PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Moran (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?

Moran
vs
Orlov

162 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darius Moran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Moran throws a quick counter head kick but Orlov was just out of range.
Orlov is looking to clinch.
Orlov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Darius Moran has been cut.

Orlov feints and as Moran raises his hands in defense, Orlov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moran seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moran could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Orlov tries to stand but Moran is controlling from the bottom.
Moran throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Moran looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlov is one step ahead there.
Moran manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orlov manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moran postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moran wants to stand but Orlov is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Moran throws a strike but Orlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moran trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Moran is adopting a defensive guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Orlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orlov pushes Moran up against the cage in a clinch.

Orlov manages to pull guard.
Moran is looking to stand up but Orlov won't let him.
Moran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Moran stands up from Orlov's guard - Moran perhaps looking for a knockout.

Orlov forces Moran back against the cage and clinches.
Orlov working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Orlov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moran or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Orlov.

Orlov jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Moran is working Orlov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Moran stands and steps away. Orlov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orlov looks winded!

Orlov moves into the clinch.

Orlov gets control of Moran's arms and successfully pulls guard. Orlov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moran stands up over Orlov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Moran throws a strike but Orlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Moran controls Orlov momentarily but Orlov frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to work some ground and pound but Moran has wrist control.
Moran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Moran is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orlov defends well.
Moran lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Orlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moran.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moran wants to stand but Orlov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Orlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moran is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Moran gets to his feet - Orlov follows without any prompting.

Moran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orlov quickly recovers to half guard.

Orlov manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Moran keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darius Moran's cut.
That's time! Moran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orlov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moran did well to prevent Orlov getting side control.
Orlov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moran defending well though.
Moran moves into full guard.
Alexei Orlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moran looking for a sweep. Not yet Moran, not yet.
Orlov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Moran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orlov is aware though and is defending well.
Moran not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orlov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orlov throwing strikes from guard but Moran blocks nicely.
Orlov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Orlov moves into range and clinches up with Moran.
Moran can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moran is defending well for now.
Orlov is breathing heavily.

Orlov breaks the clinch.

Moran clinches.
Moran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Moran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Moran closes the distance and pushes Orlov back into the cage.
Orlov misses with a knee to the head.
Orlov looking to throw knees to the head but Moran is blocking nicely.

Orlov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Orlov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moran scoring with some ground and pound.
Moran has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moran is looking to stand up but Orlov won't let him.
Orlov working a defensive guard but Moran passes into half guard.

Moran looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ground and pound from Moran.

Moran looking for a submission but Orlov manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Moran in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Moran stands and steps away. Orlov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alexei Orlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moran fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orlov lands the left hand.

Moran darts in and clinches Orlov up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orlov.

Orlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Orlov clinches with his opponent.
Orlov looking to throw knees to the head but Moran is blocking nicely.

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

Moran manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moran tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orlov manages to circle out of the way.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alexei Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moran blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius Moran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Orlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Moran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orlov sprawls well. Orlov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moran gets slowly back to his feet.
Moran misses with a takedown attempt - Orlov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orlov is looking to clinch but Moran is avoiding it.
Moran lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moran feints and as Orlov raises his hands in defense, Moran changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Moran is looking to stand up but Orlov won't let him.
Moran scoring with some ground and pound.
Moran wants to stand and escape but instead Orlov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran is pulling down on Orlov's head to control his posture.
Moran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moran is on top in guard.
Orlov has control of Moran's left arm, preventing Moran from doing any damage.
Orlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Moran stands and steps away. Orlov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Orlov forces Moran back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Orlov breaks the clinch.
Moran shoots in looking for a takedown. Orlov tries to sprawl out of it but Moran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orlov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Moran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Orlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlov throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Orlov has hold of one of Moran's legs. Moran is fighting the takedown attempt but Orlov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran controlling Orlov's posture.
Moran trying to control the position.

Orlov stands and steps away. Moran gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Moran circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moran counters with a head kick.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moran looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

Orlov clinches up with Moran and pushes him back against the cage.
Moran has had enough of the clinch but Orlov keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov trying to control the position but instead, Moran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orlov into the cage.
Orlov stalling against the cage.

Moran breaks the clinch.

Moran forces Orlov back against the cage and clinches.
Moran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moran is trying to break free.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orlov looking to throw knees to the head but Moran is blocking nicely.
Orlov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darius Moran 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.
Moran cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Orlov!