PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emperor Odin (ranked 4265 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Ricardo Gonzalez (ranked 250 p4p, 249 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Odin
vs
Gonzalez

170 cm
18
154
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emperor Odin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez looks to throw the jab but Odin is out of range.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odin.
Odin connects with the punch.
Odin takes one to the chin there.
Odin throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Odin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odin manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Odin moves out of range.
Odin defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Odin throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Odin on the side of the head.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odin takes one to the side of the head.
Odin throws a one two combo.
Odin moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Odin throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Gonzalez punishes Odin's body with a nice straight punch.
Odin throws a big shot that misses.
Odin defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Odin moves out of range.
Odin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odin throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Odin takes a swing at Gonzalez's ribcage but misses.
Odin lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Ricardo Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odin.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Odin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Odin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odin. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odin throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odin. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez clobbers Odin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Gonzalez drives through and clinches with Odin against the ropes.
Gonzalez is working Odin over against the ropes.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odin's elbow.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odin's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Odin can't break the clinch.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Odin struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalez controls his hands.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Odin blocks it.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odin can't break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Odin or not.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Odin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Odin controls the action.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Odin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odin blocking some punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Odin tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gonzalez presses Odin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odin is trying to break free.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Odin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Odin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez has Odin pressed against the ropes, preventing Odin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odin wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Odin tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez has Odin pressed against the ropes, preventing Odin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Odin is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Odin blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
Odin taking a breather.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez is leaning against Odin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Odin blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Odin prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez presses Odin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez prevents Odin from breaking the clinch.
Odin blocking some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Odin fails to land.
A short right from Odin.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gonzalez on the inside.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Gonzalez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice shot by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Odin avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gonzalez as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Odin.
Odin throws a body shot but no joy.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Odin counters with a right hand to the body.
Odin throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez avoids the body shot from Odin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Gonzalez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Odin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Odin avoids it with no problem.
Odin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gonzalez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Odin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Odin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Odin moves out of range of the strikes.
Odin moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Odin just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzalez. Odin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Odin tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez lands a body punch.
Odin working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Odin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Odin is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling him.
Odin blocks an uppercut.
Odin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Odin tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Odin tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
Odin is trying to break free.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odin stalling in the clinch but Gonzalez improves position.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez blocks an uppercut.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gonzalez keeps control of Odin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odin blocking some punches.
Odin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
Gonzalez lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez pushes Odin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez cracks Odin with a nice body shot.
Odin can't find room to land a body shot as Gonzalez controls the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Odin has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Odin misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Odin taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odin takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odin backwards.
Odin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odins head.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Odin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez - that landed with a thud.
Odin is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Odin controls his hands.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Odin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez scores with a shot to the side of Odin's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Odin is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Odin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Emperor Odin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Odin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Odin's efforts to push away.
Odin tries to break free but Gonzalez pushes him back against the ropes.
Odin blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Odin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Odin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Odin tries a body shot but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odin.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odin.
A nice left hand lands by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez gets through Odin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Odin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Odin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Odin working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez blocking some punches.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Odin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ricardo Gonzalez!

Ricardo Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!