PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Odenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Odenson
vs
Fellows

169 cm
21
168 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Odenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenson moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odenson. Fellows does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fellows raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Odenson throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fellows throws a front kick aimed at Odenson's knee but Odenson avoids it well.
Odenson misses with a body kick.
Odenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fellows takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Odenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fellows only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Odenson avoids the head kick by Fellows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odenson lands with a nice body punch.
Fellows throws a body punch but Odenson moves out of range.
Odenson throws a big shot that misses.
Odenson throws a leg kick
and Fellows counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fellows counters with a nice body shot.
Fellows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fellows.
Fellows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odenson.
Fellows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fellows fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Odenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thor Odenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Odenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Odenson misses with a body shot.
Fellows throws a leg kick but Odenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Odenson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Odenson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fellows looks to land a body kick but Odenson moved away.
A head kick misses from Fellows.
Odenson lands a nice hook to Fellows's body. Fellows takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fellows manages to avoid it.
Fellows doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Odenson throws a body punch but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows moves out of range of the body kick.
Odenson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fellows moves out of range as Odenson throws a body kick.
Fellows misses with a body punch

and Odenson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Odenson.
Odenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Odenson works on Fellows's body with a couple of short punches.
Odenson tries to land a knee to the head but Fellows blocks with his arms.
Odenson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fellows has Odenson pressed against the cage.
Fellows misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odenson swings wildly with an uppercut but Fellows uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fellows.
Fellows letting Odenson take a breather here.
Odenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Odenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Odenson.
Odenson works on Fellows's body with a couple of short punches.
Odenson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fellows blocks an uppercut.
Fellows trying to control the position but instead, Odenson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fellows into the cage.
Odenson misses with a knee strike.
Odenson pushes Fellows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odenson missing with knees to the body.
Odenson managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odenson.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Odenson avoids the damage to the body.
Odenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Odenson managing to block the knees to the body from Fellows.
Fellows tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odenson avoids it.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Odenson throws a head punch that misses.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Odenson tries a knee to the head but Fellows blocks it.
Odenson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fellows backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odenson stalling in the clinch but Fellows improves position.
Odenson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fellows tries to land knees in the clinch but Odenson avoids the damage to the body.
Fellows lands a nice knee to the body.
Fellows looking to throw knees to the head but Odenson is blocking nicely.
Fellows trying to land knees to the body.
Fellows working Odenson over with knees to the body.
Odenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fellows lands a shoulder strike.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odenson 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.

Fellows fails to land with a series of punches.
Odenson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Odenson looks to land a left hand but Fellows moved out of range nicely.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fellows throws a lazy body kick
and Odenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Odenson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows is looking to clinch.
Odenson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fellows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Odenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odenson takes a swing at Fellows's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Odenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Odenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fellows.
Fellows tries to move into range but Odenson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fellows manages to avoid it.
Fellows follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Odenson throws a push kick but Fellows slaps the foot to one side.
Odenson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It appears Odenson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Odenson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Odenson is looking to wear down Fellows with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fellows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fellows takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Odenson tries to bum rush Fellows with a series of wild strikes but Fellows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fellows misses with a shot to the body
and Odenson counters with a nice body kick.
Fellows doesn't manage to clinch there - Odenson circles away.
Fellows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odenson misses the shot to the body.
Fellows with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Odenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Odenson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Fellows counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fellows.
Odenson misses with some punches.

Odenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fellows is looking to clinch.
Odenson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fellows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Fellows.
Fellows uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Odenson.
Odenson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking cross lands there for Odenson.
Odenson lands a body shot.
Odenson misses the shot to the body.
Fellows misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenson looks for the body kick but Fellows saw that one coming.
Fellows now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Odenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fellows was well out of range. Poor timing from Odenson.
Fellows tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Odenson blocks a low kick nicely.
Fellows goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Odenson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Odenson looks to land a left hand but Fellows moved out of range nicely.
Odenson throws a leg kick which misses Fellows's front leg but catches the back leg as Fellows tries to avoid it.
Dean Fellows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Odenson instigates a clinch.
Odenson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fellows missing with knees to the body.
Odenson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fellows.

Fellows breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Odenson looks to land a left hand but Fellows moved out of range nicely.
Fellows is looking for the big counter here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Fellows releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Odenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Fellows responds with a good body kick, but Odenson manages to step out the way in time.
Fellows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fellows throws a body kick that misses.
Fellows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thor Odenson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odenson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fellows manages to avoid it.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odenson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Odenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Odenson cracks Fellows with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Odenson.
Odenson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fellows can do to turn this around?
Odenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fellows avoids a kick to the body.
Fellows throws a solid leg kick but Odenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fellows.
It appears Odenson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Odenson takes a swing at Fellows's ribcage but misses.
Fellows moves out of range of the body kick from Odenson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fellows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odenson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fellows on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenson scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Odenson. Beautiful body shot.
Fellows doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fellows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odenson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fellows lands a right hook to the body.
Odenson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fellows under the eye.
Odenson misses with a body kick.
Odenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Odenson throws a push kick but Fellows slaps the foot to one side.
Fellows appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Odenson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Odenson throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fellows throws a sloppy head kick and Odenson moves out of range easily.
Odenson lands a jab.
Odenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odenson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fellows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Odenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Odenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Odenson lands a slapping body shot.
Odenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fellows was well out of range. Poor timing from Odenson.
Fellows looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Odenson tries to land a front kick but Fellows steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fellows follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Odenson misses with a two punch combination.
Odenson backing away here, and Fellows unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fellows swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Fellows blocks the low kick.
Odenson throws a chopping leg kick but Fellows manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Odenson jabs Fellows to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fellows tries to land a leg kick but Odenson saw it coming and moves away.
Odenson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fellows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fellows keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fellows thinks about the counter body kick.
Odenson throws a body kick that misses
and Fellows counters with a good low kick that Odenson was not able to check.
Odenson lands a right hook to the body.
Odenson misses with a body kick.
Odenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenson throws the kick towards the body but Fellows avoids it.
Fellows throws a counter combo.
Odenson tries to land a front kick but Fellows steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odenson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Odenson misses with a body shot.
Odenson swings for the body but Fellows moves out of range.
Fellows tries to clinch there but Odenson circles away.
Odenson throws a body kick that misses.
Fellows misses with a body shot.
Odenson takes a swing at Fellows's ribcage but misses.
Thor Odenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Odenson.
Odenson looks for the body kick but Fellows saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Odenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odenson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Odenson!
Thor Odenson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'd like to thank GAMMA for this opportunity... Who is next? ... ON TAP NUTRTION - get involved boys and girls.'.