PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Orion
vs
Kim

188 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Kim!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a jab but it's blocked by Orion.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Cole Orion has been cut.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orion.
A big right from Kim misses.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion throws a combination that misses
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Orion.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim slips under a jab.
Orion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Orion connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim misses with the combination.
Orion swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Orion swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Orion digs a good body shot into Kim's ribs.
Orion with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Orion misses with a body shot.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orion doesn't seem bothered though.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim walks into a jab.
Orion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orion tries a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
Orion throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Orion swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Orion lands a head shot.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim moves forwards but Orion connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Orion is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion misses with a body shot.
Orion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim slips a jab and a cross from Orion.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Kim lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orion misses with a straight left.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Kim lunges at Orion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orion's hand.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orion throws a shot to the body.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Orion throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Orion slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Orion lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim looks gassed!
Orion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Orion.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Donk. Orion catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Orion had a free shot at his head there.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Orion works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orion connects with a crisp jab.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orion goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Orion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kim's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Orion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orion misses with an uppercut.
Orion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kim counter with a right hand.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kim throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Kim moves away from the strike by Orion.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Orion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Orion misses
and Kim counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion scores with a shot to the body.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orion.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orion lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orion to score with a decent uppercut.
Kim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Orion there.
Orion throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Orion throws a low kick but Kim avoids it.
Orion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Orion. Those never looked like landing.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orion throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion scores with a body shot.
Orion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orion throws out a powerful jab.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion misses with a double jab
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orion misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kim to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.
Kim ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim needs to keep his hands up - Orion had a free shot at his head there.
Kim looks to land a right hand but Orion moved out of range.
Orion thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Orion scores with a four punch combination!
Kim misses with a shot to the body
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Orion swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Orion misses with a straight right.
A jab from Orion misses.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim dodges the punch combination from Orion.
Orion takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim thuds his right hand into Orion's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orion.
Kim misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Orion throws a sloppy body shot
and Orion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
A punch combination from Orion misses.
Orion connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kim moves away from the strike by Orion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orion.
Kim cracks Orion with an open hand slap.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Orion misses.
Orion tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orion throws a sloppy body shot
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim avoids the body shot from Orion.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kim was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orion.
Orion throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Orion misses with a two punch combination.
Orion throws a looping overhand right but Kim ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Orion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Orion's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kim back to the cage. Orion follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Orion scores with a nice head shot.
Orion lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kim tries to bum rush Orion with a series of wild strikes but Orion uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Orion misses.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Orion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Orion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Orion.
Orion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Orion.
Kim misses with the combination.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Orion scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orion.
Orion misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim clobbers Orion with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kim scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Orion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orion.
Orion scores with a nice head shot.
Kim checks a low kick from Orion.
Kim walks into a jab.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
Kim takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion throws a good cross that connects.
Orion getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orion.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orion, as that shot connected.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orion throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Orion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Orion both land. Nice combination.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orion throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a looping left.
Kim slips under a jab.
Orion throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Orion stalks Kim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kim's face. Kim staggers backwards, shaken.
Orion works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orion.
Orion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
Orion jabs at Kim's body.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Orion throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Orion misses with a hook.
Orion throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orion has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!