PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Harada (ranked 2669 p4p, 297 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 3928 p4p, 412 weight class). Odinson has chosen U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Thor Odinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Akira Harada's chin.

Harada
vs
Odinson

169 cm
19
171 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.
Odinson lands with a right hand.
Odinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Harada instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Harada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Harada has double underhooks.

Harada manages to break the clinch.

Harada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Odinson, pushing him back against the cage.

Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odinson scores with a shot to the body.
Harada avoids the body shot from Odinson.
Harada is looking to counter punch.
Harada looks to land a right hand but Odinson moved out of range.

Harada rushes Odinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harada breaks the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Harada.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
The fighters circling - Odinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Odinson throws an overhand right that lands on Harada's shoulder, as Harada tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson misses the jab.
Jab from Odinson.
Odinson misses with an uppercut.
Harada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Harada has closed the distance and engaged Odinson in a clinch.
Odinson tries to circle away but Harada has him pinned against the cage.
Harada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odinson's efforts to push away.

Harada manages to break the clinch.
Harada looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Odinson throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada connects with a jab.
Odinson swings widly with a right hand
and Harada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odinson thinking.
Odinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Odinson throws the left hand but Harada avoids the punch easily.
Odinson lands a two punch combo.
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!
Harada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odinson.
Odinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harada cracks Odinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Odinson momentarily.
Harada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odinson throws out the jab.
Odinson 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.
Odinson cracks Harada with an open hand slap.
Odinson slips a jab from Harada.
Harada tries to clinch up but Odinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Harada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Odinson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Harada moves into the clinch successfully.

Odinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Harada moves into the clinch successfully.
Odinson misses with some punches.
Harada has Odinson pressed against the cage, preventing Odinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Harada breaks from the clinch.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Odinson needs to keep his hands up - Harada had a free shot at his head there.
Odinson scores with the left hand. Harada knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Harada misses.
Odinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harada takes the fight into the clinch.
Odinson is trying to push Harada away but Harada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odinson has him pressed against the cage.
Odinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Harada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Harada eats them both and turns towards Odinson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Harada ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
Odinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harada.

Harada pushes Odinson up against the cage in a clinch.

Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada cracks Odinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Odinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada tries to close the distance and clinch but Odinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Odinson.
Odinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harada bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
Odinson misses with an uppercut. Harada saw that one coming.
Harada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odinson misses with a straight right.
Harada getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Odinson misses.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Odinson moves out of range as Harada throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Odinson catches Harada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Odinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harada throws out the jab.
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 Akira Harada will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Odinson.
Odinson cracks a nice hook into Harada's ribs.
Harada misses with a body shot.
Harada is looking to clinch.
Harada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Odinson.
Harada misses with a looping left.
Odinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harada.
Harada slips a jab from Odinson.
Harada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Odinson cracks Harada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Odinson misses with a low kick.
Odinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Odinson tries to keep at a distance but Harada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Harada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada slips under a jab from Odinson.

Harada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Odinson can't break the clinch.

Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Odinson saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Harada tries to clinch but Odinson is having none of it.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harada.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harada cracks Odinson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Odinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Harada misses the target.
A low kick from Odinson misses
and Harada counters with a nice body shot.
Harada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Harada.
Odinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harada counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Odinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Odinson.
Odinson looks to land a left hand but Harada moved out of range nicely.
Odinson lands with a shot to the body.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Harada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harada doesn't manage to clinch there - Odinson circles away.
Odinson swings for the body but Harada moves out of range.
Harada moves forwards but Odinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Odinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Harada.

Harada drops Odinson with a beautiful combination! Odinson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harada is looking for the KO!
Odinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Odinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson throws a jab when Harada was well out of range.
Harada scores with a jab.

Odinson is rocked!
Odinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Harada finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harada lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Odinson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Harada!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Harada!
An out of breath Akira Harada thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.