PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chou Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klit Oris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chou Rico has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rico
vs
Oris

225 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chou Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Klit Oris!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oris misses with a series of wild punches.
Rico looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oris tries to clinch up.
Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oris moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Oris wants to clinch up but Rico keeps it at a distance.
Oris stuffs the takedown attempt from Rico. Rico gets slowly back to his feet.
Oris chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oris throws a series of punches but Rico moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rico doesn't seem bothered though.
Oris is looking to clinch.

Oris closes the distance and clinches.
Rico looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rico keeps control of Oris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rico being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico wants a takedown but no success here.
Oris is pushing Rico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rico can't break the clinch.
Oris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rico up against the cage.
Oris landing knees to the body.
Oris can't break the clinch.
Oris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rico has him pressed against the cage.
Oris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rico has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rico really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oris lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rico or not.
Oris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oris is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oris tries to break the clinch but Rico is controlling the position.

Oris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oris lands with a nice combination. Rico backs away looking to recover.

Oris closes the distance and clinches.
Oris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oris is pushing Rico up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rico is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oris has had enough of the clinch but Rico keeps him there for the moment.
Oris is trying to break the clinch but Rico has him pressed against the cage.
Rico is trying to break the clinch but Oris has him pressed against the cage.
Oris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oris lands a nice knee to the body.
Oris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oris is looking to break free of the clinch but Rico has double underhooks.
Oris looking to throw knees to the head but Rico is blocking nicely.

Oris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Oris has Rico up against the cage in a clinch.

Oris breaks the clinch.
Oris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oris lands with a thumping leg kick.

Oris closes the distance and clinches.
Oris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Oris avoiding damage as Rico throws knees to the body.
Oris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Oris.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oris lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oris tries to break the clinch but Rico is controlling the position.
Oris effectively controlling the action here.
Oris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oris wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rico has him pressed against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rico is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oris is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oris is looking to break free of the clinch but Rico has double underhooks.
Oris 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.

Klit Oris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice body kick there by Oris.
Oris lands a with a good body shot.
Rico is looking to clinch but Oris is avoiding it.
Oris connects with a body shot.
Oris darts in trying to clinch

and Rico counters by clinching up.
Oris lands a knee to the body.
Oris can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oris moves into the clinch successfully.
Oris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oris is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oris is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico jumps guard but Oris stands there with Rico around his waist. Rico gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Oris.
Oris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oris slowing the pace effectively.
Oris is trying to break free.
Oris lands with a left to the head.

Oris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oris misses with a head kick.
Oris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rico keeps the fight on the outside.
Oris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oris moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Rico wants to clinch

and Oris counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Rico has hold of one of Oris's legs. Oris is fighting the takedown attempt but Rico gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rico trying to control but Oris is working from the bottom.
Rico stops Oris from standing up.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Oris is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oris wants to stand but Rico is controlling the position.

Oris has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rico off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Rico.
Rico fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oris displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oris misses with a body shot.
Rico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chou Rico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Oris darts in trying to clinch

and Rico counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oris tries to land knees in the clinch but Rico avoids the damage to the body.
Oris is trying to break the clinch but Rico has him pressed against the cage.
Rico is trying to break free.
Oris tries a knee to the head but Rico blocks it.
Oris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The is referee keeping an eye on Oris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Oris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oris lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klit Oris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oris's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Oris duly obliges.
Rico tries for a takedown but Oris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oris throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oris thows a body shot but no joy.
Oris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oris just misses with a punch to the body.

Oris rushes Rico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Oris.
Rico being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rico jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oris walks away with a smile on his face. Rico gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chou Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rico tries for a takedown but Oris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Oris.
Oris misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Oris drives through and clinches with Rico against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oris.
Oris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rico is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oris has had enough of the clinch but Rico keeps him there for the moment.
Rico tries for a takedown but Oris manages to get underhooks.
Oris tries to break the clinch but Rico is controlling the position.
Oris controlling the action here for a moment.

Oris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Oris has managed to clinch.
Oris stalling the fight.
Oris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oris has had enough of the clinch but Rico keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oris wants to get back to striking at distance but Rico won't allow it.
Oris tries to land knees in the clinch but Rico avoids the damage to the body.
Oris taking a breather.
Rico managing to block the knees to the body from Oris.
Oris wants to get back to striking at distance but Rico won't allow it.
Rico tries to pull guard but Oris won't allow it.
Rico fails to pull guard.
Oris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rico with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oris connects with a knee to the head.
Rico tries a body shot but Oris blocks it.
Oris trying to land knees to the body.

Oris breaks from the clinch.
Oris misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rico fails with a takedown attempt.
Oris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klit Oris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oris thows a body kick. Rico tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oris scores with a body shot.
Oris digs a good body shot into Rico's ribs.
Oris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chou Rico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rico unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oris lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klit Oris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oris 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klit Oris!