PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irvin Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Orduson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Harlem Shake. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ross
vs
Orduson

187 cm
18
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Dragon

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Irvin Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Orduson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orduson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orduson prevents it.
Ross tries to break free but Orduson pushes him back against the cage.

Orduson manages to break the clinch.
Orduson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Ross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ross wants it to stay on the feet.
Ross throws a series of punches but Orduson moves out of range.
Orduson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross dives in and grabs Orduson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orduson pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irvin Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orduson circles away.
Ross tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orduson swivels and escapes.
Orduson shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orduson as he avoids it easily.
Orduson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orduson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Orduson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orduson somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross leaves Orduson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orduson is defended easily by Ross.
Nice sprawl there from Ross as Orduson shoots in.
Ross tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orduson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ross.
Ross slaps away a takedown attempt from Orduson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orduson fails with the takedown

and Ross counters with a single leg into guard. Orduson didn't expect that.

Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orduson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ross is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ross knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orduson on the ground.
Ross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orduson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orduson trying to keep a closed guard but Ross is proving a slippery customer.
Ross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ross throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross postures up and lands a big shot to Orduson's brow.
Ross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orduson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Orduson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross lands a couple of elbows.
Ross passes Orduson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orduson pushes Ross off looking to stand but Ross dives back in and keeps control.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Orduson's hands, connecting with Orduson's forehead.
Ross working Orduson over with strikes.
Orduson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ross wants to free his trapped foot but Orduson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross winds up and cracks Orduson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ross prevents Orduson from standing back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orduson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ross seems to be looking for submissions.
Orduson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ross.

Orduson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ross is aware though and is defending well.
Orduson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Orduson is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross landing with the ground and pound.
Orduson working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irvin Ross dominated that round.
That's time! Ross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orduson but Orduson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Irvin Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Orduson. Orduson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orduson is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Orduson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irvin Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orduson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orduson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Orduson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Ross or perhaps it was just good defense by Orduson which made him look bad.

Orduson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross is trying to drag Orduson to the mat but Orduson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Orduson after a bit of a struggle.
Orduson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orduson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ross pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ross can't get the takedown.

Orduson manages to break the clinch.
Orduson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Orduson is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Orduson avoids the head kick by Ross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orduson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Orduson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to escape back to his feet but Orduson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Orduson happy to just control the position for now.

Orduson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ross is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Orduson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ross tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orduson has hold of Ross's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ross manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Orduson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ross is squirming around, avoiding Orduson's attempts to control the action.
Orduson controlling from mount.
Ross is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross is working to get back to half guard.
Orduson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ross on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ross tries to get out of the position.
Orduson looking to ground and pound but Ross is blocking nicely.

Orduson wants to finish this one by submission but Ross is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Orduson.
Ross is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orduson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Orduson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ross looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ross throwing strikes from guard but Orduson blocks nicely.
Ross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orduson is keeping the position for now.
Orduson trying to control the position here.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orduson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Orduson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orduson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Irvin Ross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orduson wriggles free and stands up.
Orduson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ross circles away.
Orduson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orduson avoids it really well and circles away.
Orduson shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ross showed some decent athleticism there.
Ross working Orduson over with strikes.
Orduson wants to control but Ross is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ross lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Orduson is pressing down on Ross's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!

Orduson pushes Ross off and gets back to his feet.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orduson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orduson.
Irvin Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Orduson.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Orduson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orduson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross throws a head kick that misses
and Orduson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Orduson.
Ross throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orduson as he avoids it easily.
Orduson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Orduson shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Ross bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Orduson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ross is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Orduson jumps into side control!
Orduson working the ground and pound but Ross is defending the strikes.
Orduson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ross tries to bench press Orduson off him but Orduson keeps the position.
Orduson advances to full mount.
Ross is trying to stand but he's just given Orduson his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross is really stuck here.

Ross preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Orduson.
Ross has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Orduson.
Ross staying busy and making it hard for Orduson to control.
Ross is trying to get back to his feet but Orduson has full control of the position and if anything, Ross has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Orduson looking to break Ross's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ross remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Orduson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

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 Irvin Ross.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Irvin Ross!
An out of breath Irvin Ross thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.