PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 3360 p4p, 2419 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 416 p4p, 311 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joey Faolin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Orel
vs
Faolin

195 cm
23
205
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
21
215
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

HELLBENT

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HELLBENT

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel misses with a series of wild punches.
Orel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faolin eats them both and turns towards Orel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Faolin lands a jab to the nose.
Orel misses with the combination.
Faolin slips under a jab.
Faolin wants to counter with a clinch but Orel pushes him away.
Orel looks to land a combination. Faolin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Faolin misses with a series of wild punches.
Orel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel misses with an uppercut. Faolin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faolin.
Faolin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Faolin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but Orel shakes him off and moves away.
Orel misses with a double jab

and Faolin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faolin.
Orel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Faolin breaks from the clinch.
Faolin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faolin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but Orel shakes him off and moves away.
Orel misses with a hook

and Faolin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orel has had enough of the clinch but Faolin keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Orel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but Orel blocks with his arms.
Orel is trying to drag Faolin to the mat but Faolin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faolin gets through Orel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Faolin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faolin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orel.
Orel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orel lands with a cross.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Orel.

Faolin instigates a clinch.

Orel breaks the clinch.
Faolin lands with a good body shot.
Orel has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Faolin.
Faolin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Orel moved out of range.
Orel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faolin moves away.
Orel tries to bum rush Faolin with a series of wild strikes but Faolin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faolin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orel.
Faolin tries to clinch
and Orel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Orel. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel misses with a hook.
Orel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Faolin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faolin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel is trying to push Faolin away but Faolin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Faolin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Faolin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orel.
Orel misses with a combination

and Faolin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Faolin lands a right hand.

Orel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orel misses with a two punch combination.
Faolin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faolin.
Orel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Faolin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orel.
Faolin tries to counter with a clinch but Orel shakes him off and moves away.
Joey Faolin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orel misses with a wild combination.
Orel misses with a double jab.
Orel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faolin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A left lands for Orel.
Orel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faolin eats them both and turns towards Orel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel takes a swing at Faolin's ribcage but misses.
Faolin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A right-left combo lands from Orel.
Orel looks to land a combination but Faolin avoids it well.
Faolin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin takes one to the side of the head.
Adam Orel is winning the standup battle so far.

Faolin rushes Orel and presses him up against the cage.

Faolin manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faolin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Faolin.
Adam Orel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Faolin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Orel misses the target.
Orel misses the jab.
Orel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faolin throws a body punch but Orel moves out of range.
Orel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Faolin counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel ducks under a wild hook from Faolin.
A counter left hand to the body from Orel misses its target.
Faolin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orel throws out the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Orel blocks the leg kick.
Orel loads up on a big right hand but Faolin slips the punch.
Faolin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orel.
Orel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faolin manages to avoid it.
Faolin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Faolin misses with a hook.
Orel attempts a counter takedown but Faolin avoids it well and moves away.
Orel connects with a body shot that sends Faolin's belly button to the back.
Orel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel lands an overhand right.
Faolin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orel.
Orel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Faolin throws a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Orel does no damage.

Faolin sends Orel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Faolin is motioning to the referee to let Orel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Orel is rocked!

It looks like Adam Orel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faolin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Orel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faolin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faolin lands a nice hook to Orel's body. Orel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orel seems to have got his legs back now.
Faolin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Faolin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orel sprawling to the canvas! Orel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Faolin finish him?!

Faolin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orel, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Orel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orel is defending well for now.
Faolin landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faolin.
Orel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Faolin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Orel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Orel misses with a jab to the body
and Faolin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faolin takes a swing at Orel's ribcage but misses.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Faolin counters with a nice body shot.
Orel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faolin looks to land a right hand but Orel moved out of range.
Orel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faolin.
Faolin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Faolin connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Orel out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joey Faolin!
A victorious Joey Faolin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.