PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen voices as his entrance music. Randy Orton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bresner
vs
Orton

191 cm
22
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
28
255 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lock Bresner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bresner gets caught napping as Orton dives in and scores a takedown. Bresner manages to retain guard.
Bresner wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.

Orton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Bresner is retaining full guard.
Orton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresner's head.
Orton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bresner has his hands on Orton's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bresner stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Bresner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orton is looking to land body kicks.
Orton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bresner defends it nicely.
Lock Bresner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bresner closes the distance and clinches.

Bresner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bresner.

Orton looking for submissions off his back.
Bresner winds up and cracks Orton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bresner working over Orton with some ground and pound. Orton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Orton has hold of Bresner's hands but Bresner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Orton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bresner pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Bresner seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresner wants to take a breather but Orton is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orton.
Bresner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orton has his foot on Bresner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bresner works his way back into a safe position though.
Bresner wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Bresner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Bresner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresner preventing the sweep.
Orton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Orton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bresner is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bresner working some strikes from top position.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Orton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bresner works over Orton with some ground and pound from guard.

Orton has his foot on Bresner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bresner works his way back into a safe position though.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bresner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bresner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bresner wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lock Bresner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bresner closes the distance and pushes Orton back into the cage.
Orton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bresner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bresner avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bresner.
Bresner taking a breather.
Bresner working aggressively here.
Bresner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Bresner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bresner preventing the sweep.
Bresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Orton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bresner defends well.
Bresner wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Bresner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bresner tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
Bresner stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orton can do anything to dispel that myth.

Orton working for a triangle but Bresner defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Orton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bresner is aware though and is defending well.
Bresneris looking to pass into half guard but Orton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Orton is in guard.

Bresner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orton defends it easily.
Orton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bresner swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to control from the top but Bresner keeps moving.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresner has wrist control.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Bresner.
Orton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orton postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Orton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bresner is defended easily by Orton.
Bresner shoots for a takedown but Orton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bresner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Bresner counters with a single leg into guard. Orton didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lock Bresner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bresner throws a right hand that misses

and Orton counters with a shoot takedown. Bresner fights it but they end up in guard.

Bresner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.

Bresner gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
Bresner is putting a hurting on Orton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bresner staying calm.
Bresner trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to control Bresner's posture but Bresner avoids it.
Orton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bresner off and has taken his back!
Bresner tries to roll but Orton sticks to his back.

Orton working for a choke but Bresner is defending well.

Orton is looking for the choke from the back position but Bresner is controlling his hands well.

Orton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lock Bresner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton misses with an elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bresner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Orton gets his way!

Orton working for the choke.
Orton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Orton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lock Bresner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orton punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Orton is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bresner defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bresner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bresner trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresner moves into full guard.
Bresner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton trying to control but Bresner is working from the bottom.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Bresner working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton wanted to stand there but Bresner had control of the position.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bresner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lock Bresner!
Lock Bresner thanked the fans post fight for their support.