PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whelan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bonny Portmore. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Orton
vs
Whelan

173 cm
27
165 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

170 cm
23
165 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cormac Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton throws a looping overhand right but Whelan ducks down to avoid it.
Orton misses with an uppercut
and Whelan counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Orton misses.
Whelan scores with a hook to the body. Orton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Orton misses.
Orton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whelan finds it's way round the side to connect with Orton's head.
Whelan with a hook.
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!
Orton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whelan throws out a loose jab but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orton shoots in looking for a takedown. Whelan tries to sprawl out of it but Orton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Whelan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Orton is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Whelan.
Orton lands with a shot to the body.
Orton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whelan.
Whelan takes a swing at Orton's ribcage but misses.
Whelan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orton manages to avoid it.
Whelan cracks Orton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

It looks like Len Orton has been cut.
Orton is looking to clinch but Whelan is avoiding it.
Orton connects with a jab.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Whelan's head but Whelan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whelan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a jab but it's blocked by Whelan.
Orton fails to land the takedown.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
Orton thows a body shot but no joy.
Whelan swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
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!
Whelan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whelan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whelan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orton rather than just go for the knockout.
Whelan throws a body punch but Orton moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Whelan there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton scores with a shot to the body.
Whelan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orton to score with a decent uppercut.
Cormac Whelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Orton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton postures up.
Whelan keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton looking to sit in guard and control but Whelan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Len Orton.
Orton misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whelan at a distance.
Whelan misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cormac Whelan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Len Orton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A nice leg kick lands there from Orton.
Orton scores with a shot to the body.
Orton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whelan just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whelan swinging wildly here.
Whelan jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Whelan misses
and Orton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whelan swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cormac Whelan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whelan thuds a left hand into Orton's body.
Whelan misses the jab.
Whelan throws a hook but Orton blocks it.
Whelan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whelan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a jab to the head.
Whelan fails to land with a series of punches.
Whelan misses with a body punch

and Orton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Orton throwing strikes here but Whelan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Orton looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan is squirming around, avoiding Orton's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orton looking to finish Whelan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whelan!

Whelan is rocked!
Orton has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whelan's face.
Whelan is still in real trouble! Can Orton finish him?
A big strike lands for Orton! That's really hurt Whelan and he's turned his back - Orton keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Orton jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Len Orton!