PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Sarraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orr
vs
Sarraf

182 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Octavio Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Sarraf!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarraf looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orr misses with a takedown attempt
and Sarraf counters with a leg kick.
Sarraf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarraf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarraf digs a good hook to Orr's body.

Orr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sarraf can't break the clinch.
Sarraf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarraf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orr taking a breather.
Sarraf is trying to break the clinch but Orr is controlling him.
Sarraf working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr stalling in the clinch.
Sarraf tries to work over Orr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarraf is looking to break free of the clinch but Orr has double underhooks.
Orr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarraf is looking to break free of the clinch but Orr has double underhooks.

Orr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarraf tests Orr's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Orr has managed to clinch.
Orr misses with a knee to the head.
Sarraf has a couple of punches blocked by Orr.
Sarraf tries to work over Orr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sarraf tries a body shot but Orr blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Orr fails to land.
Orr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sarraf up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr effectively controlling the action here.
Sarraf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarraf.
Orr keeps control of Sarraf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarraf blocks an elbow strike.
Sarraf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarraf tries to throw a body punch but Orr avoids it by throwing Sarraf back against the cage.
Orr keeps control of Sarraf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarraf tries to break free but Orr pushes him back against the cage.
Sarraf working aggressively here.
Sarraf blocks the elbow strike.
Sarraf is looking to break free of the clinch but Orr has double underhooks.
Orr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Orr fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sarraf.
Sarraf tries a body shot but Orr blocks it.
Sarraf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarraf blocks the elbow strike.
Sarraf can't break the clinch.

Sarraf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orr slips a jab from Sarraf.
Sarraf misses with a head kick.
Orr doesn't manage to clinch there - Sarraf circles away.
Orr needs to keep his hands up - Sarraf had a free shot at his head there.
No luck for Orr with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarraf misses with a hook. Orr ducked under it nicely.
Sarraf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarraf lands with a shot to the body.
Sarraf misses with a wild body shot.
Sarraf slaps away a takedown attempt from Orr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Octavio Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orr darts in trying to clinch
and Sarraf counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Sarraf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orr darts in and clinches Sarraf up against the cage.
Sarraf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Orr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Orr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarraf is trying to push Orr away but Orr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sarraf is trying to break free.
Sarraf is trying to break the clinch but Orr is controlling him.
Orr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sarraf's efforts to push away.
Octavio Orr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sarraf misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarraf working hard to break the clinch.
Sarraf misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Sarraf has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sarraf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarraf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orr keeps control of Sarraf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarraf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sarraf working hard to break the clinch.

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

Orr drives through and clinches with Sarraf against the cage.
Sarraf has a couple of punches blocked by Orr.
A head punch on the inside from Sarraf fails to land.
Orr has Sarraf pressed against the cage, preventing Sarraf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Orr.
Sarraf is trying to push Orr away but Orr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Orr pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarraf wanted to stand there but Orr had control of the position.
Sarraf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr wants to sweep here but Sarraf controlling him for the moment.
Orr has control of Sarraf's left arm, preventing Sarraf from doing any damage.
Sarraf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orr pushes Sarraf off and gets back to his feet.
Orr tries to clinch there but Sarraf circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sarraf! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarraf.
Sarraf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sarraf keeps the fight on the outside.
Orr tries to clinch there but Sarraf circles away.

Orr clinches up against the cage.
Sarraf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Sarraf fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr prevents Sarraf from breaking the clinch.
Sarraf is trying to break free.

Orr jumps guard.
Sarraf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sarraf is looking to stand up but Orr won't let him.
Sarraf looking to sit in guard and control but Orr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Sarraf wants to sweep but no luck.
Orr trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarraf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orr wants to control from the top but Sarraf keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Octavio Orr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Orr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali Sarraf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarraf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orr's calf.
Orr tries to clinch but Sarraf moves out of range.
Orr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sarraf circles away.
It seemed like Sarraf was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarraf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarraf's waist but Sarraf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orr off to one side.
Sarraf was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sarraf stuns Orr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sarraf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sarraf.
Ali Sarraf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarraf lands a jab to the head.
Sarraf throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orr.
Sarraf circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sarraf counters with an outside leg kick.
Sarraf throws a body punch but Orr moves out of range.
Orr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sarraf manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarraf throws out a counter right but Orr avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sarraf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orr shoots in for a double leg but Sarraf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Octavio Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarraf, as that shot connected.
Octavio Orr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarraf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarraf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sarraf defends well and Orr ends up having to push Sarraf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Orr drives through and clinches with Sarraf against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orr prevents Sarraf from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarraf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sarraf can't break the clinch.
Orr stalls.
Sarraf is trying to break the clinch but Orr is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Sarraf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sarraf wants to break free but Orr has control.
Sarraf is trying to break the clinch but Orr is controlling him.
Sarraf swings wildly with an uppercut but Orr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sarraf is trying to push Orr away but Orr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orr blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four 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.
Sarraf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sarraf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sarraf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orr has him pressed against the cage.
Sarraf has a couple of punches blocked by Orr.

Orr jumps into guard, dragging Sarraf to the mat.

Orr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orr controlling Sarraf's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Sarraf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sarraf 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Sarraf!