PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orla Wanker (ranked 1998 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Peter OBrien (ranked 242 p4p, 232 weight class). Peter OBrien told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Wanker
vs
OBrien

190 cm
41
191
40 - 36 - 0

203 cm
38
190
4 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien avoids the head kick by Wanker.
Wanker misses the shot to the body.
Wanker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wanker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Wanker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
OBrien is looking to reverse the position.
Wanker controlling the position from side mount.
Wanker is looking to take a break and control but OBrien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OBrien keeps Wanker under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on OBrien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wanker is staying active.
Wanker trying to control the action but OBrien is working from the bottom.
Wanker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt OBrien will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Wanker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down OBrien for as long as he can get away with.

Wanker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wanker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
OBrien wants to control but Wanker 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.
Wanker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
OBrien prevents Wanker from moving into mount.
OBrien is trying to get back to half guard.
Wanker trying to control the position but OBrien is working away.
Wanker takes a little break here. OBrien wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Wanker trying to control the action but OBrien is working from the bottom.
OBrien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wanker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien prevents Wanker from moving into mount.
Wanker trying to control the action but OBrien is working from the bottom.
Wanker is staying tight to OBrien's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wanker wants to control but OBrien is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Wanker stalls from top position.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but OBrien keeps working.

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.
Wanker tries to score with some ground and pound. OBrien controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wanker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for OBrien!
Wanker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OBrien is looking to escape.
OBrien is trying to escape the mount.
OBrien is squirming around, avoiding Wanker's attempts to control the action.
OBrien tries to reverse the position but Wanker maintains control.
We've been hearing that Wanker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Wanker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanker wants to control the pace but OBrien is squirming around nicely.
Wanker controlling the position easily from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Orla Wanker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

OBrien 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.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
OBrien postures up in Wanker's guard and throws a big left but Wanker blocks it.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.
Wanker is trying to keep OBrien in close.
Orla Wanker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wanker is really struggling to control OBrien but he's trying to hold on to the position.
OBrien trying to control but Wanker is working from the bottom.
Wanker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from OBrien.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells OBrien's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wanker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OBrien can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OBrien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OBrien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wanker has OBrien pulled in close to control his posture.
OBrien stays in close to Wanker's body and controls the position.
OBrien stopping the sweep attempt from Wanker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wanker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in OBrien's guard.

OBrien is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wanker trying to control the position from guard on top but OBrien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OBrien keeping moving, preventing Wanker from controlling successfully.
OBrien is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wanker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OBrien looking for a sweep. Not yet OBrien, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien keeping full guard, as Wanker tries to pass.
OBrien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OBrien manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wanker manages to get himself to full guard.

Wanker trying to control the position.

OBrien drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wanker dives on top into guard.

Wanker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OBrien looking for a sweep. Not yet OBrien, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as OBrien holds on and takes a little breather.
OBrien wants to sweep but no luck.
Wanker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wanker continues to stall.
Wanker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OBrien is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wanker sitting in guard here, content to control.
OBrien trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wanker is stalling in the full guard.
Wanker forces his way into half guard.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but OBrien defending well.
OBrien is trying to control but can't.
OBrien is controlling Wanker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wanker wants to lay and pray for a moment but OBrien keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanker moves nicely into side control.
Wanker is looking to take a break and control but OBrien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Orla Wanker will probably get the nod.
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!

Wanker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with OBrien but OBrien pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter OBrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wanker fails with a takedown attempt.
Wanker throws a jab when OBrien was well out of range.

OBrien closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wanker did well to prevent OBrien getting side control.

Wanker manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. OBrien keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wanker gets underhooks to prevent OBrien's takedown attempt.

OBrien manages to break the clinch.
Wanker scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from Wanker misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wanker throws a body kick that misses.
OBrien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orla Wanker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wanker throws a hook to the side of OBrien's head but OBrien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
OBrien shoots for a takedown but Wanker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wanker throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien shoots in looking for a takedown but Wanker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing OBrien's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wanker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OBrien is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

OBrien scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wanker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but OBrien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
OBrien lands some shots froms side control.
Wanker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OBrien working the ground and pound.
OBrien lands an elbow.
Wanker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but OBrien wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

OBrien tries for a kimura but Wanker is defending well.
OBrien content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to control the action but Wanker is working from the bottom.
Wanker tries to bench press OBrien off him but OBrien keeps the position.
Wanker is working hard here to advance position.
OBrien throws an elbow but Wanker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wanker can't do much from the bottom here.
OBrien misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wanker parries the strikes from OBrien easily there. OBrien is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wanker to escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wanker tries to improve position but can't.
Wanker holds on to OBrien's head and controls the position momentarily.
OBrien tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wanker regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanker wants to improve his position but OBrien is controlling well.
Wanker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wanker.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as OBrien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OBrien stands up over Wanker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wanker keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.
OBrien is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wanker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wanker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is trying to control the position but OBrien postures up.
Wanker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OBrien wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Wanker looking to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

OBrien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wanker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. OBrien fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter OBrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Wanker gets tackled into the cage by OBrien. OBrien maintains the clinch.
Orla Wanker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wanker is fighting off a takedown attempt but OBrien is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wanker to the mat. Wanker regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
OBrien lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
OBrien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wanker has momentary wrist control but OBrien slips an elbow through the middle.
Wanker looking for a sweep. Not yet Wanker, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter OBrien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wanker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orla Wanker!
After the big win, Orla Wanker made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.