PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Oakenhorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and whoopass orrobpeople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Oakenhorse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TechnoViking - TechnoVikiing. whoopass orrobpeople will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Oakenhorse
vs
orrobpeople

185 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

196 cm
27
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Oakenhorse!
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, whoopass orrobpeople!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
orrobpeople throws a series of punches but Oakenhorse avoids them all with ease.
orrobpeople fails with the takedown.
Oakenhorse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as orrobpeople throws out the jab.
orrobpeople shoots in but Oakenhorse avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Oakenhorse rushes orrobpeople and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Oakenhorse pulls guard.

orrobpeople is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

orrobpeople drops back looking for a leg! Oakenhorse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oakenhorse manages to kick orrobpeople off! orrobpeople jumps back into Oakenhorse's guard.
Oakenhorse is pulling down on orrobpeople's head to control his posture.
Oakenhorse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oakenhorse is working hard here to advance position.
Oakenhorse seems keen to control orrobpeople's posture.
orrobpeople stopping the sweep attempt from Oakenhorse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oakenhorse holds on and takes a little breather.

orrobpeople drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and orrobpeople jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

orrobpeople drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and orrobpeople jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oakenhorse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oakenhorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
orrobpeople shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oakenhorse as he jumps to the side.
Thor Oakenhorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of whoopass orrobpeople.
orrobpeople looks gassed!

Oakenhorse closes the distance and clinches.
Oakenhorse has orrobpeople pressed against the cage, preventing orrobpeople from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
orrobpeople is trying to force a seperation but Oakenhorse has the dominant position.
Oakenhorse prevents a takedown attempt there.
orrobpeople is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oakenhorse gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
orrobpeople can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
orrobpeople has had enough of the clinch but Oakenhorse keeps him there for the moment.

Oakenhorse pulls guard.

orrobpeople thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oakenhorse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Oakenhorse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. orrobpeople manages to get himself to full guard.
Oakenhorse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
orrobpeople keeping full guard, as Oakenhorse tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oakenhorse sitting in guard, not really doing much.

orrobpeople has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oakenhorse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oakenhorse passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople actively working from the bottom here.
Oakenhorse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

orrobpeople looking for submissions off his back.
Oakenhorse performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thor Oakenhorse.
orrobpeople shoots in and drives through. Oakenhorse sprawls well.
whoopass orrobpeople seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oakenhorse stuffs the takedown.

Oakenhorse rushes orrobpeople and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oakenhorse gets underhooks to prevent orrobpeople's takedown attempt.

Oakenhorse ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oakenhorse no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oakenhorse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oakenhorse sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oakenhorse uses his free foot to push down on orrobpeople's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for orrobpeople.
Oakenhorse controlling from mount.
Oakenhorse forces the positional change into back control.
orrobpeople is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Oakenhorse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

orrobpeople has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from orrobpeople is defended easily by Oakenhorse.
Oakenhorse leaves orrobpeople with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thor Oakenhorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of whoopass orrobpeople.
orrobpeople looks for a takedown but Oakenhorse sprawls well.

Oakenhorse closes the distance and pushes orrobpeople back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oakenhorse pulls orrobpeople into guard.
orrobpeople is breathing heavily.
Oakenhorse trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakenhorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Oakenhorse bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in orrobpeople's guard.
Oakenhorse advances position into side control!
orrobpeople is looking to reverse the position.
Oakenhorse taking a breather here.
orrobpeople is trying to improve his position.
Oakenhorse is staying tight to orrobpeople's torso, preventing him from escaping.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thor Oakenhorse.
orrobpeople tries to score a power double leg takedown but Oakenhorse sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten orrobpeople somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
orrobpeople circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oakenhorse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Oakenhorse clinches up with orrobpeople and pushes him back against the cage.
orrobpeople can't get the takedown.
orrobpeople wants to break the clinch but can't.
orrobpeople changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oakenhorse fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Oakenhorse clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
orrobpeople is working for takedown but Oakenhorse is calmly controlling the position for now.

Oakenhorse ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Oakenhorse no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Oakenhorse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for orrobpeople!
Oakenhorse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
orrobpeople tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oakenhorse wants to take orrobpeople's back but he can't do it this time.
Oakenhorse controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
orrobpeople keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Oakenhorse controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Oakenhorse dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oakenhorse moves out of range as orrobpeople strikes.
whoopass orrobpeople is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
orrobpeople swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
orrobpeople tries for a takedown but Oakenhorse sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
orrobpeople fails with a takedown attempt.
orrobpeople is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oakenhorse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thor Oakenhorse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of whoopass orrobpeople.

Oakenhorse drives through and clinches with orrobpeople against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oakenhorse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics orrobpeople uses from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thor Oakenhorse.
Oakenhorse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Oakenhorse takes the fight into the clinch.
orrobpeople takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Oakenhorse successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

orrobpeople is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oakenhorse is pulling down on orrobpeople's head to control his posture.
Oakenhorse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for orrobpeople!
Oakenhorse moves to the back.
Oakenhorse is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Oakenhorse has the hooks in. orrobpeople is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Oakenhorse slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Oakenhorse has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
orrobpeople turns into Oakenhorse and is now in his guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Thor Oakenhorse.
orrobpeople misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for orrobpeople with that takedown attempt.

Oakenhorse closes the distance and pushes orrobpeople back into the cage.
orrobpeople drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oakenhorse gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
orrobpeople stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oakenhorse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oakenhorse controlling orrobpeople's posture.
Oakenhorse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. orrobpeople manages to get himself to full guard.

orrobpeople is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oakenhorse defends well.
Oakenhorse sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

orrobpeople looking for a guillotine here but Oakenhorse defends easily.
Oakenhorse controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
orrobpeople can't keep his opponent in guard - Oakenhorse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Oakenhorse is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Oakenhorse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oakenhorse 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Oakenhorse!