PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Kesteckian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kesteckian
vs
Orlando

185 cm
21
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Kesteckian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Orlando!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesteckian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Kesteckian.
Kesteckian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kesteckian misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kesteckian doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlando circles away.
Kesteckian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesteckian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlando counters with a three punch combo that has Kesteckian backing up. Kesteckian nods at Orlando to acknowledge the strikes.
Kesteckian throws a looping overhand right but Orlando ducks down to avoid it.
Dennis Kesteckian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Orlando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orlando connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kesteckian some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlando looks up at the clock and then as Kesteckian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Orlando smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kesteckian is trying to get back to his feet.
Kesteckian is breathing heavily.
Kesteckian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orlando wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orlando working the ground and pound from side control.
Orlando working away.
Check out the look on Orlando's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kesteckian takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Orlando working the head with strikes.
Orlando connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kesteckian some visible discomfort.

Kesteckian is rocked!
Orlando creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oh Kesteckian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlando working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Orlando working the ground and pound.
Kesteckian is pushing Orlando's head away, looking to escape. Orlando manages to hold on to the position though.
Kesteckian taking a bit of punishment here - Orlando scoring with strikes.
Kesteckian is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Orlando looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orlando landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Orlando lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kesteckian down.
Orlando scoring with punches and elbows.
Orlando working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orlando scoring with punches and elbows.
Kesteckian is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian wants to get back to his feet.
Kesteckian seems to have got his legs back now.
Orlando in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Kesteckian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Kesteckian sneaks out the side door and pushes Orlando away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Dennis Kesteckian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kesteckian tries to clinch
and Orlando counters with a one-two to the body.
Kesteckian takes one to the chin there.
Kesteckian moves in looking to clinch but Orlando pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Orlando.
Orlando looks to land a combination but Kesteckian avoids it well.
Orlando tries to bum rush Kesteckian with a series of wild strikes but Kesteckian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kesteckian's corner calls for a 1-2. Kesteckian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Kesteckian has Orlando up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kesteckian as the two fighters clinch.
Kesteckian works on Orlando's body with a couple of short punches.
Kesteckian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kesteckian is trying to break free.
Orlando prevents Kesteckian from breaking the clinch.
Orlando lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlando dodges the punch combination from Kesteckian.

Kesteckian has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kesteckian breaks from the clinch.
Kesteckian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlando counters with a stiff right hand.
Kesteckian lands with a hook. Orlando tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kesteckian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlando sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kesteckian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kesteckian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlando rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kesteckian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kesteckian tries to clinch up.

Kesteckian has managed to clinch.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesteckian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Kesteckian drives through and clinches with Orlando against the cage.
Kesteckian is stalling here.
Kesteckian lands a body punch.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Kesteckian misses.
Orlando slips a jab from Kesteckian.

Orlando closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kesteckian makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlando lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Orlando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kesteckian wants to clinch
and Orlando counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orlando counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Orlando clinches up with Kesteckian and pushes him back against the cage.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kesteckian.
Kesteckian clinches but Orlando breaks the clinch

and Orlando moves into the clinch.
Kesteckian pushes Orlando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kesteckian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlando or not.
Kesteckian lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Orlando counters by clinching up.
Kesteckian misses with a body punch.
Kesteckian lands a body shot.
Orlando throws a head punch that misses.
Kesteckian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kesteckian lands a body shot in the clinch.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlando throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kesteckian misses with a left hand
and Orlando counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kesteckian misses with a two punch combination.
Kesteckian wants to clinch
and Orlando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlando moves out of range as Kesteckian strikes.
No joy there for Orlando, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kesteckian swinging wilding here.
Kesteckian clinches but Orlando breaks the clinch

and Orlando moves into the clinch.
Orlando prevents Kesteckian from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dante Orlando will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A left and a right from Orlando both land. Nice combination.
Orlando lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Orlando has Kesteckian up against the cage in a clinch.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlando stalks Kesteckian and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kesteckian's face. Kesteckian staggers backwards, shaken.
Kesteckian throws a combination that misses
and Orlando counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dennis Kesteckian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Orlando shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orlando showed some decent athleticism there.
Orlando scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kesteckian wants to improve his position but Orlando is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orlando connects with a nice short shot to Kesteckian's temple.
Kesteckian is trying to stand back up but Orlando is controlling him
Orlando working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Kesteckian is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Orlando pulls his head out easily.
Orlando wants to free his trapped foot but Kesteckian is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orlando is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Orlando blocks the strikes from Kesteckian.
Orlando is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orlando counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kesteckian thinking.
Kesteckian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlando moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesteckian throws a looping overhand right but Orlando ducks down to avoid it.
Kesteckian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Orlando moves into the clinch successfully.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian throws a lazy right hand but Orlando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dennis Kesteckian is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Orlando misses.

