PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bodi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Bodi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bodi
vs
Erickson

180 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergio Bodi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spencer Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodi avoids the head kick by Erickson.
Erickson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Erickson tries to clinch up

and Bodi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bodi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bodi postures up.
Bodi stays in close to Erickson's body and controls the position.
Bodi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Erickson is proving hard to escape from.
Bodi sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sergio Bodi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Bodi with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson wants to clinch
and Bodi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bodi slaps away a takedown attempt from Erickson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bodi.
Erickson throws a head kick but Bodi moves out of range.

Bodi closes the distance and pushes Erickson back into the cage.

Bodi manages to break the clinch.
Bodi stuffs the takedown attempt from Erickson. Erickson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bodi with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bodi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bodi.

Bodi moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bodi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bodi scores with a three punch combo!

Erickson is rocked!
Bodi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Erickson's head.
Erickson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bodi finish him?
Bodi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Erickson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bodi somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Bodi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodi shoots in looking for a takedown but Erickson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bodi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Erickson gets tackled into the cage by Bodi. Bodi maintains the clinch.

Bodi pulls guard effortlessly.
Erickson stops Bodi from standing up.
Erickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bodi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bodi is looking to stand up but Erickson isn't so interested in that idea.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bodi holds on and takes a little breather.

Bodi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Erickson defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodi seems keen to control Erickson's posture.

We're going to have a standup here because Sergio Bodi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bodi as he jumps to the side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bodi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erickson leaves Bodi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Bodi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Erickson tries to clinch
letting Bodi counter with a right hand.

Bodi clinches with his opponent.
Erickson is trying to break the clinch but Bodi has him pressed against the cage.

Bodi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bodi clinches with his opponent.
Bodi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erickson looking to throw knees to the head but Bodi is blocking nicely.

Bodi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bodi blocks a head kick by Erickson.
Bodi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Erickson as he avoids it easily.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Erickson tries to clinch
and Bodi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bodi cracks Erickson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bodi.
Bodi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Erickson avoids it really well and circles away.
Spencer Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Bodi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bodi has Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bodi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Erickson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bodi breaks from the clinch.
Bodi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Erickson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bodi counters with a straight right hand.

Bodi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Erickson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bodi is in Erickson's guard.
Bodi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erickson on the ground.
Bodi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bodi wants to get up but he can't break Erickson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bodi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sergio Bodi.
Bodi shoots in and drives through. Erickson sprawls well.
Bodi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Erickson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Erickson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Erickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bodi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erickson has time to react.
Erickson wants to clinch but Bodi slips to the side
and Bodi counters with a nice body shot.
Bodi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Erickson but Erickson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bodi is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bodi rushes Erickson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bodi manages to break the clinch.
Erickson misses with a head kick.
Erickson stuffs the takedown attempt from Bodi. Bodi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bodi is looking to score with low kicks.
Erickson swings widly with a right hand
and Bodi counters with a three punch combo that has Erickson backing up. Erickson nods at Bodi to acknowledge the strikes.
Bodi works Erickson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bodi darts in and clinches Erickson up against the cage.

Bodi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Bodi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Bodi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bodi clinches with his opponent.
Erickson misses with a knee strike.
Bodi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erickson can do to turn this around?

Bodi breaks the clinch.
Sergio Bodi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bodi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Erickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bodi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Erickson defends it nicely.
Bodi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bodi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Erickson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bodi lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bodi looks for a takedown but Erickson sprawls well.
Bodi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bodi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erickson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bodi counters with a nice leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bodi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Bodi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bodi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bodi. No joy for Erickson on that attempt.
Bodi lands a two punch combo.
Bodi shoots in and drives through. Erickson sprawls well.

Bodi pushes Erickson up against the cage in a clinch.
Bodi looking for a takedown.

Bodi manages to break the clinch.
Bodi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bodi dives in and scores a takedown into Erickson's guard.
Erickson wants to get back to his feet but Bodi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erickson pulls Bodi in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodi won't allow Erickson to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bodi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bodi won't allow Erickson to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bodi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Erickson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Erickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erickson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bodi tries to avoid it but Erickson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bodi to the ground. Bodi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bodi tries for a takedown but Erickson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sergio Bodi is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodi shoots in looking for a takedown. Erickson tries to sprawl out of it but Bodi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Erickson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bodi scores with a decent looking hook.
Bodi shoots in looking for a takedown. Erickson tries to sprawl out of it but Bodi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Erickson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bodi shoots in for a takedown but Erickson shows good takedown defense.
Spencer Erickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bodi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sergio Bodi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bodi looks for a takedown but Erickson sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Bodi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bodi 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Bodi!