PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Mizarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mizarian might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move - Thousand Foot Krutch. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mizarian
vs
Orton

173 cm
18
131 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryce Mizarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton shoots in looking for a takedown but Mizarian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Orton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mizarian wants to get back to his feet.
Orton scoring with punches from side control.
Orton throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mizarian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Orton scoring with punches from side control.
Orton misses with the ground and pound.
Orton misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mizarian dodges the ground and pound from Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mizarian is working to avoid the ground and pound but Orton connects with a decent elbow.
Mizarian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orton looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mizarian is avoiding damage well.
Orton throws an elbow but Mizarian slips to the side and avoids it well.
Orton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mizarian sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Orton trying to control the action but Mizarian is working from the bottom.
Mizarian is working to avoid the ground and pound but Orton connects with a decent elbow.
Orton working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Orton crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mizarian regains half guard there - taking advantage of Orton's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Orton lands a nice short elbow.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mizarian is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orton connects with a nice short shot to Mizarian's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton stops Mizarian from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Mizarian's hands, connecting with Mizarian's forehead.
Orton lands strikes from half guard.
Mizarian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Orton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Orton is keen to just control but Mizarian is a slippery customer.
Orton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mizarian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mizarian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Mizarian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mizarian taking some punishment here, with Orton in his half guard.
Orton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Orton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Orton stalling away here and it's allowed Mizarian to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton slips nicely into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizarian regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Orton.
Orton landing some decent shots from guard.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Mizarian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orton stands up over Mizarian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mizarian is keeping the position for now.
Orton wants to control from the top but Mizarian keeps moving.
Mizarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mizarian keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Mizarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton works over Mizarian with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton landing with the ground and pound.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton is in close to Mizarian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mizarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mizarian's head.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Mizarian blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton wants to control from the top but Mizarian keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mizarian as he avoids it easily.
Mizarian tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Orton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mizarian avoids it really well and circles away.
Orton looks for a takedown but Mizarian sprawls well.
Bryce Mizarian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.

Orton scores with a takedown into Mizarian's guard.
Orton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mizarian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orton is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton with a nice head shot there.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mizarian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton trying to control but Mizarian is working from the bottom.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mizarian wants to stand but Orton is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Orton throws a strike but Mizarian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Orton wants to sweep but no luck.
Mizarian wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to sweep here but Mizarian controlling him for the moment.
Orton seems keen to control Mizarian's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Orton closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Orton is trying to ground and pound but Mizarian uses the momentary lack of control by Orton to regain half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Orton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orton is nestled in close to Mizarian, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orton throws a strike but Mizarian avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mizarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton wants to control from the top but Mizarian keeps moving.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mizarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton stands up over Mizarian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control but Mizarian is working from the bottom.
Orton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mizarian's head.
Orton thows a big elbow that misses.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton prevents Mizarian from getting back to his feet.
Orton is in close to Mizarian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mizarian swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Orton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orton trying to control but Mizarian is working from the bottom.
Mizarian has momentary wrist control but Orton slips an elbow through the middle.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mizarian keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mizarian is keeping the position for now.
Orton is in close to Mizarian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton cracks Mizarian with a solid left hand.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mizarian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryce Mizarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Randy Orton!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Randy Orton!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Randy Orton!

Randy Orton wins by unanimous decision!