PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Octavio Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memphis McNamarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Memphis McNamarra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Orr
vs
McNamarra

182 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 - 6 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Memphis McNamarra!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McNamarra shoots in and bounces Orr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Orr can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McNamarra controls the pace.
McNamarra connects with a couple of short punches.
Orr can't keep his opponent in guard - McNamarra advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McNamarra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orr defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamarra controlling the pace.

McNamarra is working for a kimura but Orr is defending it quite comfortably.

McNamarra stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr misses with a takedown attempt - McNamarra sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

McNamarra drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Orr trying to control the position.
McNamarra must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McNamarra controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamarra stands up over Orr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McNamarra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNamarra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Orr is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamarra wants to control from the top but Orr keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Orr tries to close the distance and clinch up but McNamarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McNamarra wants to counter with a clinch but Orr pushes him away.

McNamarra clinches up with Orr and pushes him back against the cage.

McNamarra has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Orr uses from the top position.

McNamarra looking for a guillotine here but Orr defends easily.
Orr wants to control from the top but McNamarra keeps moving.

McNamarra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orr defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr trying to control but McNamarra is working from the bottom.
McNamarra is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Orr controlling from the top position.
McNamarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNamarra keeping moving, preventing Orr from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McNamarra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orr tries to clinch up but McNamarra circles away and keeps his distance.
As Orr backs off McNamarra throws a huge counter combo but Orr manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memphis McNamarra dominated that round.
That's time! Orr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McNamarra.
The ground and pound from McNamarra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McNamarra controlling the position.
The ground and pound from McNamarra seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McNamarra postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by McNamarra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamarra wants to control but Orr is keeping him busy.
McNamarra throwing shots but missing, from side control.

McNamarra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orr has escaped the position, nice work there.

McNamarra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Orr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Orr manages to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McNamarra thows a huge punch but Orr dodges it nicely.
Memphis McNamarra has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orr is looking to escape.
Orr wants to improve his position but McNamarra is controlling well.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McNamarra content to control rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McNamarra.
Orr tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamarra throws a strike aimed at the side of Orr's head but Orr avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Orr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orr looks to move to half guard but instead McNamarra has passed into mount! Damn!
McNamarra controlling from mount.
McNamarra is continuing to stall.
Orr blocking the ground and pound.

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.
McNamarra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McNamarra tries to control but Orr wriggling away.
Orr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Orr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McNamarra is working away from the top position though.
McNamarra throwing shots but Orr is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNamarra is trying to control. Orr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Memphis McNamarra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McNamarra clinches up against the cage.
McNamarra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McNamarra is keeping busy.
Orr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

McNamarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

McNamarra moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamarra lands a good knee to the midsection. Orr won't want to take too many of those.

McNamarra jumps into guard, dragging Orr to the mat.
McNamarra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orr postures up.
McNamarra keeping moving, preventing Orr from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamarra is trying to keep Orr in close.
McNamarra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McNamarra trying to keep a closed guard but Orr is proving a slippery customer.
Orr trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamarra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Orr looking to sit in guard and control but McNamarra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

McNamarra wants to control from the top but Orr keeps moving.

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.
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.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orr blocks the strikes from McNamarra.
Orr wants to take a breather but McNamarra is having none of it.
Orr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McNamarra is refusing to be controlled, as Orr sits in half guard.
McNamarra is looking to improve his position.
McNamarra misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr thows a huge punch but McNamarra dodges it nicely.
McNamarra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McNamarra holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Orr controlling the action here.
McNamarra manages to get to full guard.
McNamarra seems keen to control Orr's posture.
McNamarra wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Orr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McNamarra feints and as Orr raises his hands in defense, McNamarra changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McNamarra throwing strikes from guard but Orr blocks nicely.
McNamarra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orr wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Memphis McNamarra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McNamarra 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Memphis McNamarra!