PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad Orlov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Huxley's chin.

Huxley
vs
Orlov

177 cm
24
198 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

185 cm
22
197 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Huxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxley needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Ben Huxley has been cut.
Orlov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huxley eats them both and turns towards Orlov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Huxley is rocked!
Orlov throws a poor cross that misses
and Huxley counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Huxley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orlov can't keep his opponent in guard - Huxley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Orlov is not content to let Huxley control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orlov!
Huxley wants to control the pace but Orlov is squirming around nicely.
Orlov is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley looking to finish Orlov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orlov!
Orlov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Orlov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Huxley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orlov tries to buck Huxley off but he can't manage it.
Huxley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huxley with a couple of short strikes.
Orlov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Huxley scoring with strikes but Orlov is staying in there.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orlov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Huxley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orlov's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlov looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley with the ground and pound from mount.
Huxley tries to control but Orlov wriggling away.
Huxley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Orlov is rocked!
Huxley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huxley wants to control the pace but Orlov is squirming around nicely.
Huxley looking to finish Orlov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orlov!
Orlov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huxley looking to control but Orlov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orlov is trying to stand up.
Huxley with a couple of short strikes.
Orlov is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Huxley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Orlov wants to get back to his feet.
Huxley unloading with bombs!
Huxley controlling from mount.
Orlov is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Huxley looking to control but Orlov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huxley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orlov?
Orlov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Orlov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orlov is still in real trouble! Can Huxley finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huxley controlling from the full mount.
Huxley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Huxley postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Orlov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Huxley and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Huxley!