PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the ring accompanied by No Easy Way Out. Hartmann is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Randy Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orton
vs
Hartmann

201 cm
27
214 lbs
18 - 5 - 2

190 cm
27
212 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Steel Penn LSD Q160-Q158-Q155 (95% Return)
Sparta Fightware

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 18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton shoots for a takedown but Hartmann saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hartmann sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hartmann swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton with a poor takedown
and Hartmann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hartmann punishes Orton's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann misses with a looping right.
Hartmann scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Orton tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hartmann gets underhooks to prevent Orton's takedown attempt.
Hartmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Orton.
Hartmann throws an elbow that misses.
Orton has Hartmann pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hartmann manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orton pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Orton wants the takedown. Hartmann is fighting it off but Orton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hartmann's guard against the ropes.

Hartmann 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Orton 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 throwing strikes but missing.
Hartmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hartmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton throws an elbow that misses. Hartmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orton's guard. Nice move by Hartmann!
Hartmann wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orton is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Orton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hartmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton is in close to Hartmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton cracks Hartmann with a solid left hand.
Hartmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartmann looking to control.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hartmann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Orton is refusing to be controlled, as Hartmann sits in half guard.

Hartmann seems to be working for a kimura but Orton defends the submission attempt.
Orton gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hartmann must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Orton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hartmann's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randy Orton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orton connects with the punch.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Hartmann, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Hartmann against the ropes but Hartmann circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Orton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orton cracks Hartmann with a solid left hand.
Hartmann trying to control the position.
Hartmann wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hartmann really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Orton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hartmann tries to control but Orton wriggling away.
Hartmann might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Orton holds of for dear life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to take Orton's back but instead Orton gets back to half guard. Nice work.

Hartmann is working for a submission of some sort.
Orton is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orton is defending against the submission attempts here by Hartmann.
Hartmann is trying to control the action in half guard but Orton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hartmann looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Orton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hartmann's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hartmann's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hartmann up.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Orton.
Hartmann breaks Orton's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hartmann stopping the sweep attempt from Orton.
Hartmann trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartmann stopping the sweep attempt from Orton.
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 Randy Orton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartmann feints a jab promting Orton to slip. Hartmann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
Orton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartmann's waist but Hartmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orton off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hartmann scores with a four punch combination!
Orton misses with a takedown attempt - Hartmann sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orton looks for a takedown but Hartmann sprawls well.
Hartmann throws a series of punches but Orton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hartmann clinches up with Orton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Orton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartmann fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.

Orton gets the takedown into side control.
Randy Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hartmann is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Hartmann's hands, connecting with Hartmann's forehead.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartmann is looking to improve his position.
Hartmann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hartmann's head.
Orton thows a huge punch but Hartmann dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hartmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orton.
Hartmann works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hartmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
Orton postures up in Hartmann's guard and throws a big left but Hartmann blocks it.
Orton is fighting to break Hartmann's control of his arms but Hartmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hartmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hartmann is trying to keep Orton in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hartmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Randy Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton wants to control from the top but Hartmann keeps moving.
Hartmann has control of Orton's left arm, preventing Orton from doing any damage.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann trying to control the position.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Erwin Hartmann 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.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Hartmann.
Orton pushing down on Hartmann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hartmann is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Orton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orton, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

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