PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 140 p4p, 14 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 785 p4p, 86 weight class). Maxxy Baby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Baby
vs
Orava

180 cm
26
150 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

172 cm
26
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby swings widly with a right hand
and Orava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orava.
A telegraphed right hand from Orava misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby misses the target.
Baby takes a swing at Orava's ribcage but misses.
Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baby takes a swing at Orava's ribcage but misses.
Orava has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baby is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Orava uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
Orava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Baby slips under a jab from Orava.
Baby is looking to clinch.
Orava misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Orava.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orava.
Baby misses with a straight right.
Baby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baby.
A big left from Orava misses.
Orava is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava looks to land a combination but Baby avoids it well.
Baby moves out of range as Orava strikes.
Orava misses the jab.
Orava fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orava slips under a jab from Baby.
Orava jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orava slips under a jab.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Orava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby scores with a hook to the body. Orava takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baby sizes up Orava with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baby swings for the body but Orava moves out of range.
Baby misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Orava's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orava throws a hook but Baby avoids it easily.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Baby.
Orava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baby misses with a hook
and Orava counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Baby tries to clinch there but Orava circles away.
Baby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orava throws a lazy right hand but Baby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orava moves away.
Orava looks to land a right hand but Baby moved out of range.
Orava throws a lazy right hand but Baby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby moves out of range as Orava strikes.
Orava throws a right hand that Baby ducks under and follows up with a left that Baby also avoids with ease.
Orava scores with a hook to the body. Baby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baby throws a hook but Orava avoids it easily.
Orava connects with a body shot that sends Baby's belly button to the back.
Orava lands a right hook to the body.

Baby has closed the distance and engaged Orava in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Baby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby stalling against the cage.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orava lands a body shot.
Baby lands a left hand.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Orava scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Baby.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Baby.
Baby lands a body shot in 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!
Baby lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Orava.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orava.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries to work over Orava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orava lands with a short shot to the head.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Orava controls his hands.
Orava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
A short right from Baby.
Orava's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Orava controls the action.
Baby takes a shot to the head.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baby works on Orava's body with a couple of short punches.
Baby blocks an uppercut.
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 Maxxy Baby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orava swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orava takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orava misses with a looping right.
Baby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baby blocks a jab.
A big right from Baby misses.
Baby throws a jab but it's blocked by Orava.

Baby takes the fight into the clinch.
Maxxy Baby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orava blocks an uppercut.
Orava blocking some punches.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Orava takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Baby.
Baby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baby.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Baby.

Orava is rocked!
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Orava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby finish him?
Orava misses with the head strike.
Orava seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby blocking some punches.
Orava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orava.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Orava.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby is working Orava over against the cage.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby prevents a body shot from Orava.
Baby has Orava pressed against the cage, preventing Orava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby prevents a body shot from Orava.
Orava prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Orava uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Baby lands a right hand.
Orava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Baby.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orava can do to turn this around?
Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orava is trying to push Baby away but Baby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Baby scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orava backwards.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Orava tries a body shot but Baby blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Orava gets through Baby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orava working hard to break the clinch.
Baby pushes Orava against the cage. Baby is working some dirty boxing. Baby pushes off with a quick right hook! Orava goes down! Orava tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Baby moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Maxxy Baby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.