PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlov comes to the cage accompanied by Daft Punk - Get Lucky. The crowd seem to be enjoying Keo's choice of entrance music: Ich Will - Rammstein. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Orlov
vs
Keo

180 cm
28
155 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

173 cm
35
157 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heng Keo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keo checks a leg kick.
Keo misses the body punch
and Orlov counters with an inside leg kick.
Orlov scores with the left hand. Keo knows he should have avoided that one.
Keo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orlov.
Orlov tries to work over Keo's front leg with a kick but Keo checks it.
Keo darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a good low kick that Keo was not able to check.
Orlov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Keo really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keo tries to clinch up.
Orlov cracks the inside of Keo's front leg.
Keo lands a head kick. Orlov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orlov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keo moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Keo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orlov cracks Keo with a good jab.
A head kick by Keo misses
and Orlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Keo closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Keo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keo is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Orlov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Keo checks it well.
Keo is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Keo tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Keo.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Keo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Keo tries to clinch up
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Keo.
Keo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Orlov blocking some punches.
Keo blocks an uppercut.
Keo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orlov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keo stalling the fight.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Orlov after a bit of a struggle.
Alexander Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.
Orlov lands a left hand.
Keo keeps control of Orlov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orlov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orlov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Heng Keo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keo tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov throws a front kick aimed at Keo's knee but Keo avoids it well.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keo.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keo tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Keo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
Orlov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keo scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
Keo doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlov circles away.
Jab, jab by Orlov - just one landing.
Keo closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a leg kick.
Orlov works Keo's body with a nice hook.
Keo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlov circles away quickly and effectively.

Keo rushes Orlov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Orlov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Keo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Orlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Keo tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov misses with a right hand
and Keo counters with a low kick, right behind Orlov 's knee.
Keo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Keo looks to land a combination. Orlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Orlov is rocked!
Keo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Keo is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heng Keo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Orlov scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keo misses with a body kick.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keo can do to turn this around?
Orlov keeps the fight on the outside.

Keo has managed to clinch.
Orlov presses Keo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo is trying to stall.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Keo blocks an uppercut.
Keo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keo avoiding damage.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Keo avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keo misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlov works on Keo's body with a couple of short punches.
Keo tries to score a body lock takedown but Orlov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Keo lands a nice uppercut.
Keo can't get the takedown.
Alexander Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Keo tries to score a body lock takedown but Orlov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.

Keo has picked Orlov up - he's going for a ride! Keo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Orlov wants to improve his position but Keo is controlling well.
Orlov regains full guard. Nicely done.

Keo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Orlov dives on top into guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Keo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orlov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keo is looking for a sweep. Orlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orlov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orlov trying to control from half guard but Keo is working away.
Orlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Keo is staying active underneath Orlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Keo actively working from the bottom here.
Orlov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Orlov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Keo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Keo checks a leg kick.
Keo wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orlov is looking to slow Keo down with leg kicks.
Keo tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlov.
Orlov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keo momentarily.
Orlov lands a front kick.
Keo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov lands a head kick!
Keo blocks a low kick nicely.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Keo tries to clinch there but Orlov circles away.
Orlov throws a quick inside leg kick.

Keo has managed to clinch.
Orlov takes a shot to the head.
Orlov prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.
Keo tries to stall but Orlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Orlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlov.
Keo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. Keo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keo throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Keo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keo moves in looking to clinch but Orlov pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Keo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orlov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Keo throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Orlov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keo moves in looking to clinch but Orlov pushes him off.
Keo is looking to clinch.
Orlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Orlov finds it's way through Keo's defenses.
Keo is looking to clinch.
Orlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heng Keo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Keo under the eye.
Keo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlov tries a head kick but it misses.

Keo rushes Orlov and presses him up against the cage.
Keo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orlov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keo throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov lands with a kick to the temple. Keo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Keo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.

Keo moves into range and clinches up with Orlov.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Alexander Orlov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Keo swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alexander Orlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heng Keo.
Keo tries for a takedown but Orlov manages to get underhooks.
Keo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keo prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Alexander Orlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orlov working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keo struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.

Keo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keo throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Orlov works the jab nicely.
Keo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Orlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orlov, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Orlov!
Alexander Orlov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.