PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Odegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Conroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conroe has chosen I got a Feeling as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Odegard
vs
Conroe

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 Tokyo, Gunnar Odegard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Conroe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Odegard takes the fight into the clinch.
Conroe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Odegard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Odegard stalling the fight.
Conroe looking for a takedown.
Conroe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Odegard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gunnar Odegard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Conroe.
Odegard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conroe wants a takedown.
Conroe misses with an elbow strike.
Conroe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Odegard has Conroe pressed against the cage.
Odegard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conroe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Odegard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conroe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Odegard prevents it.
Conroe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Odegard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conroe looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odegard effectively controlling the action here.
Conroe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Odegard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Conroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Odegard tries to clinch there but Conroe circles away.
Conroe tries to clinch

and Odegard counters by moving into the clinch.
Odegard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Odegard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Odegard is pressed up against the cage. Conroe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Odegard down to the mat. Odegard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Odegard has Conroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Conroe can't get the takedown.
Odegard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odegard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odegard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conroe backwards.
Odegard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Odegard digs a right hand underneath Conroe's ribcage. Conroe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Odegard gets through Conroe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Odegard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odegard lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Odegard.
Odegard lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odegard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conroe backwards.
Odegard lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Odegard.
Odegard lands with a short shot to the head.
Odegard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conroes head.

Conroe is rocked!
Odegard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conroe backwards.
Conroe is still on wobbly legs! Can Odegard finish him?
Odegard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Odegard lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odegard digs a right hand into Conroe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conroe's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odegard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Odegard.
Odegard lands with a right to the head.
Odegard creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Conroe's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Conroe drops to his knees and Odegard pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Odegard!