PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Thompson (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 look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oden
vs
Thompson

205 cm
28
223 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

201 cm
30
270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 15 - 15 - 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thompson. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Oden.
Oden lands a right hook to the body.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Oden avoids them all with ease.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Oden moves out of range.
Oden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oden swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Oden throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jack Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oden misses with a takedown
and Oden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Oden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oden avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Oden controls the action.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Oden.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oden tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oden throws a head kick that half lands.
Thompson wants to clinch but Oden slips to the side
and Oden counters with a nice leg kick.
Oden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson throws a body punch but Oden moves out of range.

Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Oden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Oden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Oden backwards.
Oden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Oden is controlling the position.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Oden blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oden.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thompson.
Oden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Oden.
Thompson looks gassed!

Oden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oden is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Oden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Oden.
Oden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oden connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Oden.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oden doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
Oden thows a body kick. Thompson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oden is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oden scores with a head kick.
Oden throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Oden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Oden connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jack Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Oden tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden lands a leg kick that knocks Thompson off balance momentarily.
Thompson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oden fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thorfinn Oden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Oden is avoiding it.

Oden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oden connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Oden looks to land a strike but Thompson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oden trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A leg kick checked by Oden.
Thompson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Oden tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thompson can do to turn this around?
Thompson throws a hook but Oden avoids it easily.
Oden feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oden.
Oden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oden tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oden was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.

Thompson darts in and clinches Oden up against the cage.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oden looking to stall.
Thompson tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oden throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Oden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oden working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Oden avoids the damage to the body.
Oden is trying to push Thompson away but Thompson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Oden.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Oden controls the action.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.

Oden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oden scores with a head kick. Thompson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oden thuds his shin into the meat of Thompson's side.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oden.
Oden throws a head kick that misses.
Thorfinn Oden is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Oden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thorfinn Oden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oden scores with a kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Oden here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oden thumps Thompson with a low kick.
Oden lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oden throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Oden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oden moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oden wants to clinch.
Thompson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oden.
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oden trying to control the position but instead, Thompson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oden into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Oden pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Oden tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.

Oden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thompson's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oden.
Oden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oden throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oden rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Oden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oden tries to clinch up.
Oden scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Oden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oden lands a right hook to the body.
Oden wants to clinch.
Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Thompson. Those never looked like landing.
Oden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oden lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oden is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson misses with a straight left.
Oden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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 Jack Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oden connects with an inside leg kick.
Oden throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it.
Oden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Oden.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oden is looking to score with low kicks.
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oden throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Oden jabs Thompson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson checks a low kick from Oden.
Thompson throws a low kick but Oden moves out of range easily.
Oden scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson misses with a low kick.

Oden has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Oden avoids the damage to the body.
Oden misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thompson throws an elbow but misses.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oden slows down the pace here.
Oden lands a nice uppercut.
Oden tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Oden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oden's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oden misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden missing with knees to the body.
Oden blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson wants to stall.
Oden throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oden throws an elbow but misses.
Thorfinn Oden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oden can't break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oden is trying to break the clinch but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Oden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Oden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson swings for the body but Oden moves out of range.
Thompson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden is looking to slow Thompson down with leg kicks.
Thompson wants to slow Oden down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson avoids the head kick by Oden.
Thompson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oden is looking to score with low kicks.
Thompson tries to clinch but Oden is having none of it.
Oden throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Oden.
Thompson looks to land a combination but Oden avoids it well.
Oden wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Oden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oden.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Oden avoids the damage to the body.
Oden avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Oden working hard to break the clinch.

Oden successfully pulls guard.

Oden is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Oden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jack Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Thompson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Thorfinn Oden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oden, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorfinn Oden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oden 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorfinn Oden!
Thorfinn Oden decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.