PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Calhoun (ranked 3252 p4p, 3565 weight class) and Ekon Odogwu (ranked 356 p4p, 385 weight class). Odogwu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lucky Man - The Verve. Ekon Odogwu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brennan Calhoun's chin.

Calhoun
vs
Odogwu

171 cm
19
190
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
17
197
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brennan Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ekon Odogwu!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odogwu.
Calhoun throws a lazy head kick
and Odogwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Calhoun fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Odogwu to the ground. Calhoun is now in Odogwu's guard.
Calhoun chips away with some ground and pound.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Calhoun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Odogwu's head.
Odogwu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Calhoun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Odogwu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Odogwu's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Odogwu is covering up but some of the strikes from Calhoun are getting through and doing damage.
Calhoun scores with strikes from the back.
Odogwu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Calhoun definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odogwu grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Odogwu breaks Calhoun's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Calhoun is pulling down on Odogwu's head. It's preventing any offense from Odogwu, at least for the moment.
Calhoun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Odogwu is trying to control but can't.
Odogwu has hold of Calhoun's hands but Calhoun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Odogwu is trying to control but can't.
Calhoun is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Odogwu trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Odogwu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Odogwu is trying to control the position but Calhoun postures up.
Calhoun is working Odogwu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calhoun won't allow Odogwu to sweep him here.
Calhoun working some strikes from top position.
Calhoun landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calhoun scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Calhoun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Odogwu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calhoun has managed to get both his arms back between Odogwu's legs - danger averted.
Calhoun postures up and lands a big shot to Odogwu's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Odogwu is on top in guard.

Odogwu trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Odogwu stopping the sweep attempt from Calhoun.
Odogwu tries to free his leg and advance position but Calhoun is retaining full guard.
Odogwu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odogwu preventing the sweep.
Calhoun is working hard here to advance position.
Odogwu trying to control the position from guard on top but Calhoun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Calhoun keeping full guard, as Odogwu tries to pass.
Calhoun wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Odogwu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Odogwu wants to control from the top but Calhoun keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Odogwu lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brennan Calhoun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Odogwu scores with a shot to the body.

It looks like Brennan Calhoun has been cut.
Calhoun scores with a shot to the body.
Odogwu connects with a solid leg kick.
Odogwu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Odogwu misses with a hook. Calhoun ducked under it nicely.

Calhoun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Odogwu can't do much from the bottom here.
Calhoun landing strikes.
Odogwu is trying to control Calhoun's posture but Calhoun avoids it.
Odogwu tries to buck Calhoun off but Calhoun is having none of it.
Calhoun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Odogwu keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odogwu is looking for a sweep.
Odogwu taking punishment in the form of punches.
Calhoun connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Odogwu some visible discomfort.
Calhoun trying to control the position but Odogwu is working away.
Odogwu regains half guard.
Odogwu taking some punishment here, with Calhoun in his half guard.
Odogwu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calhoun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brennan Calhoun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Calhoun lands a nice short elbow.
Odogwu is looking to control Calhoun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Odogwu avoid being mounted?
Odogwu gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Calhoun cracks Odogwu with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calhoun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Calhoun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Odogwu trying to control the position.
Calhoun works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calhoun working Odogwu over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun is thwarting Odogwu's attempts to control the position.
Calhoun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Odogwu is looking to improve his position.
Odogwu trying to control here.
Calhoun scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calhoun slows the pace down in half guard.
Odogwu is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Odogwu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Calhoun is working away from the top position though.
Calhoun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Odogwu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Odogwu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Odogwu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brennan Calhoun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brennan Calhoun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Odogwu misses with an uppercut

and Calhoun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Odogwu won't be happy with that.
Calhoun tries to advance to mount but can't.
Odogwu is looking to regain half guard here but Calhoun keeps moving and retains side control.
Calhoun looks up at the clock and then as Odogwu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Calhoun smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Calhoun scores with punches from side control.
Calhoun is working Odogwu over with some ground and pound from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calhoun in side control lands a decent elbow.
Calhoun lands an elbow.
Odogwu is looking to reverse the position.
Calhoun landing strikes.

Odogwu is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odogwu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Odogwu is still in real trouble! Can Calhoun finish him?
Odogwu is trying to get back to half guard.
Calhoun grinds an elbow into Odogwu's temple.
Calhoun remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Odogwu tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Calhoun easily slips into full mount!
Calhoun controlling from the full mount.
Odogwu seems to have recovered his senses.
Calhoun breaks from Odogwu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Calhoun connects with a bit shot that sees Odogwu covering up! More strikes from Calhoun and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Calhoun is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Calhoun!