PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hull
vs
Orlando

177 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Orlando!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Hull misses

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
Orlando landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ricky Hull has been cut.

Hull manages to break the clinch.
Orlando wants to clinch

and Hull counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hull.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hull avoids it.
Hull tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hull jumps guard.
Hull managing to control the position.
Hull wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orlando loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hull pulls Orlando in to control the position.
Hull on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hull tries to get out of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Hull wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Orlando gets tackled into the cage by Hull. Hull maintains the clinch.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlando trying to land knees to the body.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hull tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlando smiles and moves away.
Hull tries for a takedown but Orlando circles away easily

and Orlando counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hull looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Orlando looking to throw knees to the head but Hull is blocking nicely.
Orlando lands a nice elbow.
Hull fails to pull guard.
Orlando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orlando keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hull's efforts to push away.
Orlando looking to throw knees to the head but Hull is blocking nicely.
Hull has Orlando pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orlando manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orlando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlando looks gassed!
Orlando comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orlando pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orlando prevents Hull from breaking the clinch.
Orlando pushes off an throws an elbow but Hull leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orlando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hull blocks it with crossed arms.

Hull ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hull no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Orlando wants to stand but Hull has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hull is trying to keep Orlando in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orlando stopping the sweep attempt from Hull.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Hull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hull dives in and grabs Orlando's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orlando pushes down on Hull's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hull throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.
Orlando prevents Hull from breaking the clinch.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hull tries to pull guard but Orlando holds him up against the cage and eventually Hull drops back down to his feet.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Orlando.
Hull managing to block the knees to the body from Orlando.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlando won't allow it.
Hull managing to block the knees to the body from Orlando.
Orlando with a knee to the head.
Orlando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Hull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hull tries to pull guard but Orlando won't allow it.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Orlando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Hull's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Hull drives through and clinches with Orlando against the cage.
Orlando is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Hull tries for a takedown but Orlando manages to get underhooks.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
Hull tries to circle away but Orlando has him pinned against the cage.
Orlando misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hull breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hull tries for a takedown but Orlando circles away easily

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orlando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hull has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlando is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlando has Hull pressed against the cage, preventing Hull from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orlando gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Hull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orlando avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Hull takes an elbow to the temple.
Orlando misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hull pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hull misses with a takedown attempt - Orlando sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ricky Hull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hull tries for a takedown but Orlando circles away easily
and Orlando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hull with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orlando counters with a straight right hand.
Hull has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlando cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hull misses with a takedown attempt

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.
Orlando with a knee to the head.
Orlando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hull.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.
Hull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlando working Hull over with knees to the body.
Orlando lands a knee to the body.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Hull works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hull tries to free his leg and advance position but Orlando is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull trying to control but Orlando is working from the bottom.
Orlando working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hull.
Hull trying to control but Orlando is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Hull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orlando.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Hull closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orlando quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlando is trying to control but can't.
Hull is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Orlando reverses the position - he's now on top in Hull's guard.

Hull pushes Orlando off and scrambles back to his feet.
Orlando darts in trying to clinch

and Hull counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orlando!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Hull dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Hull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Orlando moves into the clinch.
Hull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hull wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hull changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orlando fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ricky Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull shoots and misses

and Orlando moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Hull. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orlando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hull blocks it with crossed arms.
Hull looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orlando.
Hull looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Orlando lands an elbow just above Hull 's eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orlando takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orlando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hull's face.
Orlando stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Hull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Orlando.
Orlando blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hull blocks an elbow strike.
Orlando lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
Orlando lands an elbow inside that Hull shrugs off.
Hull tries for a takedown but Orlando manages to get underhooks.
Orlando landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hull stalling in the clinch but Orlando improves position.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Hull blocks it.

Hull jumps guard.
Orlando engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hull wants to get back to his feet but Orlando is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orlando decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hull, up you get!
Hull has his takedown stuffed

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.

Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hull clinches up with Orlando and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Hull tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orlando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orlando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hull fails to pull guard.
Hull scores with a hook to the body.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Hull breaks from the clinch.

Hull has managed to clinch.
Hull digs a right hand underneath Orlando's ribcage. Orlando let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but Hull blocks with his arms.
Hull tries to pull guard but Orlando won't allow it.
Hull tries to score a body lock takedown but Orlando shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orlando misses with a knee to the head.
Hull is trying to drag Orlando to the mat but Orlando just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hull fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orlando throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hull blocks the elbow strike.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hull has Orlando pressed against the cage.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hull avoids it.
Orlando throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulo Orlando seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hull is trying to break free.
Hull is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orlando gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orlando.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hull looking for a takedown.
Hull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlando lands a nice elbow.
Orlando is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hull tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlando just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Orlando comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orlando 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Orlando!