PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Hardcastle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardcastle comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill a Man- Rage Against the Machine. Sexton Hardcastle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hardcastle
vs
Orlov

175 cm
19
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sexton Hardcastle!
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, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcastle misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Hardcastle misses with a body punch
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Hardcastle misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardcastle misses with the combination.
Hardcastle misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Hardcastle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardcastle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardcastle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hardcastle with a poor takedown
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Hardcastle's body. Hardcastle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardcastle throws an off balance right hand
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardcastle walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
Hardcastle misses with an uppercut.
Hardcastle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcastle tries for a takedown but Orlov circles away easily
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hardcastle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orlov swinging wildly here.
Hardcastle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardcastle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardcastle misses with a combination
and Orlov counters with a nice body shot.
Hardcastle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sexton Hardcastle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardcastle tried to score with a low kick but Orlov checks it.
Sexton Hardcastle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov avoids a kick to the body.
Orlov cracks Hardcastle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardcastle misses with a left hand
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardcastle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.

Hardcastle is rocked!
Hardcastle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Hardcastle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardcastle ducks into an uppercut from Orlov and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Orlov!
Boris Orlov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.