PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Attila Orban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goliath Areanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Orban
vs
Areanas

205 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Attila Orban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goliath Areanas !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orban lands with a hook. Areanas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Areanas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Orban to counter with a crisp jab.
Areanas fails with the takedown.
Areanas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Areanas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orban counters with a nice uppercut.
Areanas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orban counters with a nice uppercut.

Areanas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Areanas is working Orban over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Areanas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Areanas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Areanas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Areanas trying to control the position from guard on top but Orban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Goliath Areanas hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Areanas throws a right hand that misses
and Orban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orban keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Areanas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orban is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orban is not content to let Areanas control the position.
Orban managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Areanas .
Areanas tries to score with some ground and pound. Orban controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Areanas grinds an elbow into Orban's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orban parries the strikes from Areanas easily there. Areanas is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orban to escape.
Areanas cracks Orban with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Orban is rocked!
Areanas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areanas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orban keeps working.
Areanas staying calm.
Orban tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Areanas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orban takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Areanas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Areanas lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Orban is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Areanas lands a big left to the face of Orban, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Areanas and another - Orban is out! Areanas stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Goliath Areanas !