PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Odachowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odachowski comes to the ring accompanied by Nativity in Black. Jerzy Odachowski has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Odachowski
vs
Daniels

181 cm
20
168 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerzy Odachowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daniels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Odachowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Odachowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Odachowski trying to control the position.
Daniels won't allow Odachowski to get back to his feet.
Daniels throws a strike but Odachowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Odachowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odachowski wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Odachowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Odachowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Odachowski throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Odachowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Odachowski wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Odachowski with a poor takedown

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odachowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Odachowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odachowski throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Daniels distracts Odachowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniels looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Odachowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Odachowski wants to clinch

and Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Odachowski is trying to break the clinch but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Odachowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odachowski tries to clinch up

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Odachowski is on top in guard.
Odachowski wants to stand but Daniels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Daniels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Odachowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Daniels wants to improve his position but Odachowski is controlling well.
Odachowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniels defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Odachowski trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Odachowski is looking to stand up but Daniels won't let him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Odachowski clinches but Daniels breaks the clinch

and Daniels counters with a single leg into guard. Odachowski didn't expect that.
Odachowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daniels is working Odachowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Odachowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels lands strikes from half guard.
Odachowski trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Odachowski dodges it nicely.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Odachowski defends it.
Odachowski is looking to control Daniels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odachowski avoid being mounted?
Odachowski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Daniels.
Daniels is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odachowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Odachowski tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily

and Daniels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Odachowski!
Daniels scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Odachowski?
Daniels throwing strikes but Odachowski recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Daniels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Odachowski's head.
Odachowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Odachowski is trying to keep Daniels in close.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels prevents Odachowski from getting back to his feet.
Odachowski trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Daniels is in close to Odachowski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels working some strikes from top position.
Daniels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Daniels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odachowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daniels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels won't allow Odachowski to sweep him here.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Odachowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Daniels has gone for a leg lock! Odachowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Daniels's guard.
Odachowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jack Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Odachowski trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Odachowski working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.
Odachowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Odachowski misses with a takedown

and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Odachowski's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerzy Odachowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels lands a couple of digs.
Daniels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels stops Odachowski from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Odachowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Odachowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Odachowski tries for a takedown but Daniels circles away easily

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Odachowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Odachowski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Odachowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but Odachowski maintains control.
Odachowski looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daniels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odachowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Odachowski's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Odachowski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Odachowski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Odachowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Odachowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daniels in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Odachowski's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odachowski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daniels?

Odachowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Daniels frees his head quite easily.
Odachowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Odachowski looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels is trying to escape the mount.
Odachowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odachowski working Daniels over with strikes here.
Daniels bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Odachowski has wrist control.
Odachowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odachowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels with a nice head shot there.

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.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Odachowski is keeping the position for now.
Daniels stands up over Odachowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Odachowski keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Odachowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Odachowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Odachowski controlling him for the moment.
Jerzy Odachowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odachowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Daniels.
I've got Daniels winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Daniels!