PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanud Odimabesser (ranked 1326 p4p, 1457 weight class) and Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 181 p4p, 196 weight class). Noeigati is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cremation of Sam McGee. Kanud Odimabesser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Odimabesser
vs
Noeigati

183 cm
25
170
11 - 5 - 0

182 cm
27
172
10 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Brooklyn Threads

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanud Odimabesser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Noeigati!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odimabesser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Noeigati.
Odimabesser scores with a nice strike.
Odimabesser throws a chopping leg kick but Noeigati manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Odimabesser lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noeigati takes a step back to recover.
Odimabesser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Odimabesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noeigati throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odimabesser connects with a body shot.
Noeigati swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Odimabesser gets a clinch.
Odimabesser lands a body punch in the clinch.
Noeigati working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Noeigati.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odimabesser misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Noeigati.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odimabesser.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Noeigati backwards.
Odimabesser can't find room to land a body shot as Noeigati controls the action.
Odimabesser blocks a body shot from Noeigati.
Noeigati gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Odimabesser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Noeigati on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Odimabesser fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noeigati.
Odimabesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Odimabesser's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Noeigati.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odimabesser.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noeigati just misses with a elbow thrown towards Odimabesser's brow.
Odimabesser blocks an uppercut.
Odimabesser tries to work over Noeigati's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noeigati lands with a left to the head.
Noeigati lands a left hand.
Odimabesser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noeigati scores with a hook to the body.
Noeigati lands with a right to the head.
Odimabesser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Odimabesser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noeigati misses with a body punch.
Noeigati lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noeigati digs a right hand underneath Odimabesser's ribcage. Odimabesser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Odimabesser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noeigatis head.
Odimabesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noeigati blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Noeigati lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Odimabesser.
Noeigati lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odimabesser tries a body shot but Noeigati blocks it.
Odimabesser misses with a punch on the inside.
Odimabesser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noeigati working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati lands a right hand that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Noeigati lands with a right to the head.
Odimabesser struggles to land a body shot inside as Noeigati controls his hands.
Noeigati lands a hook that snaps the head of Odimabesser backwards.
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
Odimabesser can't find room to land a body shot as Noeigati controls the action.
Noeigati makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Noeigati presses Odimabesser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Noeigati gets through Odimabesser's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Kanud Odimabesser has been cut.
Noeigati tries a body shot but Odimabesser blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser throws a punch but it's blocked by Noeigati.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Noeigati missing with knees to the body.
Odimabesser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.
Noeigati swings wildly with an uppercut but Odimabesser uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noeigati.
Noeigati is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odimabesser is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noeigati.
Odimabesser lands a hook that snaps the head of Noeigati backwards.
Noeigati misses with a knee strike.
Odimabesser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odimabesser misses with the head strike.
Noeigati throws a head punch that misses.
Odimabesser tries to throw a body punch but Noeigati avoids it by throwing Odimabesser back against the cage.
Odimabesser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noeigati.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser lands with a light punch inside.
Odimabesser avoids a wild elbow strike from Noeigati.
Noeigati misses with a knee to the head.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noeigati breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odimabesser dodges the punch combination from Noeigati.
Odimabesser moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Noeigati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanud Odimabesser's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Noeigati throws a lazy right hand but Odimabesser sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch
and Noeigati counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Odimabesser gets a clinch.
Odimabesser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noeigati blocks an uppercut.
Noeigati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odimabesser avoiding damage as Noeigati throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Odimabesser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Noeigati lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Odimabesser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Noeigati throws a head punch that misses.

Noeigati breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odimabesser throws a head kick but Noeigati moves out of range.
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!

Odimabesser has closed the distance and engaged Noeigati in a clinch.
Noeigati struggles to land a body shot inside as Odimabesser controls his hands.
Noeigati lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noeigati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odimabesser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odimabesser.
Odimabesser presses Noeigati against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noeigati.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
Odimabesser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser working aggressively here.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Odimabesser throws a head punch that misses.
Odimabesser misses with a body punch.
Noeigati missing with knees to the body.
Noeigati scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odimabesser swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odimabesser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Noeigatis head.
Noeigati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Noeigati.
Noeigati working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser has a couple of punches blocked by Noeigati.
Still in the clinch, Noeigati scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noeigati prevents a body shot from Odimabesser.
A hook to the body from Noeigati.

Noeigati escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odimabesser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Noeigati counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noeigati blocks the body kick.
Noeigati appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Noeigati just misses with a punch to the body.
Odimabesser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noeigati circles away quickly and effectively.
Noeigati misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Odimabesser misses with a right hand
and Noeigati counters with a straight right hand.
Odimabesser wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odimabesser misses with a body shot
and Noeigati counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanud Odimabesser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noeigati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Odimabesser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noeigati counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Odimabesser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Odimabesser throws a head kick that misses.
Noeigati scores with a hook.
Noeigati throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Odimabesser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Noeigati counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Noeigati throws a nice outside leg kick.
Odimabesser takes one to the side of the head.

Kanud Odimabesser's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odimabesser tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Odimabesser misses with a double jab.
Odimabesser tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noeigati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odimabesser misses with the combination.
Noeigati let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Odimabesser misses the body punch
and Noeigati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Odimabesser misses with a lunging right hand
and Noeigati counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Noeigati connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Odimabesser momentarily.

Odimabesser is rocked!
Odimabesser wants to clinch but Noeigati slips to the side
and Noeigati counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Odimabesser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benjamin Noeigati seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odimabesser gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Noeigati points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Odimabesser wakes up just in time to hear Noeigati thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Noeigati!
A relieved looking Benjamin Noeigati thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.