PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capwell comes into the arena with The Haunted - 99 blaring out of the sound system. Nikolaj Orlow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mason Capwell's chin.

Capwell
vs
Orlow

183 cm
29
217 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
205 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mason Capwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlow takes a swing at Capwell's ribcage but misses.
Orlow throws an off balance right hand
and Capwell counters with a nice body shot.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Capwell moves out of range easily.
Orlow throws a hook but Capwell blocks it.
Capwell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Capwell. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Capwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlow.
Orlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlow throws the left hand but Capwell avoids the punch easily.
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capwell.
Capwell wants to clinch up but Orlow keeps it at a distance.
Capwell punishes Orlow's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow lands with a hook. Capwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Capwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capwell misses with the combination.
Capwell tries to clinch but Orlow is having none of it.
Orlow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Capwell misses with a body shot.
Capwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Capwell's head.
Orlow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Capwell has time to react.
Capwell lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capwell tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Capwell throws a jab when Orlow was well out of range.
Capwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlow moves away.
Orlow misses with a head kick.
Capwell scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Capwell.

Capwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orlow's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Capwell stopping the sweep attempt from Orlow.
Orlow has control of Capwell's left arm, preventing Capwell from doing any damage.
Capwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orlow wants to get back to his feet but Capwell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orlow keeping moving, preventing Capwell from controlling successfully.
Capwell is looking to work some ground and pound but Orlow has wrist control.
Capwell looking to pass the guard.
Capwell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Capwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Capwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlow swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Capwell throwing strikes but missing.
Orlow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Capwell is looking to advance position but Orlow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Capwell tries to lock up and control but Orlow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capwell stops Orlow from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Orlow has control of Capwell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Capwell regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Capwell shoots in for a double leg but Orlow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Capwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Capwell misses with a body shot.
Capwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mason Capwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Orlow cracks Capwell with a good jab.
Orlow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Orlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow shoots in for a double leg but Capwell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlow.
Orlow throws a body punch but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell digs a good hook to Orlow's body.
Nice shot lands for Orlow.
Orlow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Capwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow is looking to land body kicks.
Orlow keeps the fight on the outside.
Capwell throws a shot to the body.
Orlow with a hook.
Orlow connects with a right hand. Capwell shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Capwell is looking to clinch.
Orlow motions for Capwell to come forward. Orlow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Capwell takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Capwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Capwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlow has had enough of the clinch but Capwell keeps him there for the moment.
Capwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capwell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orlow's efforts to push away.
Capwell scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell can't find room to land a body shot as Orlow controls the action.
Orlow is trying to pull guard but Capwell has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Orlow.

Orlow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Capwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlow lands a jab.
Capwell lands with a cross.
Capwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlow.
Orlow throws the kick towards the body but Capwell avoids it.
Capwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Capwell blocks a head kick by Orlow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capwell.
Capwell lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capwell works Orlow's body with a nice hook.
Orlow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Capwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlow misses the target.
Orlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Capwell. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow lands a really nice looking cross but Capwell seems unphased.
Orlow is looking to clinch but Capwell is avoiding it.
Capwell is looking to wear down Orlow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capwell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolaj Orlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Capwell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Capwell tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlow cracks Capwell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Capwell.
Capwell moves in looking to clinch but Orlow pushes him off.
A big left from Capwell misses.
Capwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlow fakes the leg kick and cracks Capwell in the body.
Capwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlow scores with a jab. Capwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow looks to land a left hand but Capwell moved out of range nicely.
Orlow lands a glancing blow to the side of Capwell's head.
Capwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlow lands with a right hand.
Capwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlow.
Orlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Capwell blocks the leg kick.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.
Orlow tries to land a front kick but Capwell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow lands a head kick. Capwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Capwell has Orlow up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlow is trying to break the clinch but Capwell has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlow tries to work over Capwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Capwell has him pressed against the cage.

Orlow breaks the clinch.
Orlow punishes Capwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Orlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Capwell.
Orlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Orlow wants to clinch.
Orlow throws a body punch but Capwell moves out of range.
Capwell takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orlow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Capwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlow circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a jab when Capwell was well out of range.
Capwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Capwell wants to clinch.
Capwell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlow throws a head kick but Capwell moves out of range.
Orlow avoids the body shot from Capwell.
Capwell tries to clinch there but Orlow circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Orlow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaj Orlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orlow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Orlow!
Nikolaj Orlow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.