PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harley Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Garden of Eden. This should be fireworks!

Tran
vs
Orange

185 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harley Tran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Orange!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Harley Tran has been cut.
Tran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orange throws a series of punches but Tran moves out of range.
Orange misses with a combination

and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tran stands up and beckons Orange to his feet.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tran keeps the fight on the outside.
Orange looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orange throws a series of punches but Tran avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orange looks winded!
Orange swinging wildly here.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orange misses with a combination

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown. Orange fights it but they end up in guard.

Tran decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Orange misses with a two punch combination.
Orange looks to throw the jab but Tran is out of range.
Orange is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orange.
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orange falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tran decides to return to a standing position.
Orange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Orange misses.
Orange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tran.
Orange will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orange misses with a looping right.
Orange looks to land a combination but Tran avoids it well.
Orange tries to clinch but Tran moves away

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown. Orange fights it but they end up in guard.

Tran stands up and waves to Orange to follow him.
Rafael Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orange swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orange won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tran decides to stand up, so the ref orders Orange to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Orange.
Orange looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orange swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown. Orange fights it but they end up in guard.

Tran stands and steps away. Orange gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orange just misses with a punch to the body.
Tran slips a jab and a cross from Orange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tran keeps the fight on the outside.
Orange throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Tran counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Tran decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Tran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harley Tran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Orange looks to clinch

and Tran counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Orange is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orange tries to kick Tran off in order to stand up. Tran Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Tran has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Orange works Tran's body with a nice hook.
Orange is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Harley Tran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orange is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange darts in trying to clinch

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Tran stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Orange throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orange.
Orange misses with a double jab

and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orange won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tran decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orange.
Orange throws a combination that misses

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Tran postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Orange to stand up.
Orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orange swinging wildly here.
Orange misses with a double jab

and Tran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Tran stands up from Orange's guard - Tran perhaps looking for a knockout.
Orange throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orange tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tran presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

Tran get's back to his feet.
Orange falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tran counters with a shoot takedown. Orange fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tran stands up and waves to Orange to follow him.
Orange fails to land with a series of punches.
Orange throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orange throws a combination that misses

and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.

Tran decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rafael Orange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orange looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Tran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harley Tran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Orange wants to clinch

and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orange won't be happy with that.
Orange is looking for a sweep.

Tran stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nice uppercut there from Orange.
Some wild striking there from Orange.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tran manages to avoid it.
Orange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange misses with the combination.
Orange swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Tran counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Orange is working an open guard so Tran takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No joy there for Orange, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orange misses with the combination.
Orange misses with a double jab

and Tran counters with a single leg into guard. Orange didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tran gets to his feet. Orange looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Orange throws a combination that misses

and Tran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orange won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tran stands up.
Orange throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orange misses with a combination

and Tran counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Orange's guard now.

Tran stands up and waves to Orange to follow him.
Orange tries to bum rush Tran with a series of wild strikes but Tran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.
Orange misses with the combination.
Orange misses with a double jab.
Orange fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orange thows a body shot but no joy.
Orange throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tran.
Rafael Orange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orange misses with a wild combination.
Orange throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.
Orange tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orange can do to turn this around?
Orange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.
Orange lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tran circles away quickly and effectively.
Orange is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tran rather than just go for the knockout.
Orange throws a series of punches but Tran avoids them all with ease.
Orange misses with a body shot.
Orange misses with a combination

and Tran counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Tran stands up and beckons Orange to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harley Tran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tran, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley Tran!