PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsumi Orochi (ranked 4015 p4p, 4155 weight class) and Janne Varis (ranked 423 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Orochi
vs
Varis

186 cm
21
190
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsumi Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Janne Varis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Varis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Varis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orochi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Varis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Varis throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Varis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orochi. Varis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Varis throws an overhand right that lands on Orochi's shoulder, as Orochi tries to avoid the shot.
Orochi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orochi sizes up Varis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
Orochi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Varis.
A little feinted left hand from Orochi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Varis tries to land a front kick but Orochi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Varis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orochi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Orochi scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varis throws a head kick that Orochi semi-blocks.
Varis tries to land a leg kick but Orochi saw it coming and moves away.
Varis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orochi pinned against the cage. Orochi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Varis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orochi manages to avoid it.
Orochi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Janne Varis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi just misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi thuds a left hand into Varis's body.
Orochi moves out of range of the body kick.
Varis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orochi looks to score with a jab to the body but Varis is just out of range.
Orochi is looking to wear down Varis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Varis misses with a wild combination.
Varis swings for the body but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Varis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Varis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orochi's waist but Orochi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Varis off to one side.
A combination from Orochi does no damage.
Orochi throws a body punch but Varis moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orochi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varis throws a head kick that misses
and Varis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orochi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orochi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orochi connects with a high kick.
Orochi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Varis feints the counter takedown.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
Varis wants to clinch up but Orochi keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi throws a body punch but Varis moves out of range.
Varis with the counter takedown but Orochi avoids it easily.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
Varis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orochi.
Orochi tests Varis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Varis shoots for a takedown but Orochi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Katsumi Orochi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janne Varis.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
Varis misses with a body shot
letting Orochi counter with a right hand.
Varis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orochi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Varis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A telegraphed right hand from Varis misses the target.
A left lands for Orochi.
Varis tries to clinch up but Orochi circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Orochi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Varis lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varis throws a sloppy head kick and Orochi moves out of range easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orochi looks to land a combination but Varis avoids it well.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Varis misses with a low kick.
Orochi throws a body punch but Varis moves out of range.
Orochi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orochi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orochi lands a glancing blow to the side of Varis's head.
Varis looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Varis throws a head kick but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orochi connects with an inside leg kick.
Orochi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orochi throws a head kick but Varis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Katsumi Orochi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orochi blocks a low kick nicely.
Varis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orochi counters with a straight right hand.
Varis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Varis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orochi moves away from the strike by Varis.
Varis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orochi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Varis is looking to chop away at Orochi's legs.
Orochi throwing a counter right hand but Varis manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Orochi. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Varis. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
Orochi lands with a nice combination. Varis backs away looking to recover.
Varis avoids the head kick by Orochi.
Orochi looks to land a left hand but Varis moved out of range nicely.
Orochi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Varis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varis wants to clinch up but Orochi keeps it at a distance.
Orochi lands with a shot to the body.
Katsumi Orochi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orochi lands a jab to Varis's midsection.
Varis misses with a head kick.
Orochi scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Varis.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Varis manages to avoid it.
Varis throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Varis throws a sloppy body shot
and Orochi counters with a series of strikes. Varis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Varis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orochi lands with a kick to the temple. Varis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Varis. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varis throws a head kick but Orochi moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orochi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orochi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Varis. That did some damage!
Varis throws the left hand but Orochi avoids the punch easily.
Varis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Varis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orochi looks to throw the jab but Varis is out of range.
Varis is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Varis tries a head kick but it misses.
Orochi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Varis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Orochi has got the better of the exchanges.
Varis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
Varis throws a push kick but Orochi slaps the foot to one side.
Varis throws a body kick that misses
and Orochi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Varis.
Varis is breathing heavily.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Orochi lands with a shot to the body.
Katsumi Orochi is winning the standup battle so far.
Varis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orochi throws a big shot that misses.
Orochi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Varis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orochi counters with a leg kick.
Varis misses with a straight right.
Orochi blocks a low kick nicely.
Varis throws a body kick that misses
and Orochi counters with a leg kick.
Orochi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orochi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Varis's head.
Orochi misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Varis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orochi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Varis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orochi.
Varis misses with a head kick.
A big left from Orochi misses.
Varis throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Varis's head backwards.
Orochi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Varis can do to turn this around?
Varis misses with a body kick.
Varis throws a lazy uppercut
and Orochi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Varis looks to throw the jab but Orochi is out of range.
Orochi throwing a counter right hand but Varis manages to avoid it.
Varis looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Varis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Varis throws a nice looking combination but Orochi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orochi avoids the head kick by Varis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Katsumi Orochi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Varis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orochi is looking for a counter combo.
Orochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Varis.
Orochi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orochi.
Orochi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orochi misses with a straight left.
And Varis tries to counter it with a takedown but Orochi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Varis throws a push kick but Orochi slaps the foot to one side.
Varis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Varis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Varis moves away.
Varis throws a big counter head kick but Orochi avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varis misses with a head kick.
Varis clobbers Orochi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Varis misses with a body kick.
Varis tries to land a front kick but Orochi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orochi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orochi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Varis just manages to avoid it.
Varis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orochi connects with a right hand. Varis shakes it off.
Varis misses with a head kick.
Varis misses with a body punch
and Orochi counters with a stiff right hand.
Orochi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orochi blocks the body kick.
Varis closes the distance and clinches up with Orochi, looking for a takedown. Varis pushes Orochi against the cage but Orochi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Orochi.

Varis is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Orochi throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Varis is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Katsumi Orochi!