PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 207 p4p, 32 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 377 p4p, 51 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jean-Claude Marceau has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jean-Claude Marceau seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Marceau
vs
Orlov

186 cm
26
205 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

196 cm
26
205 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Marceau misses.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marceau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orlov finds it's way round the side to connect with Marceau's head.
Orlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marceau's hands.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marceau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov misses with a hook.
It looked like Marceau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orlov.

Marceau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlov, pushing him back against the cage.
Marceau blocks an uppercut.

Marceau breaks the clinch.
Marceau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Marceau pushes him off.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Marceau's body. Marceau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov lands a nice hook to Marceau's body. Marceau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marceau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlov jabs at Marceau's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marceau. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marceau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marceau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orlov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marceau misses with a hook
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Marceau's head but Marceau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlov dips to his left and cracks Marceau with an uppercut!
Orlov throws a leg kick
and Marceau counters with a good low kick that Orlov was not able to check.
Marceau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a good low kick that Marceau was not able to check.
Marceau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Marceau throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Marceau lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Marceau lands a head shot.

It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marceau throws a poor cross that misses
and Marceau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Marceau misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Marceau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marceau swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a three punch combo that has Marceau backing up. Marceau nods at Orlov to acknowledge the strikes.
Orlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick.
Marceau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlov dips to his left and cracks Marceau with an uppercut!
Marceau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Orlov stuns Marceau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marceau throws a looping overhand right but Orlov ducks down to avoid it.
Marceau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Marceau's front leg but catches the back leg as Marceau tries to avoid it.
Marceau slips a straight right by Orlov.
Marceau looks for the body kick but Orlov saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orlov connects with a looping right hand.
Orlov digs a good body shot into Marceau's ribs.
Orlov misses with a jab to the body
and Marceau counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Marceau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marceau was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Orlov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marceau. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marceau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marceau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov swings for the body but Marceau moves out of range.
Marceau throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marceau misses with a body shot.
Orlov scores with a nice body kick.
Orlov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Marceau swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marceau thinking.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marceau. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Marceau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Orlov lands a jab.
Marceau connects with a right hand. Orlov shakes it off.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marceau. Marceau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Marceau.
Marceau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marceau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Marceau is just out of range.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Marceau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marceau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marceau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov'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.

Orlov looks for the body kick but Marceau saw that one coming.
Orlov moves forwards but Marceau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orlov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marceau's hands.
Marceau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marceau slips under a jab.
Orlov scores with a push kick.
Marceau's corner calls for a 1-2. Marceau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlov defending well as Marceau loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Marceau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Marceau circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marceau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Marceau.
Marceau misses with a hook to the body
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orlov closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Marceau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Marceau avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.

Marceau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marceau slips a straight right by Orlov.
Marceau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marceaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Marceau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.

Orlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marceau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Orlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marceau is leaning against Orlov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marceau works on Orlov's body with a couple of short punches.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marceau lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marceau.
Orlov tries to work over Marceau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Marceau cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.
Orlov is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.

Marceau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marceau misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Marceau scores with a hook to the body. Orlov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marceau, as that shot connected.
Marceau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Marceau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marceau misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
A big right from Orlov misses.
Marceau looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
Marceau looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Marceau is out of range.
Orlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marceau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marceau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov ducks right into an uppercut from Marceau.
Marceau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Orlov does it's job there.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick.
Marceau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick from Marceau.
Marceau throws out a loose jab but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marceau throws a body kick that misses.
Marceau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orlov.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
Orlov blocks the body kick.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Marceau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Marceau misses.
Marceau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Marceau.
Orlov tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Orlov lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marceau throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Marceau swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Orlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
That's time! Marceau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Marceau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlov scoring well with a low kick there.
Marceau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
Marceau takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Orlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Marceau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Marceau.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
A hook to the body from Orlov.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Marceau.
Marceau tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marceau.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Orlov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marceau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Marceau.
Marceau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Marceau can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Marceau holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marceau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlov letting Marceau take a breather here.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Orlov.

Marceau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marceau throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
Orlov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Marceau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marceau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Marceau's front leg but catches the back leg as Marceau tries to avoid it.
Orlov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a right hand to the body.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Marceau circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Marceau quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Marceau misses with a looping right.
Marceau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orlov is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
Marceau misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Marceau just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marceau is able to avoid easily.
Marceau circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Marceau counter with a right hand.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
A big left from Marceau misses.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick from Orlov.
Orlov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marceau if he has to take too many more of those.
Marceau looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Orlov lands the left hand.
Jean-Claude Marceau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Marceau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marceau lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov scores with a hook.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Marceau off balance momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Marceau. Beautiful body shot.
Marceau cracks Orlov with a good jab.

Orlov is rocked!
Marceau lands a jab to Orlov's midsection.
Orlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Marceau finish him?
A big right from Marceau misses.
Marceau stuns Orlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orlov seems to have recovered his senses.
Marceau lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Orlov falls backwards - clearly groggy! Marceau dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean-Claude Marceau thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.