud throws knees to the body.
Stroud crunches a lovely knee into Oden's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stroud.
Stroud is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stroud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oden.
Stroud is trying to break free.

Oden is trying to trip Stroud. He has hold of a leg but Stroud is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oden persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stroud is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Oden dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Oden is dominant here and he's now got Stroud's back!
Oden looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stroud can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden avoids the attempt from Stroud to control.
Stroud tries to buck Oden off but he can't manage it.
Oden content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stroud wants to control but Oden is having none of it.
Oden content just to control the position here.
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 Thor Oden will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Stroud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stroud wants to clinch
and Oden counters with a three punch combo that has Stroud backing up. Stroud nods at Oden to acknowledge the strikes.
Oden throws a series of punches but Stroud avoids them all with ease.
Oden fails to land with a series of punches.
Oden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oden tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroud wants to clinch
and Oden counters with a nice body shot.
Oden tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oden is looking to wear down Stroud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stroud darts in trying to clinch
and Oden counters with a two punch combo.

Stroud is rocked!

Oden closes the distance and clinches.
Oden tries to break the clinch but Stroud is controlling the position.
Stroud wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stroud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oden counters with a left to the body.
Stroud closes the distance but Oden moves to the side
and Oden counters with a series of strikes. Stroud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thor Oden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oden fails to land with a series of punches.

Oden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stroud, pushing him back against the cage.
Oden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oden pushes Stroud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oden has had enough of the clinch but Stroud keeps him there for the moment.
Oden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stroud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stroud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroud is keeping busy.

Oden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stroud is trying to control Oden's posture but Oden avoids it.
Oden tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oden decides to stand back up.
Oden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stroud tries to clinch but Oden moves away
and Oden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oden swinging wilding here.
Stroud tries to clinch

and Oden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stroud's guard now.

Oden stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Oden gets a clinch.
Oden lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stroud or not.
Oden lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Oden.
A right hook to the body lands for Oden.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oden.
Stroud looking to stall.
Oden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oden wants to break free but Stroud has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oden manages to break the clinch.
Oden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stroud as he jumps to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stroud.
Cam Stroud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stroud fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oden checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Oden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oden 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Oden!