PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Twardy Orzech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Orzech
vs
Jones

189 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent elbows
Cuts easily

Great elbows
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 Las Vegas, Twardy Orzech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orzech instigates a clinch.
Orzech lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Jones has been cut.
Orzech stalling in the clinch.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Orzech leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Orzech effectively controlling the action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orzech.
Orzech lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orzech.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jones has eaten all the pies!
Orzech lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orzech lands a nice elbow.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orzech lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Orzech slows down the pace here.
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Orzech keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orzech lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Orzech with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orzech lands an elbow inside.
Orzech lands a nice elbow.
Orzech is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Orzech lands a damaging elbow.
Orzech dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Orzech lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Orzech landing knees to the head.
Orzech lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orzech lands a damaging elbow.
Orzech lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones looks winded!
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Orzech has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Orzech lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orzech comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is trying to push Orzech away but Orzech has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Orzech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orzech stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orzech leaning against his opponent.
Jones taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Orzech.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Orzech lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Orzech.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orzech comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orzech with a knee to the head.
Orzech taking a breather.
Orzech lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twardy Orzech dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Orzech takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Orzech is controlling him.
Jones being controlled against the ropes.
Orzech taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Orzech to work.
Jones being controlled against the ropes.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Orzech won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Orzech.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twardy Orzech.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Twardy Orzech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orzech works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.

Orzech forces Jones back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orzech.
Orzech is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Twardy Orzech has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Orzech.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orzech lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Orzech won't allow it.
The referee calls for Orzech to work.
Orzech with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Orzech.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Orzech won't allow it.
Orzech lands a nice elbow.
Orzech landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orzech is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Orzech unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orzech lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Orzech is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orzech is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orzech.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orzech lands a damaging elbow.
Orzech lands a body punch.
Orzech has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orzech lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orzech with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orzech's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Orzech with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orzech lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orzech connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orzech lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Twardy Orzech dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Orzech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Orzech clinches up against the ropes.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orzech has him pressed against the ropes.
Orzech connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Jones is trying to push Orzech away but Orzech has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Orzech.
Orzech blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orzech lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Orzech.
Orzech keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orzech scores with a knee to the head.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Orzech lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orzech lands a damaging elbow.
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orzech taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orzech lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orzech.
A right handed body shot lands from Orzech.
Nice elbow from Orzech.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Orzech creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Orzech.
Nice body punch from Orzech.
Orzech has Jones pushed against the ropes.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orzech keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Orzech lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Orzech is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break free but Orzech pushes him back against the ropes.
Orzech connects with a knee to the head.
Orzech comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orzech lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Orzech lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orzech comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orzech is pushing Jones up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Orzech stalls.
Mike Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orzech working Jones over with knees to the body.
Orzech is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Twardy Orzech is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orzech gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Twardy Orzech showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orzech has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twardy Orzech!