PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Hiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Orlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiller comes to the cage accompanied by Rush and Run - Shake and Jump. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hiller
vs
Orlowski

176 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
21
164 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Hiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiller tries to land a front kick but Orlowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Hiller.
Orlowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orlowski looks to land a right hand but Hiller moved out of range.
Orlowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiller.
Orlowski misses with a kick to the body.
Hiller scores with a nice right hand.
Hiller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orlowski counters with a straight right hand.
Orlowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hiller tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orlowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Hiller's head.
A jab from Hiller misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlowski misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hiller.
Orlowski throws a jab when Hiller was well out of range.
Orlowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hiller lands a slapping body shot.
Hiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hiller misses the shot to the body.
Hiller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hiller blocks a jab.
Orlowski is looking to land body kicks.
Orlowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hiller misses with a right hand
and Hiller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiller loads up on a big right hand but Orlowski slips the punch.
Orlowski lands a jab.
Orlowski connects with a leg kick. Hiller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiller with a poor takedown
and Orlowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlowski missing with a left hand there. Hiller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiller thows a leg kick but Orlowski checks it
and Orlowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Orlowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiller.
Hiller throws the kick towards the body but Orlowski avoids it.
Karol Orlowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiller throws a chopping leg kick but Orlowski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiller cracks a nice hook into Orlowski's ribs.
Hiller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hiller tries to move into range but Orlowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little jabbing left from Orlowski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orlowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiller.
Orlowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiller checks a leg kick.
Hiller stalks Orlowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orlowski's face. Orlowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Orlowski loads up on a big right hand but Hiller slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiller was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlowski.
Hiller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orlowski is out of range and Hiller settles back down.
Orlowski misses with a few strikes there.
Hiller lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hiller throws a push kick but Orlowski slaps the foot to one side.
Orlowski throws a shot from downtown. Hiller moves away and avoids it.
Hiller missing with a left hand there. Orlowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlowski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hiller throws a series of strikes that have Orlowski backpedaling.
Hiller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hiller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Orlowski.
Hiller takes a swing at Orlowski's ribcage but misses.
Orlowski sizes up Hiller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hiller throws a leg kick that misses.
Orlowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hiller blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski catches Hiller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hiller is looking to wear down Orlowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Hiller.
Hiller swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
Orlowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hiller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlowski.
As Orlowski backs away, Hiller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hiller with a poor takedown
and Orlowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Hiller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlowski.
Orlowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hiller.
Orlowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hiller misses with a hook. Orlowski ducked under it nicely.
Hiller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hiller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orlowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiller on the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Hiller blocks the low kick.
Orlowski misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hiller misses with a body shot.
Hiller tests Orlowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hiller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hiller's hands.
Hiller connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiller. Orlowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiller.
Hiller connects with a leg kick. Orlowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Orlowski.
Orlowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiller throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hiller!
Orlowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Orlowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Orlowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Hiller counters with a quick kick to the body but Orlowski blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlowski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hiller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hiller moves out of range as Orlowski strikes.
Orlowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hiller looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Hiller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlowski feints a counter leg kick.
Hiller fails to land the takedown.
Hiller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlowski's calf.

Hiller clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Orlowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orlowski lands a left hand.
Orlowski lands a nice uppercut.
Orlowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orlowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hiller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiller tries to score a body lock takedown but Orlowski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Hiller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlowski lands a really nice looking cross but Hiller seems unphased.
Orlowski has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlowski. Hiller does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlowski.
Hiller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Orlowski lands.
Orlowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab by Hiller.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiller.
Hiller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiller is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orlowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlowski misses with a looping right.
Orlowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hiller just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlowski checks a low kick from Hiller.
Orlowski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hiller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hiller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orlowski gets caught napping as Hiller dives in and scores a takedown. Orlowski manages to retain guard.

Orlowski kicks Hiller off and gets to his feet.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hiller misses the target.
Orlowski scores with a nice strike.
Hiller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orlowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hiller slips under a jab.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Hiller's shoulder, as Hiller tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlowski. Hiller shrugs it off though.
Erik Hiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiller throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hiller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlowski manages to avoid it.
Hiller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlowski throws out the jab.
Hiller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hiller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hiller on the side of the head.
Hiller throws a wild body kick that Orlowski sees coming a mile off.
Orlowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Hiller misses.
Hiller throws a head kick that misses.
Hiller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiller misses with a body kick.
Orlowski cracks Hiller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hiller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hiller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orlowski throws a sloppy head kick and Hiller moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlowski.
Hiller throws a lazy head kick
and Orlowski counters with a straight right hand.
Hiller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Orlowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karol Orlowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Orlowski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Orlowski trying to control the position here.
Hiller pushing down on Orlowski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Orlowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hiller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hiller thows a huge punch but Orlowski dodges it nicely.
Orlowski tries to get to full guard but Hiller has control of the leg.
Hiller throwing shots but Orlowski is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hiller is working for a kimura but Orlowski is defending it quite comfortably.

Hiller is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski trying to control but Hiller postures up.
Orlowski is looking for a sweep. Hiller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hiller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hiller wants to pass the guard but Orlowski is defending well.
Hiller is thwarting Orlowski's attempts to control the position.
Orlowski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hiller.
Orlowski keeping full guard, as Hiller tries to pass.

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.
Hiller stopping the sweep attempt from Orlowski.
Hiller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hiller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hiller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlowski is keeping the position for now.
Orlowski is adopting a defensive guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Orlowski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Orlowski stopping the sweep attempt from Hiller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiller keeping full guard, as Orlowski tries to pass.
Hiller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orlowski controls the pace.
Hiller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orlowski is one step ahead there.
Orlowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Erik Hiller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erik Hiller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hiller wants to sweep but no luck.

Hiller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four 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.
Hiller is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orlowski avoids the head kick by Hiller.
Karol Orlowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hiller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orlowski pinned against the cage. Orlowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orlowski lands with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orlowski throws a good cross that connects.
Orlowski checks a low kick from Hiller.

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 Erik Hiller.
I think Orlowski 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Orlowski!