PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Oren (ranked 2518 p4p, 2990 weight class) and Arthur Douglas (ranked 282 p4p, 337 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oren
vs
Douglas

205 cm
27
265
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
27
260
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarik Oren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Oren throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Oren staying out of range there.
Oren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oren throws a body shot but no joy.
Oren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at HELLCADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
Oren scores with a shot to the body.
Oren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oren misses with a double jab
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tarik Oren has been cut.
Oren lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Oren. That snapped Douglas's head back.
Oren wants to clinch.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws out a loose jab but Oren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oren misses with a wild combination.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Oren is looking for a counter combo.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas throws a hook but Oren avoids it easily.
Oren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oren lands an overhand right.

It looks like Arthur Douglas has been cut.

Oren moves into the clinch.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Oren controls the action.
Oren takes a shot to the head.
Oren being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Oren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Oren.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Oren.
Oren cracks Douglas with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Douglas blocks a body shot from Oren.
A short body shot lands from Oren as the two fighters clinch.
Oren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oren struggles to land a body shot inside as Douglas controls his hands.
Oren is trying to push Douglas away but Douglas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Oren controls his hands.
Oren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.

Oren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Douglas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oren.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oren misses with the combination.
It seemed like Douglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Oren. That snapped Douglas's head back.
Oren connects with the punch.
Oren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and Oren counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Douglas! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren sizes up Douglas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oren scores with a hook.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Oren moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Oren is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Oren lands a head kick that stumbles Douglas and the fighters go to the mat.

Douglas is rocked!
Oren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Douglas is still in real trouble! Can Oren finish him?
Douglas is pulling down on Oren's head to control his posture.
Douglas seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas working a defensive guard but Oren passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Douglas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Oren.

Oren bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Douglas! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas has Oren pulled in close to control his posture.
Oren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Oren.
Douglas is trying to control the position but Oren postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Douglas controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oren throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
Oren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oren just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tarik Oren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oren.
Oren lands with a cross.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Oren is out of range.
Oren throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tarik Oren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oren moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
As Oren backs off Douglas throws a huge counter combo but Oren manages to avoid it all.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Oren.
Oren ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oren wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Oren.
As Oren backs off Douglas throws a huge counter combo but Oren manages to avoid it all.
Oren throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Oren throws out a powerful jab.
Oren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oren throws a sloppy head kick
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Oren lands a high kick to the side of Douglas's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Oren dives into guard, looking to finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Douglas has his hands on Oren's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oren trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas wants to stand up but Oren is controlling him.
Oren is fighting to break Douglas's control of his arms but Douglas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tarik Oren dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Oren throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Oren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oren smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Oren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oren takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oren moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Oren works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.
Oren blocks a jab.
Oren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oren misses with a few strikes there.

Oren knocks Douglas to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

That has opened up Arthur Douglas's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Oren stalls from top position.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Oren is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
Douglas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Douglas explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Oren connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oren throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oren lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whack! Oren lands a heavy head kick that drops Douglas. The ref tackles Oren to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Douglas was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tarik Oren!
During a confident post fight interview, Tarik Oren thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.