PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judas Priest (ranked 2692 p4p, 14712 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 375 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion has chosen Iron Maiden - Hallowed be thy name as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Priest
vs
Orion

185 cm
31
203
7 - 7 - 0

184 cm
45
185
41 - 34 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Judas Priest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion misses with a wild combination.
Priest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.

Priest is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Orion's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Priest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Priest lands with a punch from half guard.
Priest throwing shots but Orion is blocking nicely.
Orion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Priest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orion taking some punishment here, with Priest in his half guard.
Orion tries to roll over but Priest keeps him under control.
Priest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Priest has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Priest controlling the pace.
Priest missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orion defending well though.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Priest looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Priest trying to control from half guard but Orion is working away.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Priest is keen to just control but Orion is a slippery customer.
Orion is looking to improve his position.
Orion punching from the bottom.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Orion flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Priest looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Priest stays in close to Orion's body and controls the position.
Orion throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Priest scoring with some ground and pound.
Priest postures up in Orion's guard and throws a big left but Orion blocks it.
Orion trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Priest pushing down on Orion's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orion defending well though.
Priest blocks the strikes from Orion.

Priest is looking for a kimura here.
Priest scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've been hearing good reports from Priest's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Priest is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orion missing with punches from the bottom.
Orion is looking for a sweep. Priest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orion tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Orion misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Priest frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Priest is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Priest lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orion hang on?
Orion is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Priest wants to finish this one by submission but Orion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Priest.
Orion is desperately trying to improve his position but Priest has a good base and remains in mount.
Priest controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Priest working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Orion looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Priest! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Judas Priest!
Judas Priest decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.