PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

tapout
vs
Orion

225 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, mr tapout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Orion!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tapout fails with a takedown attempt.
tapout avoids the head kick by Orion.
Orion misses with a body shot.
tapout tries for a takedown but Orion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Orion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tapout.
Orion displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from tapout.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr tapout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
tapout swats away the attempt to clinch by Orion.
tapout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Orion.

Orion looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on tapout's face as Orion controls the position.
tapout is not content to let Orion control the position.
Orion taking a breather here.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Casper Orion.
Orion tries to clinch but tapout moves out of range.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.

Orion closes the distance and pushes tapout back into the cage.

Orion has hold of one of tapout's legs. tapout is fighting the takedown attempt but Orion gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orion trying to control but tapout is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion wanted to stand there but tapout had control of the position.
tapout being controlled here, momentarily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orion trying to control but tapout is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orion passes into half guard.
Orion is trying to control. tapout wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orion content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion wants to free his trapped foot but tapout is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Orion dominated that round.
That's time! tapout's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orion misses with a kick to the body.
tapout keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casper Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tapout gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Orion closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. tapout did well to prevent Orion getting side control.

Orion is sneakily working for an arm triangle but tapout sees it coming and defends easily.
tapout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orion content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orion is looking to advance position but tapout won't allow it.

Orion is looking for a kimura but tapout is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orion to get the leverage.
Orion is just content to waste time from the top position. tapout takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orion looks for the body kick but tapout saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
tapout with a poor takedown
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles tapout's knee momentarily.
tapout has his takedown stuffed

and Orion counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in tapout's guard now.
Orion passes tapout's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Orion gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
tapout blocks a head kick by Orion.

Orion changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. tapout looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Orion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Orion tries for a kimura but tapout is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to control the position but tapout is working away.
Orion in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orion wants to take a breather but tapout manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Orion.

tapout is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Orion 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. This is the final round!

Orion is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in tapout's half guard.
Orion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Casper Orion has got the better of the ground game so far.

Orion is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion works his way into full mount!
Orion with good strikes from the mount here!
tapout tries to hold on but Orion pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orion landing shots from mount.
Orion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orion controlling the pace for now.
Orion wants to control the pace but tapout is squirming around nicely.
tapout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Casper Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion controlling the position easily from mount.
Orion trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orion controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Casper Orion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orion fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion cracks tapout with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
mr tapout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Orion shoots in and bounces tapout off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Orion!