PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 3766 p4p, 24235 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 142 p4p, 270 weight class). Cole Orion has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orion
vs
Gavin

195 cm
24
184
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
160
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin misses with a leg kick
and Orion counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gavin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion connects with a right hand. Gavin shakes it off.
Gavin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orion.
As Gavin backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Gavin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Gavin feints a counter leg kick.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Orion checks it
and Orion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Orion tried to counter with a leg kick but Gavin avoided it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gavin checks a leg kick.
Orion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin checks a low kick from Orion.
Gavin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
Orion backing away here, and Gavin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Gavin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orion counters with a low kick, right behind Gavin 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gavin throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
As Gavin backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Gavin backs away, Orion returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Orion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orion fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gavin just manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gavin throws a wild body kick that Orion sees coming a mile off.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavin.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Gavin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orion backing away here, and Gavin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gavin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion throwing a counter right hand but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Orion throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orion throws a push kick but Gavin slaps the foot to one side.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Orion manages to step out the way in time.
An inside leg kick from Gavin misses.
Orion throwing a counter right hand but Gavin manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gavin checks a leg kick.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Orion manages to step out the way in time.
Gavin throws a low kick, looking for Orion's leg but Orion calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gavin.
Orion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gavin throws a front kick aimed at Orion's knee but Orion avoids it well.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Orion.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Orion backing away here, and Gavin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gavin moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Gavin thinks about the counter body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Orion throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gavin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gavin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orion with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gavin misses with a leg kick
and Orion counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Gavin misses
and Orion counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Orion moved away.
Gavin thows a leg kick but Orion checks it
and Orion counters with a low kick, right behind Gavin 's knee.
Orion throws a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
And Gavin responds with a good body kick, but Orion manages to step out the way in time.
Tommy Gavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gavin misses with a kick to the body.
Orion throwing a counter right hand but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Orion keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gavin jabs Orion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Orion.

That's four 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.
Orion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Orion appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Gavin flicks out a counter leg kick but Orion steps away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gavin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
Cole Orion decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.