PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Orion
vs
Kirby

188 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

185 cm
30
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby lands an overhand right.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Orion counters with a right hand to the body.
Kirby throws out a powerful jab.
Orion throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Kirby tests Orion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kirby lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kirby.

It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Kirby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirby.
Kirby scores with a body shot.

Orion has closed the distance and engaged Kirby in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Kirby fails to land.
Orion keeps control of Kirby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.

Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby catches Orion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orion is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirby misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kirby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kirby misses with a hook.
Orion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kirby if he has to take too many more of those.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
Orion blocks a jab.
Orion connects with a crisp jab.
John Kirby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orion looks for the body kick but Kirby saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orion fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a right hand that Kirby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirby also avoids with ease.
Orion lands a two punch combo.

It looks like John Kirby has been cut.

Kirby tries to keep at a distance but Orion has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orion misses with some punches.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orion prevents Kirby from breaking the clinch.
Kirby wants to break free but Orion has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orion.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirby scores with a shoulder strike.

Orion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Kirby moved out of range nicely.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirby's sensitive parts.
Kirby throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kirby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirby throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Orion blocks a jab.
Kirby moves out of range of the leg kick from Orion.
A big left from Orion misses.
Orion digs a good hook to Kirby's body.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirby throws out the jab.
Kirby thows a body shot but no joy.
Orion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Orion.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Kirby.
Orion lands a nice looking body kick.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Kirby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kirby looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
Kirby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orion cracks Kirby with a good jab.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kirby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion misses with a hook.
Orion keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole Orion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kirby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion looks to land a combination. Kirby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Orion scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kirby connects with a looping right hand.
Kirby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
A jab from Kirby misses.
Orion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orion displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirby throws out the jab.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
A big left from Orion misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kirby takes a step back to recover.
Kirby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orion doesn't seem bothered though.
Orion shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kirby eats them both and turns towards Orion to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Orion moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirby.
Orion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Orion pushes Kirby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
A hook to the body from Orion.
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion misses with some punches.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion digs a right hand underneath Kirby's ribcage. Kirby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orion working Kirby over with knees to the body.
Kirby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Orion.
Cole Orion has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orion lands an elbow just above Kirby 's eye.

Orion breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Kirby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion wants to clinch up but Kirby keeps it at a distance.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up John Kirby's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a series of punches but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kirby scrambles back to his feet.
Kirby throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Kirby throws out a loose jab but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Orion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kirby misses the shot to the body.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Kirby blocks a head kick by Orion.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Orion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kirby takes a step back to recover.
Orion swinging wildly here.
Kirby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Kirby misses with the combination.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirby throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kirby.
Orion connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby scores with a hook.
Kirby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orion scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Orion blocks a jab.
Kirby moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Orion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orion.
Kirby is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orion.
Orion missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orion staying out of range there.
Kirby misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Orion defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Orion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orion jabs at Kirby's body.
Orion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirby can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion cracks the inside of Kirby's front leg.
Kirby sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kirby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Orion.
Orion looks to land a combination but Kirby avoids it well.

Orion clinches.
Nice body punch from Orion - that landed with a thud.
Orion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Orion is controlling the position.
Orion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion gets through Kirby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The cut above John Kirby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Orion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirby or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kirby is rocked!
Kirby is trying to force a seperation but Orion has the dominant position.
Kirby is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion scores with a nice hook to the head.

Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orion lands a brutal head kick. Kirby looks out on his feet and Orion throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Cole Orion!
Cole Orion made sure to mention his sponsor, XTREME PWNAGE in his post fight interview.