PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Orkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Saarrinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Orkas
vs
Saarrinen

190 cm
25
237 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

193 cm
23
239 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandor Orkas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arne Saarrinen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarrinen tries for a takedown but Orkas circles away easily

and Orkas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saarrinen's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Orkas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Saarrinen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orkas passes into half guard.
Orkas wants to stand but Saarrinen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkas content to control rather than advance.

Saarrinen looking for submissions off his back.
Orkas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orkas tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Saarrinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarrinen is looking to improve his position.
Orkas controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sandor Orkas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Saarrinen fails with the takedown.

Saarrinen gets caught napping as Orkas dives in and scores a takedown. Saarrinen manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orkas gets to his feet. Saarrinen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Saarrinen looks winded!
Saarrinen fails with the takedown

and Orkas counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saarrinen's guard now.
Sandor Orkas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Saarrinen.
Orkas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saarrinen is letting Orkas control him for a moment.
Orkas advances nicely into full mount.
Orkas controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Orkas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orkas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Orkas stalling.
Orkas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Sandor Orkas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orkas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarrinen wants to improve his position but Orkas is controlling well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Orkas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sandor Orkas.
No luck for Saarrinen with that takedown attempt.
Saarrinen is breathing heavily.
Saarrinen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Orkas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saarrinen somewhat.

Orkas gets a double leg takedown into Saarrinen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Orkas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Saarrinen for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sandor Orkas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Saarrinen slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarrinen throws a push kick but Orkas slaps the foot to one side.

Orkas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Orkas stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Orkas gets a double leg takedown into Saarrinen's guard.
Orkas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orkas forces his way into half guard.
Orkas sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orkas moves into full mount! Saarrinen won't be happy about that!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orkas looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Orkas dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Orkas dives in and scores a takedown into Saarrinen's guard.
Orkas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orkas forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkas tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Orkas slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sandor Orkas just wasn't active enough.

Orkas drives through with a takedown into Saarrinen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Saarrinen can't keep his opponent in guard - Orkas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saarrinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orkas trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sandor Orkas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Saarrinen.

Orkas closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Orkas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Saarrinen!
Orkas controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandor Orkas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orkas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandor Orkas!