PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buggy Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Odair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Clown
vs
Odair

165 cm
23
135 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ice Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Buggy Clown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Finnick Odair!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odair cracks a nice hook into Clown's ribs.
Clown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odair.
Odair missing with a left hand there. Clown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odair goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clown.
Nice takedown defense from Odair. No joy for Clown on that attempt.
Clown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Odair doesn't seem bothered though.
Clown takes a swing at Odair's ribcage but misses.
Clown misses with a low kick.
Odair takes one to the side of the head.
Clown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buggy Clown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odair lands with a cross.
Odair misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clown scores with a nice head shot.
Odair throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Clown looks for a takedown but Odair sprawls well.
Clown has a takedown stuffed.
Clown drops his hands momentarily and Odair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Odair avoids the body shot from Clown.
Odair cracks Clown with a good jab.
Odair throws a leg kick but Clown moved away.
Odair misses with a wild body shot.
Odair cracks Clown with a good jab.
Clown loads up on a big right hand but Odair slips the punch.
Clown slips a jab from Odair.
Odair takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clown on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clown is looking to wear down Odair with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Odair has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odair has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Clown.
Clown misses the shot to the body.
Clown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clown scores with a shot to the body.
Clown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clown ducks under a wild hook from Odair.
Odair has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clown.
Clown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Odair is out of range.
Odair has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jab by Clown.
Odair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clown.
Odair with a nice cross.
Odair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clown manages to avoid it.
Odair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clown. Odair does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clown defending well as Odair loads up on a big left hand.
Odair looks to land a left hand but Clown moved out of range nicely.
Clown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clown throws a shot from downtown. Odair moves away and avoids it.
Odair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Odair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odair.
Clown connects with a body shot.
Clown cracks Odair with an open hand slap.
Odair throws out a powerful jab.
Clown misses with a straight right.
Odair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clown.
Clown throws an overhand right that lands on Odair's shoulder, as Odair tries to avoid the shot.
Clown thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Odair as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Odair.
Odair misses with a looping left.
Clown slips under a jab from Odair.
Odair is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Clown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Odair was covering up waiting for the punch and Clown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Odair is trying to control the position but Clown postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odair being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buggy Clown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Clown thumps Odair with a low kick.

Clown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Odair tries to improve position but can't.
Clown lands some shots froms side control.
Odair struggling a bit here.
Clown cracks Odair with a big elbow.
Odair tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clown 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.

Clown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Clown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Odair is looking to reverse the position.
Clown working the ground and pound but Odair is defending the strikes.

Clown looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odair is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown throws a strike aimed at the side of Odair's head but Odair avoids it well.
Odair is trying to get back to half guard.
Clown scores with punches from side control.
Odair is trying to get back to half guard.
Clown working the head with strikes.
The strikes coming from Clown are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clown in side control, throwing shots but Odair defends.
Odair tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Clown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Clown.
Odair can't do much from the bottom here.
Odair is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Clown off and has taken his back!
Clown is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Clown manages to reverse the position and now he's in Odair's guard. Nice work there by Clown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clown postures up in Odair's guard and throws a big left but Odair blocks it.
Clown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clown trying to control but Odair is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair wants to improve his position but instead Clown has moved into half guard.
Buggy Clown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Odair tries to roll over but Clown keeps him under control.
Clown drops an elbow to the side of Odair's head.

Clown is working for a submission of some sort.
Clown throwing shots but Odair is blocking nicely.
Odair is looking for a sweep. Clown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Odair defending well though.
Odair is pressing down on Clown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Odair is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clown tries to free his leg and advance position but Odair is retaining full guard.
Clown with a nice head shot there.
Clown advances to half guard.

Clown is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Odair has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odair wants to control but Clown is keeping busy.
Odair is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buggy Clown dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.

Odair misses with an uppercut. Clown saw that one coming.
Clown drops his hands momentarily and Odair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A cross from Odair lands.
Odair just misses with a punch to the body.
Odair waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clown.
Odair misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Clown.
Odair misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Clown.
Clown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buggy Clown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clown.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Odair enables Clown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Odair manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Clown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odair controls Clown momentarily but Clown frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Odair is trying to keep Clown in close.
Clown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odair tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Clown has gone for a leg lock! Odair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clown's guard.
Clown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Odair manages to get himself to full guard.
Clown tries to free his leg and advance position but Odair is retaining full guard.
Odair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Odair keeping moving, preventing Clown from controlling successfully.
Clown wants to pass the guard but Odair is keeping the position.
Odair being controlled here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clown won't allow Odair to sweep him here.
Clown throws a big elbow that misses.
Clown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Odair's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odair wants to sweep but no luck.
Clown is looking to work some ground and pound but Odair has wrist control.
Odair is trying to control the position but Clown postures up.
Clown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Odair's head.
Clown throws a big right hand that misses.
Clown throws a big elbow that misses.
Odair trying to keep a closed guard but Clown is proving a slippery customer.
Clown with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clown wants to control from the top but Odair keeps moving.
Finnick Odair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clown tries to free his leg and advance position but Odair is retaining full guard.
Odair is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice straight punches there by Odair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Odair.
Odair throws a body punch but Clown moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odair checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buggy Clown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Clown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Buggy Clown!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Buggy Clown!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Buggy Clown!

Buggy Clown wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Buggy Clown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.