PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hanley Oriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and We Bring the Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We Bring the Pain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oriano
vs
Bring the Pain

172 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hanley Oriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, We Bring the Pain!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bring the Pain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oriano will feel that in the morning.
Oriano looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Bring the Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Oriano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bring the Pain fails with the takedown.
Oriano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bring the Pain circles away.

Bring the Pain drives through and clinches with Oriano against the cage.

Bring the Pain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oriano uses from the top position.
Bring the Pain pulls Oriano in close to prevent any damage.
Oriano won't allow Bring the Pain to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bring the Pain is adopting a defensive guard.
Bring the Pain wants to stand and escape but Oriano is having none of it.
Bring the Pain has Oriano pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriano wants to control from the top but Bring the Pain keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bring the Pain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bring the Pain pulls Oriano in close to his closed guard and prevents Oriano from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oriano stopping the sweep attempt from Bring the Pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oriano looking to pass the guard.
Bring the Pain is trying to control the position but Oriano postures up.
Bring the Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oriano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bring the Pain closes the distance and pushes Oriano back into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bring the Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Bring the Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Bring the Pain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bring the Pain is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bring the Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oriano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bring the Pain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bring the Pain gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Bring the Pain.
Oriano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bring the Pain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bring the Pain stalling in the clinch.
Bring the Pain is pressed up against the cage. Oriano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bring the Pain down to the mat. Bring the Pain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanley Oriano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bring the Pain avoids the head kick by Oriano.
Oriano throws a series of punches but Bring the Pain moves out of range.
Oriano goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bring the Pain avoids the head kick by Oriano.

Bring the Pain clinches up against the cage.
Oriano is working for takedown but Bring the Pain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oriano tries for a takedown but Bring the Pain manages to get underhooks.
Oriano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bring the Pain fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bring the Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bring the Pain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oriano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oriano fails to pull guard.

Bring the Pain breaks the clinch.
Oriano tries a low kick but Bring the Pain avoids it.
Oriano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bring the Pain can pounce on him.
Bring the Pain moves in looking to clinch but Oriano pushes him off.
Oriano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bring the Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Bring the Pain moves into the clinch.
Bring the Pain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oriano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bring the Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bring the Pain gets underhooks to prevent Oriano's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oriano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bring the Pain prevents it.
Oriano wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

We Bring the Pain dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bring the Pain has managed to clinch.

Bring the Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bring the Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bring the Pain fails with a takedown attempt.
Bring the Pain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hanley Oriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bring the Pain thuds his shin into the meat of Oriano's side.
Oriano dives in and grabs Bring the Pain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bring the Pain pushes down on Oriano's head and hops out.

Bring the Pain clinches with his opponent.
Oriano blocks an uppercut.
Oriano jumps guard but Bring the Pain stands there with Oriano around his waist. Oriano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oriano can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanley Oriano. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bring the Pain successfully pulls guard.
Bring the Pain keeping moving, preventing Oriano from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Oriano drops back looking for a leg! Bring the Pain is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bring the Pain manages to kick Oriano off! Oriano jumps back into Bring the Pain's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriano pushing down on Bring the Pain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bring the Pain wants to improve his position but Oriano is controlling well.
Oriano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oriano trying to control from half guard but Bring the Pain is working away.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oriano slips under a jab.
Oriano clinches but Bring the Pain breaks the clinch

and Bring the Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Oriano pulls guard successfully.
Bring the Pain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bring the Pain has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oriano is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriano looking to control.
Oriano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oriano controlling Bring the Pain's posture.
Oriano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oriano has a closed guard, preventing Bring the Pain from standing up.

That's four 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oriano holds on and takes a little breather.
Oriano wants to sweep but no luck.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bring the Pain is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oriano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bring the Pain.
Bring the Pain controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

We Bring the Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Oriano takes a swing at Bring the Pain's ribcage but misses.
Bring the Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oriano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Oriano. No joy for Bring the Pain on that attempt.
Bring the Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bring the Pain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bring the Pain counters with a nice body kick.
Hanley Oriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oriano throws a body kick that misses.
Bring the Pain tries to clinch up but Oriano circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bring the Pain tries for a takedown but Oriano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Oriano shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oriano lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bring the Pain tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriano with shots to the head and body - Bring the Pain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oriano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Oriano with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Oriano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oriano'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.
Oriano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bring the Pain hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriano controlling from mount.
Oriano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bring the Pain is looking to escape.
Bring the Pain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oriano.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriano controlling from mount.
Bring the Pain blocking the ground and pound.
Oriano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oriano prevents Bring the Pain from getting the reversal.
Oriano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bring the Pain?
Oriano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bring the Pain is looking to escape.
Oriano looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four 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.
Oriano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bring the Pain tries to lock up and control but Oriano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We Bring the Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanley Oriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bring the Pain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oriano lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hanley Oriano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bring the Pain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... We Bring the Pain!