PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Ginks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orton's choice of entrance music: voices. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ginks
vs
Orton

190 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Ginks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orton.
Ginks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orton tries for a takedown but Ginks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ginks falls off balance throwing a combination

and Orton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ginks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orton is controlling him.
Ginks trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Orton content to stall in guard here.

Ginks manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ginks misses.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Ginks, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Ginks against the cage but Ginks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Buck Ginks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ginks.
Orton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Orton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ginks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck Ginks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ginks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Orton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ginks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Orton looks gassed!
Orton wants to clinch but Ginks slips to the side
and Ginks counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Ginks drops Orton with a beautiful combination! Orton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ginks is looking for the KO!
Ginks catches Orton with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Orton forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buck Ginks!