Kesteckian clinches with his opponent.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kesteckian closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlando counters with a good low kick that Kesteckian was not able to check.

Kesteckian clinches up with Orlando and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kesteckian.
Orlando has had enough of the clinch but Kesteckian keeps him there for the moment.
Orlando prevents Kesteckian from breaking the clinch.
Orlando is looking to break free of the clinch but Kesteckian has double underhooks.

Kesteckian manages to break the clinch.
Kesteckian throws a nice looking combination but Orlando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kesteckian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Orlando closes the distance and clinches.
Kesteckian wants to break free but Orlando has control.
Orlando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kesteckian or not.
Orlando cracks Kesteckian with a nice body shot.
Orlando can't get the takedown.
Kesteckian lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kesteckian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kesteckian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlando paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Orlando. That snapped Kesteckian's head back.
Kesteckian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlando counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian wants to clinch but Orlando slips to the side
and Orlando counters with a three punch combo that has Kesteckian backing up. Kesteckian nods at Orlando to acknowledge the strikes.
Kesteckian doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlando circles away.

Kesteckian rushes Orlando and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kesteckian looking to stall.
Orlando goes for a takedown attempt but Kesteckian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Orlando has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kesteckian wants to clinch up but Orlando keeps it at a distance.
Kesteckian tries to bum rush Orlando with a series of wild strikes but Orlando uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlando misses with a two punch combination.
Kesteckian misses with a left hand
and Orlando counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kesteckian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orlando counters with a three punch combo that has Kesteckian backing up. Kesteckian nods at Orlando to acknowledge the strikes.
Kesteckian looks to clinch

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.

Orlando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kesteckian tries to keep at a distance but Orlando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlando wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orlando stalls.
Orlando lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kesteckian or not.
Kesteckian misses with a body punch.

Orlando breaks the clinch.
Orlando lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kesteckian backs up against the cage.
Orlando works over Kesteckian's head and body with a nice combination.
Orlando throws a series of strikes that have Kesteckian backpedaling.
Kesteckian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Orlando counters with a single leg into guard. Kesteckian didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlando is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Kesteckian pushes Orlando off and gets back to his feet.
Kesteckian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlando.
Some wild striking there from Kesteckian.
Kesteckian throws a series of punches but Orlando moves out of range.
A big left from Kesteckian misses.
Kesteckian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kesteckian swinging wilding here.

Orlando looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orlando must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kesteckian kicks Orlando off and gets to his feet.
Orlando doesn't manage to clinch there - Kesteckian circles away.
Kesteckian darts in trying to clinch

and Orlando counters by clinching up.

Kesteckian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kesteckian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kesteckian throws a shot from downtown. Orlando moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Kesteckian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orlando doesn't seem phased though.
Kesteckian is looking to clinch but Orlando is avoiding it.
Kesteckian throws the left hand but Orlando avoids the punch easily.
Orlando wants to clinch up but Kesteckian keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesteckian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kesteckian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlando is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kesteckian looks to land a combination. Orlando sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kesteckian misses with a two punch combination.
Kesteckian moves in looking to clinch but Orlando pushes him off.
Kesteckian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlando.

Orlando looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kesteckian!
Orlando looking to ground and pound but Kesteckian is blocking nicely.

Kesteckian bucks Orlando off and manages to get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kesteckian tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlando scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kesteckian misses with a right hand
and Orlando counters with a three punch combo that has Kesteckian backing up. Kesteckian nods at Orlando to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Orlando.

Orlando moves into the clinch.

Orlando breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlando circles away from the clinch attempt
and Orlando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Kesteckian misses.
Kesteckian wants to clinch
and Orlando counters with a left and a right that stings Kesteckian.
Kesteckian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Orlando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kesteckian closes the distance but Orlando moves to the side
and Orlando counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Kesteckian! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Orlando!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Orlando!