PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 278 p4p, 43 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 193 p4p, 31 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Orlov

190 cm
28
212 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

196 cm
31
205 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Orlov throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov lands with a cross.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Orlov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Orlov throws a lazy body kick
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Orlov moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Orlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones is working Orlov over against the cage.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Jones throws a low kick but Orlov moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlov.
Orlov avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Jones backing away here, and Orlov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlov.
A low kick from Orlov misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones throws the left hand but Orlov avoids the punch easily.
Orlov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Orlov misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Jones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orlov.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
Orlov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlov.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.

Jones cracks Orlov with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Orlov looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
Orlov lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Orlov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Orlov has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orlovs head.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlov throws an off balance right hand
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Orlov throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a quick counter head kick but Orlov was just out of range.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlov throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikhail Orlov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlov's head.
Orlov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orlov misses with a hook.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones stuns Orlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Jones cracks Orlov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jones has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Orlov to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones slips a jab from Orlov.
Jones seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A cross from Orlov lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orlov misses with a hook to the body
and Jones counters with a big right hand! Oh Orlov is in trouble here! Jones follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.