PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Yano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orwell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nuclear. Yano has chosen Fleur de Lis - Jucifer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Koji Yano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Orwell's chin.

Orwell
vs
Yano

186 cm
29
209 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

179 cm
24
206 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Yano!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orwell avoids the body shot from Yano.
Orwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yano defends well and Orwell ends up having to push Yano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Yano jabs Orwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yano scores with a head kick. Orwell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Owen Orwell has been cut.
Orwell tries for a takedown but Yano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koji Yano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yano leaves Orwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yano flicks out a counter leg kick but Orwell steps away.
Orwell blocks a low kick nicely.

Orwell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yano's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Orwell trying to control but Yano postures up.
Orwell's coaches at Demon's Elite Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Yano performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orwell has a hand on Yano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yano controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yano prevents Orwell from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orwell is bucking up trying to escape but Yano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yano lands a couple of good shots and Orwell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Yano is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Orwell is defending well though. Yano let's go of the attempt for now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Yano. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orwell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Yano controlling the positon.
Orwell tries to break free.
Yano scores with strikes from the back.
Yano controlling well, preventing Orwell from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yano softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Yano is riding his opponent, not letting Orwell buck him off.
Orwell is really stuck here.
Orwell is trying to stand back up.
Orwell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yano's guard. Nice work there by Orwell.
Yano has Orwell pulled in close to control his posture.
Yano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koji Yano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Owen Orwell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orwell shoots for a takedown but Yano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yano.
Orwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yano swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Orwell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yano jabs Orwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yano scores with a hook to the body. Orwell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orwell moves out of range as Yano throws a body kick.
Orwell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orwell is defended easily by Yano.
Yano throws a big counter head kick but Orwell avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Orwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yano throws an overhand right that drops Orwell like a sack of potatoes! Yano dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koji Yano!
During a confident post fight interview, Koji Yano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.