PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dhe Orele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes to the cage accompanied by Baby got back. Orele is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ironman. James Katana had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Katana
vs
Orele

160 cm
31
160 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

190 cm
27
154 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dhe Orele!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orele wants to clinch.
Orele slips under a jab from Katana.
Katana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Katana coming out on top.
Orele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orele tries to clinch but Katana is having none of it.
Orele looks to land a left hand but Katana moved out of range nicely.
Katana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orele is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orele shoots in and drives through. Katana sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orele.
Katana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orele tries a head kick but it misses.
Orele moves away from the strike by Katana.

Orele clinches with his opponent.
Orele tries for a takedown but Katana manages to get underhooks.
Orele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Katana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhe Orele.
Katana is trying to break the clinch but Orele is controlling him.
Katana wants to get back to striking at distance but Orele won't allow it.
Katana has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orele is trying to pull guard but Katana turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana wants to break free but Orele has control.
Orele wants a takedown but no success here.

Katana manages to break the clinch.
Orele shoots in looking for a takedown but Katana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Orele looks to land a right hand but Katana moved out of range.
Orele misses with a wild body shot.
Orele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katana's hands.
Orele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orele scores with a head kick. Katana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dhe Orele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katana avoids the body shot from Orele.
A punch combination from Orele misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana swings widly with a right hand
and Orele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Katana.
Orele misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orele.
Nice sprawl there from Katana as Orele shoots in.
Orele shoots in and drives through. Katana sprawls well.

Katana tries to keep at a distance but Orele has taken the fight into the clinch.

Katana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orele throws a jab when Katana was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orele clinches up against the cage.
Katana gets underhooks to prevent Orele's takedown attempt.
Orele jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katana walks away with a smile on his face. Orele gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Orele tries to clinch but Katana moves out of range.
Katana throws a jab but it's blocked by Orele.
Katana throws out a loose jab but Orele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katana loads up on a big right hand but Orele slips the punch.

Orele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Orele has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Katana uses from the top position.
Katana stays in close to Orele's body and controls the position.
Orele 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhe Orele dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orele keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Orele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Katana's head.

Orele has Katana up against the cage in a clinch.

Orele manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orele wants a takedown but no success here.

Orele breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katana sprawls well. Katana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orele gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Orele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orele fails with the takedown.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dhe Orele.
Katana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orele gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orele slips under a jab from Katana.
Katana throws a hook to the side of Orele's head but Orele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orele changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Katana tries to avoid it but Orele manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Katana to the ground. Katana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Katana misses with an uppercut
and Orele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana throws a shot from downtown. Orele moves away and avoids it.
Orele moves in looking to clinch but Katana pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orele.
Orele throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katana's waist but Katana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orele off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orele shoots in and drives through. Katana sprawls well.
Orele tries to land a front kick but Katana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dhe Orele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katana manages to avoid it.
Orele lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orele shoots in but Katana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Katana throws a big shot that misses.
Katana throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Orele to counter with a crisp jab.
Katana misses with a looping left.
Orele is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Orele misses with an uppercut. Katana saw that one coming.
Orele misses with a takedown attempt - Katana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Katana slips a straight right by Orele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dhe Orele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Orele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katana at a distance.

Katana tries to sprawl but Orele drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Katana pushes Orele off looking to stand but Orele dives back in and keeps control.
Katana trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Orele is trying to control the action in half guard but Katana is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Orele is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Katana tries to kick Orele off but Orele keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orele content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orele moves into full mount! Katana won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orele controlling from mount.
Orele in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Orele can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Katana is looking to escape.

Orele is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Katana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Katana shrugs it off.
Katana is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Orele looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Orele wants to control the pace but Katana is squirming around nicely.
Katana is looking to improve his position but Orele isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orele controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orele with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orele is stalling here but it's allowed Katana to get half guard.
Katana is looking to escape.
Orele not doing much here.
Katana gets full guard.
Orele wants to control from the top but Katana keeps moving.
Orele won't allow Katana to get back to his feet.
Orele pushes down on Katana's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Orele passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orele trying to control but Katana is having none of it.
Orele working the ground and pound effectively.
Katana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Katana wants to get back to his feet.
Orele sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katana wants to get back to his feet.
Katana is trying to stand but he's just given Orele his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orele has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Katana is in real trouble here. Orele gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Katana is tapping out! Orele wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dhe Orele!
Dhe Orele very nearly forgot to thank OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.