PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Thomas (ranked 7835 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Oddesangria (ranked 4406 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Thomas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Thomas
vs
Oddesangria

194 cm
50
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
197 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Izzy Oddesangria!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Oddesangria as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thomas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oddesangria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Thomas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Oddesangria kicks off Thomas and gets to his feet.
Oddesangria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Oddesangria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Oddesangria tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oddesangria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Oddesangria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Oddesangria makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thomas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oddesangria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Oddesangria cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oddesangria scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oddesangria.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Oddesangria keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Oddesangria counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oddesangria lands a body shot.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oddesangria misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oddesangria.
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!
Oddesangria looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Izzy Oddesangria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Oddesangria sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oddesangria sprawls well. Oddesangria wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oddesangria jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oddesangria throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oddesangria scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oddesangria.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Oddesangria counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oddesangria sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oddesangria blocks a leg kick.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Oddesangria checks it
and Oddesangria counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oddesangria counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Oddesangria throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas wants to clinch but Oddesangria slips to the side
and Oddesangria counters with a nice uppercut.
Oddesangria connects with a jab.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Oddesangria.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oddesangria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas moves to clinch but Oddesangria breaks away
and Oddesangria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Oddesangria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Oddesangria counters with a nice body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Oddesangria dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oddesangria feints and then cracks Thomas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thomas down.
Oddesangria bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Oddesangria cracks Thomas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Izzy Oddesangria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oddesangria has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oddesangria can pounce on him.
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Oddesangria counters with a good low kick that Thomas was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Thomas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Oddesangria is trying to defend but Thomas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Oddesangria slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oddesangria is proving hard to escape from.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Oddesangria.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Oddesangria keeps moving.

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.
Oddesangria has Thomas pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oddesangria can do anything to dispel that myth.

Oddesangria uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Oddesangria has his feet on Thomas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Oddesangria.
Oddesangria lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Oddesangria to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Oddesangria saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with the combination.
A jab from Oddesangria finds it's way through Thomas's defenses.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Oddesangria counters with a thumping low kick.
Oddesangria lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Oddesangria counters with a two punch combo.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oddesangria changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oddesangria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

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!
Oddesangria throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oddesangria throws out a counter right but Thomas avoids it with no problem.

Thomas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oddesangria quickly recovers to half guard.
Oddesangria is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Oddesangria wants to control but Thomas is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oddesangria wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas slows the pace down in half guard.
Oddesangria moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Oddesangria showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oddesangria moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oddesangria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Thomas has Oddesangria up against the cage in a clinch.
Oddesangria lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thomas is looking to control Oddesangria's arms but Oddesangria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Oddesangria scores with a shoulder strike.
Oddesangria's coach down at CrossFit Sydney was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Oddesangria's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Oddesangria forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oddesangria lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Oddesangria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Oddesangria.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Oddesangria holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Oddesangria has the dominant position.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Oddesangria pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Oddesangria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.

Thomas lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is looking to stall here but Oddesangria recovers full guard.
Oddesangria seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Oddesangria wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oddesangria being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Oddesangria keeps moving.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Oddesangria has wrist control.
Oddesangria is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Thomas wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thomas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Oddesangria's half guard.

Thomas is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas is stalling here. Oddesangria is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Thomas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Oddesangria has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Izzy Oddesangria is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is being controlled here.
Oddesangria is continuing to stall.
Thomas tries to bench press Oddesangria off him but Oddesangria keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oddesangria staying calm.
Oddesangria wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Oddesangria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oddesangria has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Oddesangria!
A very excited looking Izzy Oddesangria rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.