PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Humphrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Orlov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Humphrey
vs
Orlov

169 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dallas Humphrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Humphrey moves into the clinch.
Orlov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Humphrey blocks it with crossed arms.

Orlov pulls Humphrey into guard.

Humphrey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Orlov dives on top into guard.
Humphrey trying to control the position.
Orlov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Humphrey's guard.
Orlov postures up and lands a big shot to Humphrey's brow.
Orlov throws a strike but Humphrey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphrey throws a big elbow that misses.
Orlov has a closed guard, preventing Humphrey from standing up.

Humphrey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey trying to control but Orlov is working from the bottom.

Humphrey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Orlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Humphrey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Humphrey landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Humphrey from controlling successfully.

Orlov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Humphrey presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Orlov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Humphrey clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Humphrey is trying to shake Orlov off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Orlov won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Humphrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Humphrey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Orlov has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Orlov enables Humphrey to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Orlov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Orlov pulls Humphrey in close to his closed guard and prevents Humphrey from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Humphrey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Humphrey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Humphrey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey throwing strikes but missing.

Orlov scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Humphrey clinches up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humphrey tries to score a body lock takedown but Orlov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Humphrey is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexei Orlov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Humphrey instigates a clinch.

Orlov has hold of one of Humphrey's legs. Humphrey is fighting the takedown attempt but Orlov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orlov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Humphrey trying to keep a closed guard but Orlov is proving a slippery customer.
Humphrey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orlov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orlov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Humphrey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov throwing strikes but missing.
Orlov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orlov throws a strike but Humphrey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Orlov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Humphrey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Orlov is in Humphrey's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphrey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orlov.
Humphrey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orlov throws an elbow that misses. Humphrey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Orlov's guard. Nice move by Humphrey!
Humphrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Humphrey from controlling successfully.
Orlov working a defensive guard here.
Humphrey throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Orlov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Humphrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexei Orlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Orlov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Humphrey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Orlov is in Humphrey's guard.
Orlov is breathing heavily.
Humphrey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Humphrey trying to keep a closed guard but Orlov is proving a slippery customer.
Orlov throwing strikes but missing.
Orlov throwing strikes from guard but Humphrey blocks nicely.
Orlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphrey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orlov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Humphrey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Humphrey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orlov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Humphrey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orlov won't allow Humphrey to sweep him here.
Humphrey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Humphrey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov wants to get back to his feet.
Humphrey wants to control but Orlov is keeping him busy.
Humphrey wants to stand up but Orlov is controlling the position.
Humphrey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orlov!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Humphrey tries to push Orlov's head away but Orlov is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexei Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Orlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Orlov tries to keep at a distance but Humphrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlov is pushing Humphrey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orlov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Humphrey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphrey is looking to take this one to the mat.

Orlov breaks the clinch.
Orlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Humphrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Humphrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Humphrey wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a knee strike.
Orlov tries a knee to the head but Humphrey blocks it.

Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Humphrey enables Orlov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Humphrey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Humphrey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orlov's guard.

Humphrey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlov trying to keep a closed guard but Humphrey is proving a slippery customer.
Humphrey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orlov's guard.
Orlov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Humphrey scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orlov kicks off Humphrey and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Humphrey.

Humphrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Humphrey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orlov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Humphrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Orlov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Humphrey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Orlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov is looking to clinch.

Humphrey forces Orlov back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Orlov.

Humphrey successfully pulls guard.
Orlov won't allow Humphrey to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humphrey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orlov is aware though and is defending well.
Orlov throws a strike but Humphrey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Humphrey works over Orlov with some ground and pound from guard.
Humphrey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Humphrey from controlling successfully.
Orlov managing to control the position.
Orlov trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orlov keeping moving, preventing Humphrey from controlling successfully.
Orlov wants to stand up but Humphrey is controlling him.
Orlov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dallas Humphrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexei Orlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Humphrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlov, pushing him back against the cage.

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 Dallas Humphrey.
I think Orlov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!