PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between the natural Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden has chosen Element Eighty-Pancake Land as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

natural Couture
vs
Oden

180 cm
23
288 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

205 cm
23
223 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, the natural Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture misses with a series of wild punches.
Oden scores with a head kick.
Couture staying out of range there.
Oden wants to slow Couture down by chopping away at his legs.
Oden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
Couture slaps away a takedown attempt from Oden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Couture is predictable there
and Oden counters with a solid body kick.
Oden thows a leg kick but Couture checks it
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oden throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Oden misses
and Couture counters with a slapping leg kick.
Couture checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
Oden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Oden throws a front kick aimed at Couture's knee but Couture avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Oden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Couture moves away.
Oden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Couture rather than just go for the knockout.

Couture fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oden, pushing him back against the cage.
Oden misses with a body punch.
Couture lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oden tries to score a body lock takedown but Couture shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Oden is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oden can't find room to land a body shot as Couture controls the action.
Couture lands an elbow just above Oden 's eye.

It looks like Thorfinn Oden has been cut.
Couture crunches a lovely knee into Oden's ribcage.
Oden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Couture gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
the natural Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Couture landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oden tries for a takedown but Couture manages to get underhooks.
Oden looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Couture obliges.
Couture gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Couture scores with a shot to the side of Oden's head.
Couture presses Oden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture digs a right hand underneath Oden's ribcage. Oden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Couture is working Oden over against the cage.
Couture lands a nice elbow.
Couture with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Couture lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Couture obliges.
Couture lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Couture.
Couture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Couture lands an elbow just above Oden 's eye.
Couture comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Couture lands a good knee to the midsection. Oden won't want to take too many of those.
Couture unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Couture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Couture lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Couture stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Couture lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Thorfinn Oden's cut even more.
Couture works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oden takes a knee right on the jaw!

Oden is rocked!
Couture lands a damaging elbow.
Oden is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oden's defenses.
Oden misses with an elbow over the top.
Oden seems to have recovered his senses.
Couture landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Couture scores a nice knee to the body.
Oden is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Couture lands a knee to the body.
Couture lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Couture gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture cracks Oden with a nice body shot.
Oden takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Thorfinn Oden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Couture lands an uppercut.
Couture landing knees to the body.
Couture lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture lands a good knee to the midsection. Oden won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Couture working Oden over with knees to the body.
Couture crunches a lovely knee into Oden's ribcage.
Oden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Couture gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Couture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Couture.
Couture creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oden's defenses.
Couture using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

the natural Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thorfinn Oden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Couture moves into the clinch.
Couture lands a nice uppercut.
Oden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
Oden swings wildly with an uppercut but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture prevents the takedown attempt.
Oden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couture gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oden can do to turn this around?
Couture landing knees to the body.
Couture landing knees to the body.
Couture lands a damaging elbow.
Couture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Couture lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Couture as the two fighters clinch.
Oden is breathing heavily.
Oden takes an elbow to the temple.
Couture landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands with a left to the head.

Thorfinn Oden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
clinched against the cage, Couture lands a big elbow that drops Oden! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Oden is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). the natural Couture!