PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeland Lillard (ranked 1104 p4p, 149 weight class) and David Orston (ranked 3480 p4p, 394 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Lillard
vs
Orston

192 cm
36
217 lbs
29 - 18 - 1

210 cm
28
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leeland Lillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Orston!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lillard misses with an uppercut. Orston saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orston. Lillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lillard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lillard misses with a head kick.
Leeland Lillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Orston misses

and Lillard moves into the clinch.
Orston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lillard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lillard missing with knees to the body.
Lillard lands a nice elbow.

It looks like David Orston has been cut.
Orston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lillard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orston controls his hands.
Orston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lillard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lillard pushes Orston back against the ropes and lands a hook 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!
Orston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Orston misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lillard throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orston.
A short right from Orston on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orston.
Orston misses with a body punch.
Lillard lands a shoulder strike.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orston controls his hands.
Lillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orston's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Orston.
Lillard stalling in the clinch but Orston improves position.
Lillard digs a right hand into Orston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orston's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Lillard.
Lillard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orston misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lillard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orston misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lillard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lillard.
Lillard lands a body shot.
Lillard is working Orston over against the ropes.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orston is defending well for now.
Orston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orston can't find room to land a body shot as Lillard controls the action.
Lillard lands a left hand.
Orston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
Orston lands a body punch.
Lillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Orston fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeland Lillard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Orston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lillard takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lillard clinches up against the ropes.
Orston avoiding damage as Lillard throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lillard.
Lillard trying to land knees to the body.
Lillard misses with a punch to the body.
Orston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orston lands an uppercut.
Leeland Lillard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lillard effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Lillard.
Lillard tries to work over Orston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Orston.
Orston tries a body shot but Lillard blocks it.
Orston tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orston.
Still in the clinch, Orston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lillard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard pushes off an throws an elbow but Orston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orston.
Lillard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orston or not.
Orston is breathing heavily.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lillard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lillard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orston struggles to land a body shot inside as Lillard controls his hands.
Orston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Orston pushes Lillard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lillard misses with the head strike.
Lillard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orston can do to turn this around?
Orston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lillard lands a damaging elbow.
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Orston tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
Orston works on Lillard's body with a couple of short punches.
Orston throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orston.
Lillard missing with knees to the body.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Orston.
Orston lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orston's elbow.
Orston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orston misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Lillard to work.
Orston misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Lillard.

That has opened up David Orston's cut even more.
Orston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lillard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orston or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orston as Lillard tries to tie him up.
Orston misses with a body punch.
Orston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leeland Lillard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Orston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lillard throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orston.
Orston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lillard moves away.
Lillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orston moves away.
Orston raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Orston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lillard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orston tries to score with a low kick but Lillard moves his leg out of the way.
Lillard scores with a jab to the body.
Lillard tries to clinch up
and Lillard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lillard scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lillard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orston throws a chopping leg kick but Lillard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orston moves out of range of the body kick.
Lillard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lillard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Orston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Orston lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orston lands with a right hand.
Orston thows a leg kick but Lillard checks it
and Lillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lillard tries to clinch but Orston moves out of range.
Orston wants to slow Lillard down by chopping away at his legs.
Orston throws a body punch but Lillard moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orston.
A head kick misses from Lillard.
Lillard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lillard checks a leg kick.
Lillard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orston swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lillard has closed the distance and engaged Orston in a clinch.
Orston lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lillard.
Lillard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orston's elbow.
Orston lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard digs a right hand underneath Orston's ribcage. Orston let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orston avoiding damage as Lillard throws knees to the body.
Lillard presses Orston against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orston blocks an elbow strike.
Orston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orston misses with a punch on the inside.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orston controls his hands.
Orston misses with the head strike.
Lillard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lillard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Orston fails to land.
Lillard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lillard's elbow.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lillard lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but David Orston just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on David Orston's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body punch from Lillard.
Orston misses with a looping left.
Lillard throws a looping overhand right but Orston ducks down to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Orston.
Orston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orston throws a head punch that misses.
Orston throws a head punch that misses.
Lillard cracks Orston with a nice body shot.
Lillard misses with a body punch.
Orston working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orston misses with the head strike.
Orston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lillard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lillard tries to throw a body punch but Orston avoids it by throwing Lillard back against the ropes.
Orston tries to work over Lillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lillard lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lillard wants to stall.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Orston.
Lillard scores with a hook to the body.
Lillard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orston backwards.
Lillard tries to throw a body punch but Orston avoids it by throwing Lillard back against the ropes.
Lillard throws an elbow that misses.
Lillard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lillard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lillard blocks an uppercut.
Lillard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Orston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lillard lands an uppercut.
Orston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillard.
A short uppercut from Orston.
Orston prevents a body shot from Lillard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orston blocks a body shot from Lillard.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orston takes an elbow to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lillard blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Orston.
Orston blocks an elbow strike from Lillard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lillard as Orston tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orston.
Lillard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orston or not.
Orston throws a punch but it's blocked by Lillard.
Lillard is stalling here.
Orston takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above David Orston's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lillard prevents a body shot from Orston.
Lillard trying to land knees to the body.
Lillard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orston prevents a body shot from Lillard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leeland Lillard had his way with David Orston in that round.
The cut man is working on David Orston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A jab from Orston misses.
David Orston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lillard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lillard throws a quick inside leg kick.

Orston clinches up against the ropes.
Orston stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lillard lands a hook that snaps the head of Orston backwards.
Orston pushes Lillard back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Lillard.
Lillard lands with a left to the head.
Orston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lillard can't find room to land a body shot as Orston controls the action.
Orston swings wildly with an uppercut but Lillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lillard scores with an uppercut up the middle.

David Orston's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lillard lands a nice uppercut.
Orston misses with the head strike.
Lillard pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orston controls his hands.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
Orston tries to throw a body punch but Lillard avoids it by throwing Orston back against the ropes.
Orston taking a breather.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Orston.
Lillard taking a breather.
Orston has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Orston blocks a body shot from Lillard.
Orston has a couple of punches blocked by Lillard.
Orston misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lillard misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orston.
Orston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lillard - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lillard blocks a body shot from Orston.
Lillard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orston controls his hands.
Orston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lillard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orston blocks a body shot from Lillard.
Orston prevents a body shot from Lillard.
Orston takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Orston misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Orston misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leeland Lillard.
I think Lillard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Leeland Lillard!

Leeland Lillard wins by unanimous decision!
Leeland Lillard gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).