PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Orel (ranked 5725 p4p, 491 weight class) and Gordon Clancy (ranked 5856 p4p, 496 weight class). Gordon Clancy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Orel
vs
Clancy

177 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Clancy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clancy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orel but Orel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Orel misses the target.
Orel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clancy circles away quickly and effectively.
Clancy with a poor takedown
letting Orel counter with a right hand.
Orel looks to score with a jab to the body but Clancy is just out of range.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clancy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justin Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Clancy.
Clancy has his takedown stuffed
and Orel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clancy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orel counters with a right hand to the body.
Orel lands a glancing blow to the side of Clancy's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel throws a series of punches but Clancy avoids them all with ease.
Clancy shoots in and drives through. Orel sprawls well.
Orel misses with a series of wild punches.
Clancy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orel swivels and escapes.
A counter left hand to the body from Orel misses its target.
Clancy looks winded!
Clancy fails with the takedown
and Orel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clancy thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel with a hook.
Orel's corner calls for a 1-2. Orel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gordon Clancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clancy looks for a takedown but Orel sprawls well.
Orel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clancy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clancy shoots in and drives through. Orel sprawls well.
Orel lands an overhand right.
Clancy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clancy fails with a takedown attempt.
Orel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Orel finds it's target.
Justin Orel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clancy misses with a takedown
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Orel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Clancy doesn't seem bothered though.
Clancy shoots and misses
and Orel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clancy takes one to the chin there.
Orel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clancy has his takedown stuffed
and Orel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orel works Clancy's body with a nice hook.
Clancy misses with a takedown attempt - Orel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clancy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Orel. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Orel does it's job there.
Clancy misses with a takedown
and Orel counters with a stiff right hand.
Clancy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Clancy has a takedown stuffed.
Orel connects with a body shot that sends Clancy's belly button to the back.
Orel cracks a nice hook into Clancy's ribs.
Clancy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clancy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Clancy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clancy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Orel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clancy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Clancy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orel throws a one two combo.
Clancy is still on wobbly legs! Can Orel finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clancy.
Clancy seems to have recovered his senses.
Orel lands a nice looking body shot.
Clancy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clancy needs to keep his hands up - Orel had a free shot at his head there.
Orel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Clancy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orel takes a swing at Clancy's ribcage but misses.
Clancy with a poor takedown
and Orel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clancy thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clancy has his takedown stuffed
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Orel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clancy at a distance.
Clancy tries for a takedown but Orel circles away easily
and Orel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Orel dominated that round.
That's time! Orel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clancy fails with the takedown
and Orel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clancy can do to turn this around?
Orel misses with a wild combination.
Orel stuffs the takedown.
Orel misses with a series of wild punches.
Clancy fails with a takedown attempt.
Justin Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Clancy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clancy with a poor takedown
enabling Orel to counter with a crisp jab.
Orel scores with a body shot.
Orel connects with a body shot that sends Clancy's belly button to the back.
Clancy is breathing heavily.
Orel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clancy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Orel does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orel misses with the combination.
Clancy feints the counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clancy.
Orel connects with a jab.
Orel works the jab nicely.
Clancy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orel misses with a two punch combination.
Clancy shoots in for a double leg but Orel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clancy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orel swivels and escapes.
Orel works Clancy's body with a nice hook.
Orel misses with a series of wild punches.
Orel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Orel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Orel as Clancy shoots in.
Clancy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clancy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orel lunges at Clancy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clancy's hand.
Orel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clancy's head.
Nice sprawl there from Orel as Clancy shoots in.
Orel lands the left hand.
Clancy shoots in for a double leg but Orel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orel scores with a one two! Clancy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clancy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orel stuns Clancy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justin Orel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Orel. No joy for Clancy on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orel jabs at Clancy's body.
Clancy misses with a takedown
and Orel counters with a one-two to the body.
Clancy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Orel lunges at Clancy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clancy's hand.
Orel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clancy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orel throws a big counter combination but Clancy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A punch combination from Orel misses.
Clancy shoots in for a takedown but Orel shows good takedown defense.
Orel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clancy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clancy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orel is fending him off so far but Clancy persists. Nope, Orel circles away and we're back to standing.
Orel scores with a sloppy right hand. Clancy should have avoided that one.
Orel lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clancy.
Orel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orel cracks Clancy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clancy shoots in looking for a takedown but Orel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clancy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Orel lands a nice shot to the body.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Orel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clancy was well out of range. Poor timing from Orel.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clancy.
An attempted straight right counter from Orel misses the target.
Clancy shoots in and drives through. Orel sprawls well.
Clancy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orel throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Orel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Clancy has his takedown stuffed
and Orel counters with a right hand to the body.
Clancy shoots in looking for a takedown. Orel tries to sprawl out of it but Clancy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Clancy eats them both and turns towards Orel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left lands for Orel.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Clancy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clancy goes for a double leg but Orel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orel continues to drive forward.
Justin Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Clancy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel takes a swing at Clancy's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orel.
Nice takedown defense from Orel. No joy for Clancy on that attempt.
Clancy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orel.
Orel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clancy on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clancy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clancy shoots in for a takedown but Orel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orel scores with a shot to the body.
Orel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice sprawl there from Orel as Clancy shoots in.
Clancy fails with a takedown attempt.
Orel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clancy is defended easily by Orel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clancy tries for a takedown but Orel circles away easily
and Orel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon Clancy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clancy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orel counters with a left to the body.
Orel digs a good hook to Clancy's body.
Orel connects with a body shot that sends Clancy's belly button to the back.
Orel digs a good hook to Clancy's body.
Orel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clancy moves away.
Clancy dives in and grabs Orel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orel pushes down on Clancy's head and hops out.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Orel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clancy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Clancy fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orel.
Orel is looking to wear down Clancy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Orel as Clancy shoots in.
Clancy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clancy shoots in for a double leg but Orel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Orel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clancy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orel.
Clancy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Orel defends well and Clancy ends up having to push Orel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clancy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orel as he avoids it easily.
Clancy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orel.
Orel takes a swing at Clancy's ribcage but misses.
Clancy has a takedown stuffed.
Orel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clancy darts in looking for a takedown but Orel gets double underhooks and turns Clancy into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clancy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Orel has got the better of the exchanges.
Clancy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clancy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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!
Clancy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orel but Orel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Orel connects with a body shot.
Clancy shoots in and drives through. Orel sprawls well.
Orel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justin Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clancy fails with the takedown
and Orel counters with a straight right hand.
Orel lunges at Clancy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Clancy's hand.
Clancy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orel tries to avoid it but Clancy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orel to the ground. Orel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clancy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Orel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Orel!
Justin Orel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.