PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Banks will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Orr
vs
Banks

169 cm
24
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Octavio Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Banks!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Banks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banks is defending well.
Orr tries to score a body lock takedown but Banks shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orr tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Octavio Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Banks breaks the clinch.

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

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

Banks gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Banks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banks thows a huge punch but Orr dodges it nicely.
Orr flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks wants to control but Orr is keeping him busy.
Orr is looking for a sweep. Banks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banks moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Banks decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Banks instigates a clinch.

Banks breaks the clinch.
Orr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Banks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Banks.
Orr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banks finds it's way round the side to connect with Orr's head.

It looks like Octavio Orr has been cut.

Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Banks lands a left hand.

Orr tightens his grip and picks Banks up, before dumping him to the ground. Banks manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr with a nice head shot there.

Banks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Orr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Orr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orr won't allow Banks to get back to his feet.
Banks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orr landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banks is trying to control the position but Orr postures up.
Orr with a nice head shot there.
Orr postures up.
Orr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orr really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orr is working Banks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Banks trying to keep a closed guard but Orr is proving a slippery customer.
Orr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Banks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orr throws a big elbow that misses.
Banks 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.
Orr with a nice head shot there.

Orr gets to his feet - Banks follows without any prompting.

Banks looking to score a takedown here. Orr is defending well but Banks drives through and ends up in Orr's guard.

Orr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Donald Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks looks winded!

Banks closes the distance and pushes Orr back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Banks can't fight it off and eventually Orr manages to take the fight to the floor. Banks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Banks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orr throwing strikes from guard but Banks blocks nicely.
Orr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orr postures up in Banks's guard and throws a big left but Banks blocks it.
Orr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orr postures up in Banks's guard and throws a big left but Banks blocks it.
Orr 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.
Orr with a nice head shot there.
Orr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Octavio Orr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Octavio Orr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Orr drives through with a takedown into guard.

Banks is looking for a triangle but Orr pushes his legs off easily.
Orr distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Banks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Orr slips an elbow through the middle.
Orr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Orr stands and steps away. Banks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Orr fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Banks closes the distance and pushes Orr back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Orr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Banks regains guard immediately.
Banks working a defensive guard here.
Orr throwing strikes but missing.
Orr scoring with some ground and pound.
Orr scoring with some ground and pound.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Orr slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orr chips away with some ground and pound.
Orr works over Banks with some ground and pound from guard.
Orr working some strikes from top position.
Orr stands up over Banks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Banks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orr.
Orr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Orr slips an elbow through the middle.
Orr landing some decent shots from guard.
Orr lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orr is in close to Banks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Orr throws a big elbow that misses.

Banks kicks Orr off and gets to his feet.

Banks rushes Orr and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orr goes for a double leg but Banks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Banks continues to drive forward.

Banks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Orr's guard.
Banks is breathing heavily.
Banks is looking to stand up but Orr won't let him.
Banks stopping the sweep attempt from Orr.
Banks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banks preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control but Orr is working from the bottom.
Orr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Banks is trying to get back to full guard.
Banks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Banks is looking to escape.

Orr is trying to work for a kimura but Banks is defending well.

Orr wants to work for an arm triangle but Banks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavio Orr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Octavio Orr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Banks is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Orr's half guard.

Orr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Banks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Banks gets a double leg takedown into Orr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Banks postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Banks, into his guard.

Orr working some strikes from top position.
Banks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr works over Banks with some ground and pound from guard.
Orr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orr working some strikes from top position.
Orr landing some decent shots from guard.
Banks wants to stand up but Orr is controlling him.
Orr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Banks pulls Orr in close to his closed guard and prevents Orr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Orr landing with the ground and pound.
Orr working some strikes from top position.
Orr landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banks's head.
Orr cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Orr with a nice head shot there.
Orr throwing strikes but missing.

Banks looking for a guillotine here but Orr defends easily.
Orr connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Banks controls Orr momentarily but Orr frees himself.
Orr connects with a couple of short punches.
Orr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
Orr lands a couple of digs.
Orr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Banks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Banks has momentary wrist control but Orr slips an elbow through the middle.
Orr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orr lands a couple of digs.
Orr with a nice head shot there.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr working some strikes from top position.
Orr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Orr chips away with some ground and pound.
Orr distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orr distracts Banks with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Orr cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Orr cracks Banks with a solid left hand.
Orr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Banks's head.
Orr is in close to Banks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Banks wants to sweep but no luck.
Orr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Octavio Orr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orr working some strikes from top position.
Donald Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Octavio Orr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banks can do to turn this around?
Orr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Octavio Orr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Octavio Orr!