PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dasha Karimov (ranked 120 p4p, 19 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 231 p4p, 33 weight class). Karimov's entrance music is ACDC - Hells Bells. A fine choice. Cole Orion has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dasha Karimov's chin.

Karimov
vs
Orion

185 cm
33
193 lbs
29 - 11 - 2

184 cm
31
185 lbs
27 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dasha Karimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karimov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

It looks like Dasha Karimov has been cut.
Orion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

Karimov moves into range and clinches up with Orion.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karimov.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Karimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Orion looks winded!
Orion avoids a wild elbow strike from Karimov.
Karimov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orion's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Orion blocks with his arms.
Karimov lands an elbow that stopped Orion in his tracks for a moment.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karimov lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Karimov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Orion lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov working aggressively here.
Karimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orion avoids it.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Karimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Orion avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov lands with a short shot to the head.
Karimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karimov.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov misses with a knee to the head.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov lands with a light punch inside.
Karimov lands a left hand.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Karimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orion.
Karimov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karimov scores with a shot to the side of Orion's head.
Karimov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karimov has a couple of punches blocked by Orion.
Karimov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
A short uppercut from Orion.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Karimov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Karimov lands a right hand.
Orion lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Karimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Karimov lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Karimov.
Karimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion working aggressively here.
Karimov landing knees to the body.
Karimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karimov lands a left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karimov lands with a right to the head.
Karimov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karimov lands an uppercut.
Orion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Orion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karimov lands a left hand.
Karimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Karimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dasha Karimov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karimov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orion throws a hook but Karimov blocks it.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orion misses with a lunging right hand

and Karimov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karimov.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.
Karimov pushes off an throws an elbow but Orion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Karimov blocking some punches.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Karimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karimov lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Karimov throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karimov lands a left hand.
Karimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov throws a head punch that misses.
Karimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it.
Karimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Karimov back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
Orion managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Karimov tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Dasha Karimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karimov tries to work over Orion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orion lands a right hand.
Karimov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Karimov.
Orion is breathing heavily.
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!
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
With the fighters up against the cage, Karimov throws an elbow but misses.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orion or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karimov blocks an uppercut.
Karimov lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Karimov fails to land.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Orion blocks with his arms.
Orion misses with some punches.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Karimov.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Karimov scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Karimov on the inside.
Karimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Karimov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Orion is rocked!
Karimov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orion is still on wobbly legs! Can Karimov finish him?
Karimov creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Orion with a big uppercut! Orion tries to clinch up but Karimov pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Orion to the mat! Orion covers up and Karimov unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dasha Karimov!
Dasha Karimov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.