PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You're The Best kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Matice
vs
Orkidea

174 cm
26
151 lbs
8 - 12 - 1

180 cm
31
170 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raymond Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orkidea circles away.
Orkidea slips a straight right by Matice.
Matice avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Matice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matice swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orkidea lands with a slapping head kick.
Orkidea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matice. That did some damage!
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Orkidea fakes the leg kick and cracks Matice in the body.
Matice takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for Matice with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Matice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orkidea fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matice on the side of the head.
Orkidea thows a body kick. Matice tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Matice moves out of range.
Matice takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matice throws a shot from downtown. Orkidea moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
Olof Orkidea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice looks to throw the jab but Orkidea is out of range.
Matice blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea connects with a single shot there.
Matice misses with a takedown attempt - Orkidea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Matice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orkidea circles away.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea misses with a head kick.
Matice drops his hands momentarily and Orkidea takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orkidea plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orkidea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
Matice on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matice steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orkidea. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Matice misses.
Matice avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Orkidea keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Matice dives in and scores a takedown into Orkidea's guard.
Matice wants to control from the top but Orkidea keeps moving.
Matice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orkidea is trying to buck Matice off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice working the head with strikes.
Orkidea is pushing Matice's head away, looking to escape. Matice manages to hold on to the position though.
Matice in side control, throwing shots but Orkidea defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Orkidea explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Matice takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A jab from Matice finds it's way through Orkidea's defenses.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orkidea throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Orkidea is rocked!
Matice throws a looping overhand right but Orkidea ducks down to avoid it.
Orkidea is still on wobbly legs! Can Matice finish him?
Orkidea walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Orkidea limp body while Matice jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raymond Matice!