PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Mandela
vs
Orlov

180 cm
29
195 lbs
17 - 13 - 1

185 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela throws a poor cross that misses

and Orlov counters with a takedown into side control.

Orlov stands up and beckons Mandela to his feet.
Orlov misses with a hook
and Mandela counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandela.
Orlov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orlov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandela swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandela misses with a hook
and Orlov counters with a left and a right that stings Mandela.
Mandela ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Mandela lands with a shot to the body.
Mandela swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandela with a jab.
Orlov lands with a nice body punch.
Mandela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mandela thinking.
Mandela misses with a combination
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Mandela's head but Mandela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mandela.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orlov but Orlov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Mandela.
A combination from Orlov does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a right and a left that Mandela avoids nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mandela throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Mandela throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandela takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mandela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mandela had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orlov lands with a straight right. Mandela didn't see that one coming.
Orlov digs a good body shot into Mandela's ribs.
Mandela ducks right into an uppercut from Orlov.
Mandela has a takedown stuffed.
Vlad Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Mandela dips to his left and cracks Orlov with an uppercut!
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Mandela throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Orlov jabs Mandela right on the nose. Mandela blinks but takes it well.
Mandela avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orlov throws a hook but Mandela blocks it.
Mandela misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandela throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Mandela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
Mandela misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a three punch combo that has Mandela backing up. Mandela nods at Orlov to acknowledge the strikes.
Orlov looks to land a combination but Mandela avoids it well.
Mandela misses with a hook
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandela misses with a double jab
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlov lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Mandela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandela throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orlov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orlov stuns Mandela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mandela misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mandelas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mandela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Mandela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Mandela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mandela misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jrock Mandela's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mandela throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandela throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Mandela throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
Orlov lands a jab to Mandela's midsection.
Orlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Mandela should have avoided that one.
Mandela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mandela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orlov counters with a left and a right that stings Mandela.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mandela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mandela in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orlov.
Mandela looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a two punch combination.
Orlov lands with a hook. Mandela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
Orlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandela on the side of the head.
Jrock Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandela misses with a body punch
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlov digs a good hook to Mandela's body.
Orlov lands a jab to the head.
Orlov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandela on the side of the head.
Orlov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Mandela is rocked!
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oh Mandela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mandela walks straight into a right hand from Orlov - that's dropped him! Orlov jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Mandela from any more punishment! Mandela complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vlad Orlov!