PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 1598 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Jaquon Jones (ranked 213 p4p, 319 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Orlov
vs
Jones

196 cm
38
205
35 - 16 - 0

185 cm
30
205
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

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 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaquon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orlov slips under a jab from Jones.
Orlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jaquon Jones has been cut.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Orlov throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Orlov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Orlov tries to clinch up.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orlov on the side of the head.

It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Jones slips under a jab.
No joy there for Orlov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlov misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
Orlov throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Orlov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orlov misses with a head kick.
Orlov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Solis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Orlov lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Orlov throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Orlov tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orlov misses with the combination.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Orlov manages to duck under it in time.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Orlov lands a front kick.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orlov misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Orlov tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlov throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orlov throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones throws a big counter head kick but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
Orlov wants to clinch.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orlov takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Orlov looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orlov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJones.
Jones lands with a hook. Orlov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Orlov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orlov.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Orlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orlov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Orlov throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov throws a right hand that misses

and Jones counters with a crisp right hand that drops Orlov! Jones lets Orlov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Orlov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jones might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Orlov has got the better of the exchanges.
Orlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Jones backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Orlov's temple! It sends Orlov violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Jones celebrates and the doctors try to help Orlov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Jaquon Jones!