PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Orlhovki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlhovki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Blake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Frenzal Rhomb - You Are Not My Friend. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bernard Blake was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Orlhovki
vs
Blake

187 cm
23
255 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrus Orlhovki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a series of punches but Orlhovki moves out of range.
Blake throws a right hand that Orlhovki ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlhovki also avoids with ease.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlhovki tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Orlhovki tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlhovki wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Orlhovki misses with a combination
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Andrus Orlhovki has been cut.
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!
Blake slips a straight right by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlhovki moves away.
Orlhovki clinches but Blake breaks the clinch
and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orlhovki misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki tries to clinch

and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
Blake has Orlhovki pressed against the cage.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent Orlhovki's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Orlhovki tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Orlhovki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake digs a right hand into Orlhovki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlhovki's gas tank.
Orlhovki is breathing heavily.
Blake scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Orlhovki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blake is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orlhovki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blake's brow.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orlhovki backwards.
Orlhovki struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake slows down the pace here.
Orlhovki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlhovki backwards.
Blake presses Orlhovki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlhovki backwards.
Blake avoids the elbow strike from Orlhovki, against the cage.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlhovki backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Blake lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake effectively controlling the action here.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake lands a left hand.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlhovki or not.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.

Blake is trying to trip Orlhovki. He has hold of a leg but Orlhovki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Blake persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blake working over Orlhovki with some ground and pound. Orlhovki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Blake trying to control from half guard but Orlhovki is working away.

Blake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orlhovki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blake lands strikes from half guard.
Blake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orlhovki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Blake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blake.
Blake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blake throwing shots but Orlhovki is blocking nicely.

Blake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orlhovki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blake.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlhovki is doing well to control the position and prevent Blake from advancing to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlhovki is not content to let Blake control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrus Orlhovki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Orlhovki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake avoids the head kick by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Bernard Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orlhovki misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake staying out of range there.
Orlhovki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlhovki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlhovki wants to clinch
and Blake 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.
Blake is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Orlhovki hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bernard Blake!