PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Yamazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamazawa has chosen Avicii - Silhouettes as his entrance music. Kazushi Yamazawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Orion
vs
Yamazawa

188 cm
20
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Yamazawa!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Orion.

It looks like Kazushi Yamazawa has been cut.

Orion instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Orion.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yamazawa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orion gets through Yamazawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orion lands with a right to the head.
Orion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orion stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamazawa looks winded!
Orion lands with a light punch inside.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamazawas head.

Yamazawa is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Orion as the two fighters clinch.
Yamazawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamazawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Orion after a bit of a struggle.
Nice body punch from Orion - that landed with a thud.
Yamazawa seems to have recovered his senses.
Orion dips a shoulder and cracks Yamazawa with a mighty uppercut! Yamazawa falls back against the cage and Orion unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yamazawa is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Orion screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Orion!
Our winner, Cole Orion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.