PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Odori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bon Odori has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Odori
vs
Schmo

190 cm
26
239 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
220 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bon Odori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Schmo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Odori was covering up waiting for the punch and Schmo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Odori working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmo.
Schmo with a nice head shot there.
Odori utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Odori can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schmo looks to land a strike but Odori avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Schmo wants to pass the guard but Odori is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo postures up in Odori's guard and throws a big left but Odori blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Odori has wrist control.
Odori avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Odori pulls Schmo in close to his closed guard and prevents Schmo from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Odori has wrist control.
Schmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odori trying to keep a closed guard but Schmo is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schmo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odori will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Schmo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Odori's head.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schmo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Odori is controlling Schmo's posture.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schmo being controlled here momentarily.
Schmo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo looking to pass the guard.
Odori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Odori pulls Schmo in to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schmo tries to free his leg and advance position but Odori is retaining full guard.
Schmo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo throwing strikes from guard but Odori blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmo is looking to work some ground and pound but Odori has wrist control.
Schmo postures up in Odori's guard and throws a big left but Odori blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Schmo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Schmo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Odori takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schmo throws an off balance right hand
and Odori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Odori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Odori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Odori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Schmo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Odori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmo misses with a body shot
and Odori counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Odori throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odori works the jab nicely.

It looks like Joe Schmo has been cut.
Odori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmo.
Schmo misses with a hook.
Schmo throws a body shot but no joy.
Odori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmo throws a body punch but Odori moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odori scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmo should have avoided that one.
Schmo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schmo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Odori rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Odori.
Schmo throws a hook to the side of Odori's head but Odori sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schmo.
Bon Odori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Schmo misses.
Odori avoids the body shot from Schmo.
Odori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schmo. That did some damage!
Schmo throws a hook but Odori avoids it easily.
Schmo throws a body punch but Odori moves out of range.
Odori stuffs the takedown.
Odori is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Odori ducks under a wild hook from Schmo.
Odori jabs at Schmo's body.
Odori slips a straight right by Schmo.
Odori thinks about countering with a body kick.
Odori with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Odori counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Schmo. Those never looked like landing.
Schmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odori moves away.
Odori with a nice cross.
Schmo blocks a head kick by Odori.
And Schmo tries to counter it with a takedown but Odori pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Odori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmo.
Schmo takes a swing at Odori's ribcage but misses.
Odori is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body kick from Odori.
Schmo is breathing heavily.
Schmo misses with a body shot.
Schmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Odori is just out of range.
Nice cross by Odori.
Odori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Odori is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schmo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Odori's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Odori duly obliges.

That has opened up Joe Schmo's cut even more.
Odori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmo throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odori keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmo misses with a straight left.
Odori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Odori is just out of range.
Schmo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odori thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schmo if he has to take too many more of those.
Odori scores with a punch to the head.
Odori drops Schmo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Schmo! Odori dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bon Odori!
Bon Odori is the new heavyweight champion!
Bon Odori made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.