PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 4689 p4p, 6409 weight class) and Bubba Ross (ranked 600 p4p, 0 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.

Orel
vs
Ross

195 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
200
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bubba Ross!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ross looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ross checks the leg kick.

Ross moves into the clinch.
Orel prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Orel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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

Orel drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
Orel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Orel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ross told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ross blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ross takes the fight into the clinch.
Ross letting Orel take a breather here.
Orel can't find room to land a body shot as Ross controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Orel has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.

Orel wants the takedown. Ross is fighting it off but Orel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ross's guard against the cage.
Orel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ross is proving hard to escape from.
Ross is looking to stand back up but Orel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ross.
Orel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Orel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Orel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
Orel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Orel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Orel. Orel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Orel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ross avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ross has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Orel has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Orel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Orel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Orel appears to be looking for a big counter.

Orel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ross, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ross is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Orel dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ross tries to score with a low kick but Orel moves his leg out of the way.

Orel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Orel is controlling him.
Orel misses with a body punch.
Orel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Orel as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Orel.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Orel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Orel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Orel.
Ross is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ross is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Orel lands a nice hook to Ross's body. Ross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orel tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.

Orel rushes Ross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ross being controlled against the cage.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Orel breaks from the clinch.
Adam Orel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Orel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orel lands a nice shot to the body.

Orel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam Orel is winning the standup battle so far.

Orel closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel effectively controlling the action here.

Orel breaks from the clinch.
Orel tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Orel cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.

Ross closes the distance and pushes Orel back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel tries to throw a body punch but Ross avoids it by throwing Orel back against the cage.
Orel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Orel breaks the clinch.
Orel throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Orel looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Orel swinging wildly here.
Ross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ross stuffs the takedown.
Orel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Orel pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orel to keep the fight standing.
Orel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adam Orel has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Orel on that attempt.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Orel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Orel on that attempt.
Orel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Orel misses with a body shot

and Ross counters by clinching up.

Orel breaks the clinch.
Ross throws a leg kick but Orel sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orel is defended easily by Ross.

Orel rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Orel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws a wild body kick that Orel sees coming a mile off.

Orel moves into the clinch.
Orel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orel stalling against the cage.
Orel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ross or not.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Orel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orel clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
Orel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Orel blocks a body shot from Ross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orel decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Orel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ross drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ross jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel is looking to clinch.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Orel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Orel tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Orel wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.

Orel gets a clinch.
Orel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Ross manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel won't allow Ross to sweep him here.
Ross controlling the position.
Orel trying to control but Ross is working from the bottom.
Orel's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ross is working an open guard so Orel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Orel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
Orel scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orel has closed the distance and engaged Ross in a clinch.
Ross jumps guard but Orel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ross changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Orel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Adam Orel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Ross.
Orel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Orel dives in and grabs Ross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes down on Orel's head and hops out.
Orel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ross rushes Orel and presses him up against the cage.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bubba Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Orel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Orel moves into range and clinches up with Ross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Orel!