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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steave Orliely (ranked 5015 p4p, 4248 weight class) and Jonny McFly (ranked 511 p4p, 468 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 cm 23 185 1 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm 21 195 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt World class boxer Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Great elbows Good gas tank |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steave Orliely! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny McFly! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Orliely just misses with a punch to the body.
Orliely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Orliely moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Orliely throws a lazy right hand but McFly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. McFly lands a slapping body shot.
McFly staying out of range there. McFly wants to counter with a clinch but Orliely pushes him away. McFly throws a hook to the side of Orliely's head but Orliely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Orliely keeps the fight on the outside. Orliely darts in looking for a takedown but McFly gets double underhooks and turns Orliely into the cage. Orliely staying out of range there. Orliely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orliely will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orliely throws a series of punches but McFly moves out of range. McFly wants to counter with a clinch but Orliely pushes him away. McFly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. McFly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orliely's efforts to push away. McFly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Steave Orliely has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McFly can't find room to land a body shot as Orliely controls the action.
McFly lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice elbow from McFly. McFly misses with a short punch on the inside. McFly misses with a punch to the body.
Orliely avoids a wild elbow strike from McFly. McFly scores with a shot to the side of Orliely's head. Orliely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. McFly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. McFly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Orliely prevents a body shot from McFly. McFly cracks Orliely with a nice body shot. McFly scores with a shot to the side of Orliely's head. McFly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McFly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orliely backwards. McFly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orliely backwards. McFly digs a right hand into Orliely's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orliely's gas tank. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. McFly misses with the head strike.
Orliely has a couple of punches blocked by McFly.
McFly misses with a short punch on the inside. The referee calls for McFly to work.
McFly throws a head punch that misses. A short left from McFly. Orliely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Orliely stalks McFly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McFly's face. McFly staggers backwards, shaken. Orliely takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orliely darts in looking for a takedown but McFly gets double underhooks and turns Orliely into the cage. Orliely tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McFly paws at him with a jab and circles away. Orliely blocks a jab. Orliely works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Orliely slips under a jab from McFly. Orliely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McFly clinches up with Orliely and pushes him back against the cage. Orliely wants to break free but McFly has control.
McFly lands a nice shot to the body. McFly swings wildly with an uppercut but Orliely uses good head movement to avoid it. McFly misses with a short punch on the inside. McFly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. McFly tries to throw a body punch but Orliely avoids it by throwing McFly back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McFly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Orliely has had enough of the clinch but McFly keeps him there for the moment. McFly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Orliely tries to close the distance and clinch up but McFly swats him away and circles back towards the center. McFly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orliely. Orliely takes a shot right to the bread basket. The fight moves into the clinch position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Orliely wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McFly has him pressed against the cage. Orliely is trying to break free. Orliely is trying to break the clinch but McFly is controlling him. McFly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orliely's defenses. Orliely is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny McFly dominated that round. The cut man is working on Steave Orliely's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. McFly defending well as Orliely loads up on a big left hand. McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orliely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McFly moves out of range and avoids them all easily. McFly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orliely. Steave Orliely is winning the standup battle so far. McFly instigates a clinch. A short right from McFly. McFly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Orliely blocks a body shot from McFly. McFly throws a head punch that misses. Orliely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. McFly content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McFly has been the more effective fighter overall so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McFly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McFly struggles to land a body shot inside as Orliely controls his hands.
McFly tries to throw a body punch but Orliely avoids it by throwing McFly back against the cage. Jonny McFly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. McFly lands a nice elbow. McFly misses with a punch on the inside.
Orliely tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McFly just stands there and leans against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for McFly.
McFly works on Orliely's body with a couple of short punches. McFly tries to work over Orliely's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A shot in the inside from McFly. McFly lands a shot to the body. A bit of stalling here from McFly.
McFly lands a damaging elbow. Orliely blocks an elbow strike from McFly.
A short right from McFly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McFly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McFly lands an uppercut. Orliely blocks a body shot from McFly. McFly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFly 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! McFly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McFly has Orliely pressed against the cage, preventing Orliely from circling away and getting back to striking at range. McFly stalling in the clinch.
McFly misses with a hook from the clinch. Orliely looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. McFly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orliely's elbow. Orliely takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McFly throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from McFly. With the fighters up against the cage, McFly throws an elbow but misses. McFly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFly breaks the clinch.
Orliely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McFly pinned against the cage. McFly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. McFly closes the distance and pushes Orliely back into the cage. Orliely is trying to maintain a safe position but McFly gets an underhook and turns Orliely into the cage. McFly works on Orliely's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, McFly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orliely is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McFly misses with a hook to the ribs.
McFly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McFly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orliely's efforts to push away. McFly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orliely.
Orliely sets himself, and McFly steps forward looking for the clinch! Orliely avoids it this time. McFly clobbers Orliely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. McFly misses with a straight right. Orliely has managed to clinch.
McFly has a couple of punches blocked by Orliely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! McFly presses Orliely against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Orliely tries to pull guard but McFly won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny McFly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Steave Orliely's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Orliely ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Orliely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFly manages to avoid it. McFly fails in his attempt to clinch. Orliely changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. McFly has Orliely up against the cage in a clinch.
McFly misses with the head strike.
McFly lands a right hand. A shot in the inside from McFly. McFly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Nice elbow from McFly. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Orliely tries to break the clinch but McFly is controlling the position. Orliely blocks a body shot from McFly. Orliely blocks a body shot from McFly. McFly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. McFly lands a nice elbow. McFly throws a punch but it's blocked by Orliely. With the fighters up against the cage, Orliely throws an elbow but misses. McFly misses with a punch on the inside.
Orliely takes an elbow to the temple. McFly tries a body shot but Orliely blocks it.
McFly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McFly lands a right hand. Orliely tries to break free but McFly pushes him back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from McFly. McFly manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orliely stands and steps away. McFly gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Orliely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Orliely misses with a body kick. McFly swinging wildly here.
Orliely tries to close the distance and clinch but McFly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. McFly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Good shot there by Orliely. 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! Orliely lands a lovely overhand right. Orliely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Orliely. Orliely dips to his left and cracks McFly with an uppercut! McFly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orliely's head backwards. McFly misses with an uppercut. Orliely saw that one coming. McFly tries to clinch but Orliely moves out of range. Orliely tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McFly manages to circle out of the way. McFly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McFly!
Steave Orliely's cut is getting worse. McFly tries to close the distance and clinch but Orliely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Orliely misses with a few strikes there.
Jonny McFly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McFly is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Orliely slips a straight right by McFly. McFly forces Orliely back against the cage and clinches. McFly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McFly misses with a punch to the body.
Jonny McFly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. McFly throws an elbow that misses.
McFly keeps control of Orliely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McFly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orliely blocking some punches.
Steave Orliely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Orliely is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. McFly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Orliely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Orliely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Jonny McFly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got McFly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30 Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny McFly!
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