PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reach Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Reach Advantage enters the cage!

Oden
vs
Advantage

205 cm
24
223 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

221 cm
22
206 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reach Advantage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden tries to land a front kick but Advantage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Advantage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Advantage closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oden quickly recovers to half guard.
Advantage throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Advantage there.
Oden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Oden is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Advantage pulls his head out easily.
Oden is trying to control but can't.
Oden might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Oden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Advantage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oden defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden wants to get back to full guard but Advantage has passed into side control.
Oden can't escape the position.
Advantage tries to control but Oden wriggling away.
Oden is looking to get to half guard.
Advantage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oden is looking to improve his position but Advantage isn't that keen on the idea.
Advantage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oden is desperately trying to improve his position but Advantage has a good base and remains in mount.
Oden is squirming around, avoiding Advantage's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Advantage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Advantage wants to control the pace but Oden is squirming around nicely.
Oden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Advantage. What's that going to do exactly?
Advantage tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oden is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage dominating with strikes here.
Oden working to try and regain half guard.
Oden is working hard here to advance position.
Oden flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Advantage landing punches.
Advantage lands a big shot there that rocks Oden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oden regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oden is trying to get back to full guard.
Oden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oden wants to get back to full guard but Advantage has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden can't escape the position.
Advantage working the ground and pound effectively.
Oden is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Oden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Advantage with a couple of short strikes.
Advantage with the ground and pound from mount.
Oden throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Oden is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reach Advantage dominated that round.
That's time! Oden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Advantage sizes up Oden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Advantage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Advantage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oden tried to score with a low kick but Advantage checks it.
Oden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Advantage.
Oden misses with a takedown attempt
and Advantage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Advantage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oden moves away.
Advantage takes a swing at Oden's ribcage but misses.
Oden misses with a kick to the body.
Advantage lands with a nice body punch.
No luck for Oden with that takedown attempt.
Advantage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Advantage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Advantage.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
Advantage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oden rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden shoots and misses
and Advantage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorfinn Oden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Advantage.
Oden throws a leg kick that misses.
Advantage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Advantage.
Advantage lands with a nice body punch.
Advantage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Advantage's sensitive parts.
Advantage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Advantage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Advantage checks a leg kick.
Oden lands with a shot to the body.
Oden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Oden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oden showed some decent athleticism there.
Oden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Advantage is defending against the submission attempts here by Oden.
Oden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Advantage preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Advantage is looking to escape.
Advantage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oden sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden wants to take a breather but Advantage is having none of it.
Oden looks to land a strike but Advantage avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Oden wants to control from the top but Advantage keeps moving.
Reach Advantage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Advantage is controlling Oden's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thorfinn Oden wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Advantage has his takedown stuffed
and Oden counters with a nice body shot.
Oden slips a jab from Advantage.
Advantage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oden was well out of range. Poor timing from Advantage.
Oden throws a leg kick which misses Advantage's front leg but catches the back leg as Advantage tries to avoid it.
Oden connects with a leg kick. Advantage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Oden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Advantage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Advantage because Oden loaded up on that one.
Advantage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oden looking to ground and pound but Advantage is blocking nicely.
BOOM! Oden connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Reach Advantage has been cut.
Oden tries to control but Advantage wriggling away.

Oden looking to secure an arm triangle but Advantage defends it well.
Oden throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Oden looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorfinn Oden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reach Advantage's cut.
That's time! Oden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Advantage misses with a left hand
and Oden counters with a low kick, right behind Advantage 's knee.
A bone on bone clash there as Oden blocks the leg kick.
Advantage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oden was well out of range. Poor timing from Advantage.
Advantage misses with a jab to the body

and Oden counters with a shoot takedown. Advantage fights it but they end up in guard.
Oden throws a strike but Advantage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oden looking for a sweep. Not yet Oden, not yet.
Advantage trying to control the position from guard on top but Oden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Advantage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Advantage trying to control but Oden is working from the bottom.

Oden had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Advantage defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Advantage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Advantage!
Oden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Oden connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Oden goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Advantage turns into him and now he's in Oden's guard.
Advantage trying to control the position from guard on top but Oden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Advantage passes Oden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Advantage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Advantage's back!

Oden looking for the choke from the back.
Advantage trying to control the hands but Oden won't let him.

Oden is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Will Oden go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Oden keeps control of the position as Advantage tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Advantage wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Advantage is trying desperately to improve position.

Oden is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Advantage has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Advantage!
Oden is looking to sweep but instead, Advantage has passed into half guard.
Oden is trying to stand up here but Advantage is controlling him well.
Oden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Advantage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Advantage wants to free his trapped foot but Oden is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Oden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oden misses with some strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorfinn Oden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Oden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorfinn Oden!