PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ogden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Drag The Waters. David Ogden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ogden
vs
Orion

185 cm
25
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

175 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, David Ogden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion fails with a takedown attempt.
Orion moves in looking to clinch but Ogden pushes him off.
Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Ogden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ogden is working for a kimura but Orion is defending it quite comfortably.

Ogden is working for a submission of some sort.

Ogden is trying to work for a kimura but Orion is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ogden lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden wants to take a breather but Orion is having none of it.
Ogden controlling the pace.
Orion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ogden is working away from the top position though.
Ogden is pressing down on Orion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orion is holding on for now.
Ogden wants to take a breather but Orion is having none of it.
Ogden moves into full mount! Orion won't be happy about that!

Orion defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogden.

Ogden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orion wants to hold on but Ogden pushes him away.
Orion is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ogden is staying active.
Orion can't escape the position.
Ogden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orion is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ogden scoring with strikes but Orion is staying in there.
Orion wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ogden.

Ogden is working for a guillotine from mount but Orion frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ogden raining down shots from the mount!
Ogden tries to push Orion's head away but Orion is holding on tight.

Ogden looking for a guillotine from mount but Orion is having none of it.
Orion tries to hold on but Ogden pushes him away.
Orion squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orion defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ogden.
Orion is trying to escape the mount.
Orion gets back to half guard.
Ogden is thwarting Orion's attempts to control the position.

Ogden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orion sees it coming and defends easily.
Orion moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Orion not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ogden wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Ogden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Orion misses with a hook.
Orion dips to his left and cracks Ogden with an uppercut!
Orion with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ogden moves into the clinch.
Ogden prevents the takedown attempt.
Orion stops a takedown attempt from Ogden.
Ogden jumps guard but Orion stands there with Ogden around his waist. Ogden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Orion.
Ogden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ogden is trying to drag Orion to the mat but Orion just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Ogden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orion stops a takedown attempt from Ogden.
Ogden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Orion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ogden misses with a knee to the head.
Orion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
Orion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ogden backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orion.
Ogden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orion has him pressed against the cage.
Orion misses with an elbow over the top.
Ogden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ogden is defending well for now.
Ogden avoiding damage as Orion throws knees to the body.

Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ogden fails with the takedown.
Orion tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ogden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orion's guard.

Ogden postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Orion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ogden, into his guard.

Orion thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Orion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Orion trying to control but Ogden is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to get up but he can't break Ogden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ogden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orion manages to get himself to full guard.
Orion wants to sweep here but Ogden controlling him for the moment.
Orion keeping moving, preventing Ogden from controlling successfully.

Ogden is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Orion is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Orion has escaped and now he's on top!
Ogden controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ogden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orion is aware though and is defending well.

Orion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ogden keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.
Ogden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orion!
Orion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Ogden goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Orion is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Orion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ogden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Orion has gone for a leg lock! Ogden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Orion's guard.
Ogden pushes down on Orion's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ogden lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ogden trying to pass the guard but Orion defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Popeye Orion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Orion throws a head kick but Ogden moves out of range.
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and Ogden moves out of range easily.
Orion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orion wants it to stay on the feet.
Orion misses with an uppercut. Ogden saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Orion misses
and Ogden counters with a nice body kick.
Ogden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orion.
Orion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Ogden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ogden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ogden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orion is trying to keep Ogden in close.
Orion manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Orion scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ogden?

Orion goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ogden is on top in guard.
Ogden forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogden working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Orion's thigh. Orion counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ogden wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Ogden advances to half guard.
Ogden trying to pass the guard but Orion defending well.
Orion trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden wants to advance to full mount but Orion doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ogden throws a strike but Orion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Orion drops back looking for a leg! Ogden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ogden manages to kick Orion off! Orion jumps back into Ogden's guard.
Orion must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ogden looking for a guillotine here but Orion defends easily.

Orion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ogden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ogden working a defensive guard here.

Ogden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ogden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ogden controls Orion momentarily but Orion frees himself.
Orion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ogden keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Ogden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ogden 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Ogden!