PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odinson (ranked 1022 p4p, 132 weight class) and Mosi Kondo (ranked 1197 p4p, 153 weight class). Odinson comes into the arena with U Can't Touch This blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Odinson
vs
Kondo

174 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

178 cm
20
172 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mosi Kondo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson misses the jab.
Kondo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kondo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kondo's sensitive parts.
Kondo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Odinson in his tracks.
Kondo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Odinson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kondo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kondo defending well as Odinson loads up on a big left hand.
Kondo throws out a loose jab but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odinson lunges at Kondo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kondo's hand.
Crunch! Kondo slams his shin into Odinson's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kondo misses with a looping left.
Odinson avoids the body shot from Kondo.
Kondo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Odinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Kondo misses its intended target.

Kondo takes the fight into the clinch.

Odinson breaks from the clinch.
Odinson with a hook.
Odinson lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson tests Kondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kondo slips a straight right by Odinson.
Kondo wants to counter the offense by Odinson and move into the clinch position.
Odinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Odinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Odinson.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kondo closes the distance and clinches.

Odinson breaks from the clinch.
Kondo takes one to the side of the head.
Odinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Odinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kondo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Odinson.
Kondo feints a jab promting Odinson to slip. Kondo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondo throws a shot from downtown. Odinson moves away and avoids it.
Odinson misses with an uppercut.
Odinson throws a hook but Kondo blocks it.
Odinson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Odinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kondo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odinson moves away.
Odinson throws a poor cross that misses

and Kondo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson blocks a body shot from Kondo.
Kondo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Odinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odinson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kondo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Odinson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kondo's hands.
Kondo scores with a body shot.
Odinson misses with a low kick.
Kondo throws a right hand that Odinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Odinson also avoids with ease.

Kondo rushes Odinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kondo lands a body shot.

Odinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Odinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kondo should have avoided that one.
Odinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kondo misses with a looping right.
Kondo throws a leg kick but Odinson moved away.
Odinson misses with a wild combination.
Odinson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Odinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kondo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Kondo - just one landing.
Odinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odinson thumps Kondo with a low kick.
Jab by Kondo.
Kondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kondo tries to clinch but Odinson moves out of range.
Odinson scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decent striking displayed by Odinson there.
Odinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kondo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kondo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Odinson's head backwards.
A big left from Odinson misses.
Odinson misses with a looping left.
Odinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Kondo throws a hook but Odinson avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo throws a hook to the side of Odinson's head but Odinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kondo.
Odinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kondo misses with a low kick as Odinson jumps back.
Odinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kondo.
Kondo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kondo.
Kondo cracks Odinson with an open hand slap.
Odinson scores with a jab to the head.
Odinson scores with a leg kick.
Kondo moves forwards but Odinson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kondo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Odinson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odinson feints and then cracks Kondo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kondo down.
Odinson moves out of range as Kondo throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kondo.
Kondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Kondo lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kondo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Odinson tries to keep at a distance but Kondo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kondo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Odinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Thor Odinson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kondo swings for the body but Odinson moves out of range.
Kondo throws a lazy right hand but Odinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Odinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kondo's head.
Kondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odinson.
Odinson tried to score with a low kick but Kondo checks it.
Odinson with a nice cross.
Odinson misses with an uppercut. Kondo saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Odinson.
A slow jab from Kondo misses its intended target.
Odinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Kondo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kondo throws the left hand but Odinson avoids the punch easily.
Odinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kondo.
Odinson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good standup being displayed there by Odinson as he connects with a hook.
Odinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kondo tries to land a front kick but Odinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kondo misses with a wild body shot.
Odinson throwing a counter right hand but Kondo manages to avoid it.
Odinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Odinson.
Odinson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kondo staying out of range there.
Odinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kondo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odinson.
Odinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Odinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kondo!
Kondo moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Kondo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kondo.
Odinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Odinson misses with a leg kick

and Kondo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kondo.

Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kondo instigates a clinch.

Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Kondo.
Kondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kondo throws out a loose jab but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondo tries to clinch up.
Odinson avoids the body shot from Kondo.
Kondo throws a right hand that Odinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Odinson also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo scores with a jab. Odinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kondo scores with a one two! Odinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Thor Odinson has been cut.
Kondo throws a leg kick which misses Odinson's front leg but catches the back leg as Odinson tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kondo.
Odinson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kondo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kondo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Odinson misses with a hook. Kondo ducked under it nicely.
Odinson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kondo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Odinson scores with a shot to the body.
Kondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Odinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Odinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kondo on the side of the head.

Kondo moves into the clinch.

Odinson breaks from the clinch.
Odinson catches Kondo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kondo throws out a loose jab but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kondo throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kondo throws an overhand right that lands on Odinson's shoulder, as Odinson tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kondo. Odinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Odinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kondo manages to avoid it.

Kondo moves into range and clinches up with Odinson.

Odinson breaks the clinch.
Kondo digs a good body shot into Odinson's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Kondo.
Good leg kick by Odinson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kondo scores with a body shot.
Kondo staying out of range there.
Odinson lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odinson cracks Kondo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kondo is looking to clinch.
Odinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson throws a hook to the side of Kondo's head but Kondo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kondo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Odinson misses the jab.
Odinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odinson.
Odinson punishes Kondo's body with a nice straight punch.
Kondo misses with a straight left.
Odinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Odinson.
Kondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odinson manages to avoid it.
Kondo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Odinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kondo avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Kondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Kondo has Odinson up against the cage in a clinch.

Odinson breaks the clinch.
Kondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thor Odinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thor Odinson's cut.
That's time! Odinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kondo connects with a right hand. Odinson shakes it off.
Kondo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kondo takes a swing at Odinson's ribcage but misses.
Odinson thumps Kondo with a low kick.
Kondo lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Odinson.
Odinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kondo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kondo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Odinson misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson scores with a nice right hand.
Odinson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kondo.
Odinson swings for the body but Kondo moves out of range.
Odinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Odinson catches Kondo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Odinson throws a body punch but Kondo moves out of range.
Odinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Odinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Odinson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Odinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kondo should have avoided that one.
Kondo misses with a low kick.
Odinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kondo.
Kondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odinson manages to avoid it.
Odinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Odinson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kondo checks it well.
Kondo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Odinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kondo.
A little feinted left hand from Odinson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Odinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Odinson manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Odinson.
Odinson tests Kondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Odinson lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson tries to bum rush Kondo with a series of wild strikes but Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondo lands a jab to Odinson's midsection.
Kondo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Kondo.
Mosi Kondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Odinson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kondo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kondo throws a chopping leg kick but Odinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Kondo blocks the leg kick.
Odinson scores with a jab to the head.
Odinson moves away from the strike by Kondo.
Odinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kondo looks to land a combination but Odinson avoids it well.
Odinson slips a jab from Kondo.
Odinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kondo off the cage and back into range.
Kondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kondo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Kondo misses.
No joy there for Odinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thor Odinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Odinson connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kondo tries to move into range but Odinson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kondo swings for the body but Odinson moves out of range.
Kondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odinson throws an overhand right that lands on Kondo's shoulder, as Kondo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Kondo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Odinson doesn't seem phased though.
Kondo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Kondo misses.
Odinson checks a low kick from Kondo.
Kondo moves out of range as Odinson strikes.
Kondo wants to counter the offense by Odinson and move into the clinch position.
Odinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Odinson misses with a hook. Kondo ducked under it nicely.
Odinson scores with a hook to the body. Kondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odinson.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Kondo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Odinson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Odinson with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odinson scores with a jab. Kondo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Odinson lands a right hook to the body.
Kondo throws out a loose jab but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odinson wants to slow Kondo down by chopping away at his legs.
Kondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Odinson there.
Kondo throws a jab when Odinson was well out of range.
Odinson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Kondo gets a clinch.
Thor Odinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kondo can't find room to land a body shot as Odinson controls the action.

Odinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kondo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kondo throws a body punch but Odinson moves out of range.
Odinson checks a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Odinson misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odinson lands a lovely overhand right.
Kondo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kondo looks to land a right hand but Odinson moved out of range.
Kondo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Odinson is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor Odinson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Odinson, 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thor Odinson!
A victorious Thor Odinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.