PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Orr (ranked 24882 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fip Felipe (ranked 6057 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Orr
vs
Felipe

150 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fip Felipe!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orr manages to avoid it.

Felipe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Orr is looking to improve his position.
Felipe controlling the pace.
Orr pushes Felipe off looking to stand but Felipe dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felipe not doing much here.
Let's hope that Felipe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Felipe slips a nice elbow through Orr's hands, connecting with Orr's forehead.
Felipe thows a huge punch but Orr dodges it nicely.

Felipe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orr to get to his feet.

Felipe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Felipe gets control of Orr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Felipe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Felipe working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Felipe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Felipe wants to stand but Orr is controlling the position.
Felipe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felipe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orr throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Felipe looking for a sweep. Not yet Felipe, not yet.
Orr postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr postures up and lands a big shot to Felipe's brow.
Orr could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Orr postures up and lands a big shot to Felipe's brow.
Felipe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orr is one step ahead there.
Orr throws a big right hand that misses.
Felipe wants to stand but Orr is controlling the position.
Orr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Felipe pushes Orr off and gets back to his feet.

Felipe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orr has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Felipe is on him like a limpet, forcing Orr back against the cage.
Orr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Felipe is trying to trip Orr. He has hold of a leg but Orr is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Felipe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Orr scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Felipe but Felipe pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Orr rushes Felipe and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fip Felipe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orr tries to keep at a distance but Felipe has taken the fight into the clinch.

Felipe successfully pulls guard.

Felipe working for a triangle but Orr defends it easily.
Orr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Felipe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr fails to pull guard.
Orr tries to pull guard but Felipe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Felipe tries to stall but Orr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Felipe smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchell Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Felipe has managed to clinch.

Felipe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Orr is trying to keep an underhook but Felipe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fip Felipe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orr pushes Felipe off looking to stand but Felipe dives back in and keeps control.

Felipe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orr is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felipe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orr is trying to stand.

Felipe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orr to get to his feet.

Felipe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orr did well to prevent Felipe getting side control.
Felipe is taking a breather. Orr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Felipe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Orr taking some punishment here, with Felipe in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Felipe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Felipe shoots in and bounces Orr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Felipe is standing up over Orr. Orr looks to escape but Felipe dives into side control.

Felipe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

Felipe decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Felipe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Orr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Felipe is breathing heavily.
Orr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Felipe wants to control from the top but Orr keeps moving.
Felipe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Felipe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orr keeping moving, preventing Felipe from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fip Felipe 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Felipe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Orr tries to buck Felipe off but Felipe is having none of it.
Felipe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Orr!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Felipe trying to control but Orr is having none of it.
Felipe is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felipe wants to take Orr's back here but Orr is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Felipe controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orr is trying desperately to improve position.
Orr is bucking up trying to escape but Felipe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Felipe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orr looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Felipe landing shots from mount.

Orr is rocked!
Felipe controlling from the full mount.
Oh Orr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orr seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Orr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Orr wants to hold on but Felipe pushes him away.
Felipe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Felipe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Felipe controlling from mount.

Felipe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Orr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Orr!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr wants to stand and escape but instead Felipe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Felipe stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Felipe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Felipe wants to work for an arm triangle but Orr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Felipe decides to return to a standing position.

Felipe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Felipe there.
Felipe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mitchell Orr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fip Felipe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Orr actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fip Felipe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Felipe 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fip Felipe!