PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erik Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen T.N.T as his entrance music. Mike Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Orange
vs
Thompson

187 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange keeps the fight on the outside.
Orange lands a high kick!

It looks like Mike Thompson has been cut.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orange throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orange paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson wants to clinch up but Orange keeps it at a distance.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orange.

Thompson forces Orange back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orange backwards.
Orange throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orange misses with a knee strike.
Orange throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thompson tries to work over Orange's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orange with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orange lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orange doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orange with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson dodges an elbow strike from Orange.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Orange won't allow it.
Orange lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Orange with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orange lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Orange connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson landing knees to the head.
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orange misses with a head kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Orange makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thompson really felt that one!
Thompson looks gassed!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.

Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orange lands a knee to the head.
Orange landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orange lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Orange trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Orange cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Orange misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Thompson - that landed with a thud.
Orange tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orange with a knee to the head.
Orange scores with a knee to the head.

Orange connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Thompson goes down! Orange jumps into full mount looking to finish!

Thompson is rocked!

That has opened up Mike Thompson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Orange looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thompson is still in real trouble! Can Orange finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to hold on but Orange pushes him away.

Orange goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thompson is on top in guard.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.

Thompson wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Orange's closed guard. He's half up but Orange has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Orange pivots and extends the arm, Thompson falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Orange! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Erik Orange!