PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Omaly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Omaly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Outside - To Forgive but not Forget . Orton has chosen BOOM by P.O.D. as his entrance music. Mark Omaly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Omaly
vs
Orton

190 cm
27
240 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

193 cm
22
268 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Omaly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton connects with a nice looking jab.
Orton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orton swings away with a body shot that misses

and Omaly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Orton's guard now.
Omaly passes Orton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Omaly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orton keeping control of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Omaly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orton is just riding it out for now. Omaly eventually gives up the hold.
Orton has hold of Omaly's hands but Omaly slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Omaly thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Omaly lands strikes from half guard.
Orton trying to control but Omaly postures up.

Orton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton trying to control here.
Omaly working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Omaly takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Orton manages to get to full guard.
Omaly throwing strikes but missing.
Omaly trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton trying to control the position here.
Omaly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Omaly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Orton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Orton has escaped and now he's on top!

Orton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Omaly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton wants to control from the top but Omaly keeps moving.
Omaly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omaly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orton has managed to get both his arms back between Omaly's legs - danger averted.
Omaly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Omaly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
Orton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Omaly's guard.
Omaly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omaly is trying to maintain the position but Orton is very close to passing his half guard.
Omaly tries to roll over but Orton keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly is not content to let Orton control the position.

Orton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Omaly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Omaly wants to improve his position but Orton is controlling well.
Omaly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Orton is trying to control the action in half guard but Omaly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orton passes to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omaly regains half guard.

Omaly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Orton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Omaly is able to avoid easily.
Orton thuds a left hand into Omaly's body.
Orton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omaly.

Omaly gets a double leg takedown into Orton's guard.
Orton pulls Omaly in to control the position.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton working a defensive guard here.
Omaly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton is trying to control the position but Omaly postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Orton lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omaly checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Omaly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orton scrambles back to his feet.
Orton takes a swing at Omaly's ribcage but misses.
Omaly avoids the head kick by Orton.
Omaly drops his hands momentarily and Orton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Mark Omaly has been cut.

Omaly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Orton postures up.
Omaly keeping full guard, as Orton tries to pass.
Omaly looking to control.
Omaly pulls Orton in close to his closed guard and prevents Orton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Omaly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton is stalling in the full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mark Omaly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Orton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Omaly.
A left lands for Orton.
Orton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Omaly.

Orton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Omaly is trying to defend but Orton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Omaly gets back to full guard.
Orton looking to sit in guard and control but Omaly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omaly wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Omaly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton controls Omaly momentarily but Omaly frees himself.
Orton wants to improve his position but instead Omaly has moved into half guard.
Omaly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orton defending well though.
Omaly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Omaly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Omaly prevents Orton from improving his position.
Omaly works his way into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orton hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omaly lands a big shot there that rocks Orton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orton wants to hold on but Omaly pushes him away.
Orton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Omaly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Orton is now in Omaly's guard. A big mistake from Omaly there, giving up the dominant position!

Orton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Omaly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orton has managed to get both his arms back between Omaly's legs - danger averted.
Mark Omaly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Omaly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Mark Omaly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Orton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omaly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orton thows a body shot but no joy.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Omaly here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orton misses with a wild body shot.
Orton punishes Omaly's body with a nice straight punch.
Orton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Omaly.
Omaly avoids the body shot from Orton.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omaly.
A shot to the liver by Orton. Beautiful body shot.
Omaly slips a jab from Orton.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton swinging wildly here.
Orton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orton looks to throw the jab but Omaly is out of range.
Orton loads up on a big right hand but Omaly slips the punch.
Orton walks into a left hand.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Randy Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Omaly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Omaly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Omaly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Omaly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Omaly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton ducks right into an uppercut from Omaly.
Omaly ducks under a wild hook from Orton.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Omaly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Omaly gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omaly working the ground and pound from side control.
Orton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Omaly working the head and body with strikes.
Omaly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Omaly working the head and body with strikes.
Omaly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Orton manages to get to full guard.
Omaly trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping full guard, as Omaly tries to pass.
Orton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Omaly landing some decent shots from guard.
Omaly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orton can't do much from the bottom here.
Omaly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orton keeps working.
Orton can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Orton is trying to control Omaly's posture but Omaly avoids it.
Omaly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Omaly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omaly scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Orton to see if he's OK.
Orton tries to bench press Omaly off him but Omaly keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton dodges the ground and pound from Omaly.
Orton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Omaly off and has taken his back!
Omaly breaks Orton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Omaly scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Omaly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Omaly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orton wants to control but Omaly postures up.
Omaly is looking to take a break and control but Orton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omaly is putting a hurting on Orton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Orton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Omaly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Omaly working away.

Omaly swings around for an armbar but Orton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Omaly's guard.
Orton wants to control from the top but Omaly keeps moving.
Omaly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orton's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Orton keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Orton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Omaly postures up and lands a big shot to Orton's brow.
Omaly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Omaly from controlling successfully.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Omaly throws an elbow that misses. Orton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Omaly's guard. Nice move by Orton!

Omaly has his foot on Orton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Orton works his way back into a safe position though.

Omaly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omaly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orton sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Omaly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Orton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Omaly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Omaly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Omaly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Orton wants to control from the top but Omaly keeps moving.
Omaly looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Omaly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't active enough on the ground.

Omaly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Omaly is looking for a sweep. Orton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Omaly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Omaly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Omaly had his way with Randy Orton in that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Omaly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Orton misses with a wild body shot.
Omaly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Omaly's head but Omaly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orton misses with an uppercut.
Omaly slips a jab from Orton.
Omaly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orton's hands.
Orton misses with a hook.
Orton throws out a loose jab but Omaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton takes a swing at Omaly's ribcage but misses.
Randy Orton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Orton misses.
Orton misses with a hook. Omaly ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Omaly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omaly slips a jab from Orton.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Omaly shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orton's guard.
Orton pulls Omaly in to control the position.
Omaly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Omaly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Omaly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Omaly trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Omaly postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Omaly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Orton throws a hook but Omaly blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a body punch but Omaly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Omaly or perhaps it was just good defense by Orton which made him look bad.
Orton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Orton does no damage.
Orton misses with an uppercut.
Orton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omaly lands with a straight right. Orton didn't see that one coming.
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
Omaly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Omaly decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Orton trying to control but Omaly postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton gets full guard.
Orton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Omaly lands a couple of digs.
Orton has momentary wrist control but Omaly slips an elbow through the middle.
Omaly trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Omaly is proving a slippery customer.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omaly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Omaly working some strikes from top position.
Omaly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omaly with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omaly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omaly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton is trying to keep Omaly in close.
Omaly throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Omaly's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Orton working for a triangle but Omaly defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Omaly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Omaly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:46
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Omaly!
Mark Omaly retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mark Omaly thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.