PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bob
vs
Orion

183 cm
25
199 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

184 cm
25
187 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear
King of Clothes

Reaper Combatwear
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target.
Orion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bob will feel that in the morning.
Orion blocks a head kick by Bob.
A good leg kick by Orion.
A right-left combo lands from Bob.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orion.
Orion cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bob. Bob circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orion only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orion throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Orion throws a head kick that misses.
Bob appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bob slips under a jab from Orion.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion catches Bob with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bob throws a lazy head kick
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob throws a right hand that Orion ducks under and follows up with a left that Orion also avoids with ease.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orion works Bob's body with a nice hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a kick to the body.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orion lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orion scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orion walks into a left hand.
Bob blocks a leg kick.
Bob is looking to counter with head kicks.
Orion moves away from the strike by Bob.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Bob misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Bob. Beautiful body shot.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion cracks Bob with a good jab.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bob takes a swing at Orion's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bob is able to avoid easily.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bob checks the leg kick.
Orion has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bob lands with a good body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orion sizes up Bob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orion needs to keep his hands up - Bob had a free shot at his head there.
Orion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Good shot there by Orion.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Orion motions for Bob to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Bob jabs Orion right on the nose. Orion blinks but takes it well.
Orion avoids the head kick by Bob.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Orion blocks the low kick.
Bob throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orion lands the left hand.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Bob misses the target.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Bob avoids it.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.

Orion rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orion keeps control of Bob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob is trying to push Orion away but Orion has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion blocking some punches.
Bob wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orion throws an elbow that misses.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Bob lands an uppercut.
Orion misses with a body punch.
Orion cracks Bob with a nice body shot.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Orion works on Bob's body with a couple of short punches.
Orion struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Orion is leaning against Bob and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short left from Bob.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Orion won't allow it.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Bob trying to control the position but instead, Orion has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bob into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion lands an elbow just above Bob 's eye.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Orion has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Bob's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Bob misses with the head strike.

Bob pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion lunges at Bob with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bob's hand.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Orion throws a wild body kick that Bob sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bob.
Jab, jab by Orion - just one landing.
Orion throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Bob fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bob misses with a low kick.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion lands the left hand.
Orion avoids the head kick by Bob.
Bob fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orion checks it well.
Orion goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bob misses with a hook to the body

and Orion moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Bob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob misses the shot to the body.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bob moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Orion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bob's knee momentarily.

Orion rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Orion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bob's efforts to push away.
Bob blocks a body shot from Orion.
A short right from Orion on the inside.
Bob is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bob throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Bob
and Orion counters with a body kick that stops Bob in his tracks momentarily.
Orion throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Neal Bob has been cut.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bob's calf.
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orion.
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bob slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion fakes the leg kick and cracks Bob in the body.
Orion jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bob looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Bob misses.
Orion wants to clinch.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Bob counters with a left and a right that stings Orion.
A leg kick checked by Bob.
Bob moves out of range of the body kick.
Bob pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Orion back to the cage. Bob follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orion clobbers Bob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bob has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bob and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orion throws a body kick that misses
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Bob counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bob needs to keep his hands up - Orion had a free shot at his head there.
Orion scores with a body shot.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
As Bob backs off Orion throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion misses with a hook to the body
and Bob counters with a three punch combo that has Orion backing up. Orion nods at Bob to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Bob misses.
Orion swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bob's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion connects with the punch.
Orion connects with the punch.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Orion looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Bob's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orion scores with a nice body kick.
Orion connects with the punch.
Orion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bob momentarily.
Bob stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Orion uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Orion lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Bob's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
Bob stuns Orion with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bob blocks it well.
Bob throws a series of punches but Orion avoids them all with ease.
Bob gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orion. That's going to slow Bob down.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Orion now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
A relieved looking Cole Orion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.