PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Talen Odom Hunt (ranked 2136 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Ispa Mferi (ranked 255 p4p, 276 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Odom Hunt
vs
Mferi

184 cm
25
170
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
176
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Talen Odom Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ispa Mferi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Odom Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mferi scores with the left hand. Odom Hunt knows he should have avoided that one.
Mferi jabs Odom Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Mferi finds it's target.
Odom Hunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Mferi swings for the body but Odom Hunt moves out of range.
Odom Hunt needs to keep his hands up - Mferi had a free shot at his head there.
Mferi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Odom Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Mferi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mferi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mferi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Odom Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Ispa Mferi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mferi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mferi throws a big shot that misses.
Odom Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Mferi manages to avoid it.
Odom Hunt tries to clinch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi punishes Odom Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Odom Hunt.
Mferi throws out a counter right but Odom Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Odom Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Mferi.
Mferi misses with a hook
and Odom Hunt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mferi misses the shot to the body.
Mferi lands with a right hand.
Mferi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Odom Hunt missing with a left hand there. Mferi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mferi throws a right hand that Odom Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Odom Hunt also avoids with ease.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Mferi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mferi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi scores with a sloppy right hand. Odom Hunt should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mferi throws an off balance right hand
and Odom Hunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Odom Hunt staying out of range there.
Odom Hunt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mferi to score with a decent uppercut.
Odom Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mferi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mferi slips a jab from Odom Hunt.
Donk. Mferi catches Odom Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Mferi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Odom Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mferi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Odom Hunt counters with a left to the body.
Odom Hunt misses with a straight left.
Odom Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Odom Hunt. Those never looked like landing.

Odom Hunt has managed to clinch.
A short left from Odom Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mferi tries to throw a body punch but Odom Hunt avoids it by throwing Mferi back against the cage.
Odom Hunt trying to stall but Mferi improves his position.
Mferi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mferi wants to get back to striking at distance but Odom Hunt won't allow it.
Mferi can't find room to land a body shot as Odom Hunt controls the action.
Mferi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mferi misses with a punch on the inside.
Odom Hunt leaning against his opponent.
Mferi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mferi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mferi can't find room to land a body shot as Odom Hunt controls the action.
Mferi working aggressively here.
Odom Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as Mferi controls his hands.
Mferi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odom Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mferi is looking to control Odom Hunt's arms but Odom Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mferi has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt is trying to stall.
Mferi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Odom Hunt up against the cage.
Odom Hunt tries to work over Mferi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mferi blocks a body shot from Odom Hunt.
Odom Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Mferi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mferi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mferi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Odom Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mferi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mferi cracks Odom Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mferi throws a hook to the side of Odom Hunt's head but Odom Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mferi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mferi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Odom Hunt to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mferi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mferi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mferi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Odom Hunt.
Mferi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mferi scores with a nice strike.
Mferi misses with a lunging right hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mferi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mferi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mferi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Mferi.
Mferi throws an overhand right that lands on Odom Hunt's shoulder, as Odom Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
Mferi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mferi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Mferi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi lands with an overhand left.
Mferi misses with a lunging right hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Ispa Mferi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mferi.
Mferi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mferi misses with a hook.
Mferi lands a jab.
Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Odom Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Odom Hunt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Odom Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Odom Hunt throws a right hand that Mferi ducks under and follows up with a left that Mferi also avoids with ease.
Odom Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mferi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Odom Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Mferi's shoulder, as Mferi tries to avoid the shot.
Mferi throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mferi feints a jab promting Odom Hunt to slip. Mferi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odom Hunt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi throws a nice looking combination but Odom Hunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Odom Hunt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mferi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odom Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odom Hunt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mferi.
Mferi cracks Odom Hunt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mferi throws a right and a left that Odom Hunt avoids nicely.
Mferi takes a swing at Odom Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Odom Hunt.
Mferi throws a hook to the side of Odom Hunt's head but Odom Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Mferi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odom Hunt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mferi moves away from the strike by Odom Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Odom Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odom Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Odom Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mferi.
Mferi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odom Hunt.
Mferi misses with a lunging right hand
and Odom Hunt counters with a left to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mferi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Odom Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Mferi slips the punch.
Mferi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Odom Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mferi misses with a hook. Odom Hunt ducked under it nicely.
Odom Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Odom Hunt throws a hook but Mferi blocks it.
Odom Hunt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mferi lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Odom Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mferi tests Odom Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mferi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mferi lands a jab to Odom Hunt's midsection.
A lazy left from Mferi finds it's target.
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mferi cracks a nice hook into Odom Hunt's ribs.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mferi swings for the body but Odom Hunt moves out of range.
Mferi throws a jab but it's blocked by Odom Hunt.
Odom Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ispa Mferi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mferi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Odom Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odom Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mferi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odom Hunt throws a jab when Mferi was well out of range.
Mferi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Odom Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Odom Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Odom Hunt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Odom Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Mferi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi lands with a shot to the body.
Mferi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Odom Hunt moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Odom Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
Odom Hunt takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mferi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odom Hunt.
Mferi throws the left hand but Odom Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Mferi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Odom Hunt moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Odom Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mferi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Odom Hunt slips a jab from Mferi.
Mferi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mferi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mferi slips under a jab from Odom Hunt.
Mferi cracks Odom Hunt with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Odom Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Mferi's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mferi throws a jab but it's blocked by Odom Hunt.
Mferi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odom Hunt.
Mferi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Odom Hunt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mferi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mferi throws a right hand that Odom Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Odom Hunt also avoids with ease.
Mferi misses with a double jab.
Odom Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Mferi throws a jab but it's blocked by Odom Hunt.
Mferi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odom Hunt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Odom Hunt slips a jab from Mferi.
Mferi moves out of range as Odom Hunt strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odom Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mferi.
Mferi takes a swing at Odom Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Mferi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Odom Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mferi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mferi loads up on a big right hand but Odom Hunt slips the punch.
Odom Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Mferi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Odom Hunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mferi throws a lazy uppercut
and Odom Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Odom Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mferi lands a jab to the nose.
Mferi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odom Hunt.
Mferi misses with a body shot
and Odom Hunt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talen Odom Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mferi throws a jab when Odom Hunt was well out of range.
Odom Hunt swings for the body but Mferi moves out of range.
Odom Hunt avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Mferi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mferi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odom Hunt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Odom Hunt clinches up against the cage.
Mferi is trying to break the clinch but Odom Hunt is controlling him.
Odom Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mferi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Odom Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mferi is trying to force a seperation but Odom Hunt has the dominant position.
Odom Hunt misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Mferi.
I've got Mferi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mferi!