PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Orbiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ixa Lixa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Orbiso
vs
Lixa

193 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Orbiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ixa Lixa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orbiso throws a lazy right hand but Lixa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lixa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lixa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lixa closes the distance and clinches.
Lixa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Lixa lands a takedown into guard.
Lixa preventing the sweep.
Lixa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lixa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lixa stopping the sweep attempt from Orbiso.
Lixa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lixa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orbiso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lixa stays in close to Orbiso's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ixa Lixa.

Lixa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Orbiso did well to prevent Lixa getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lixa is nestled in close to Orbiso, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orbiso is trying to get back to full guard.
Lixa not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lixa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lixa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orbiso trying to control but Lixa postures up.
Lixa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lixa in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lixa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lixa content to control rather than advance.
Lixa lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Lixa seems content to control.
Lixa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orbiso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lixa.
Ground and pound from Lixa.
Lixa works his foot free and advances to mount.
Orbiso is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lixa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orbiso can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Orbiso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lixa landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lixa breaks from Orbiso's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lixa with the ground and pound from mount.
Lixa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lixa controlling the pace for now.
Lixa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orbiso?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lixa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lixa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ixa Lixa dominated that round.
That's time! Orbiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lixa wants to clinch.
Orbiso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orbiso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lixa.

Orbiso gets caught flat footed, as Lixa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orbiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lixa is one step ahead there.
Lixa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lixa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orbiso is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lixa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lixa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lixa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lixa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ixa Lixa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lixa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orbiso.

It looks like Ixa Lixa has been cut.
Lixa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orbiso.

Lixa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orbiso!
Lixa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orbiso wants to hold on but Lixa pushes him away.
Lixa lands a big elbow.
Lixa is landing with some decent strikes but Orbiso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orbiso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lixa controlling from the full mount.
Lixa landing strikes from the mount.
Lixa content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lixa lands with some strikes.
Lixa working the ground and pound effectively.
Lixa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lixa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ixa Lixa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lixa lands a big shot there that rocks Orbiso but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Kurt Orbiso has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lixa avoids the attempt from Orbiso to control.
Lixa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lixa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orbiso hang on?
Lixa cracks Orbiso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Orbiso taking shots to the head.
Lixa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lixa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ixa Lixa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Orbiso looks to land a left hand but Lixa moved out of range nicely.
Kurt Orbiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lixa connects with a leg kick. Orbiso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Lixa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orbiso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lixa.
Lixa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lixa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orbiso's head.
Lixa is stalling in the full guard.
Lixa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orbiso swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lixa controlling from the top position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ixa Lixa wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lixa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lixa forces Orbiso back against the cage and clinches.
Orbiso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lixa is keeping busy.
Lixa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orbiso tries to score a body lock takedown but Lixa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lixa lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Lixa - that landed with a thud.
Lixa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orbiso up against the cage.
Lixa digs a right hand underneath Orbiso's ribcage. Orbiso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orbiso is pressed up against the cage. Lixa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orbiso down to the mat. Orbiso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lixa tries to clinch but Orbiso moves out of range.
Lixa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orbiso wants to clinch.
Orbiso throws a right and a left that Lixa avoids nicely.
Orbiso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lixa circles away quickly and effectively.
Orbiso looks to land a right hand but Lixa moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso misses with a wild combination.

Lixa moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lixa.
Lixa gets through Orbiso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Lixa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lixa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lixa looking for a sweep. Not yet Lixa, not yet.
Lixa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Orbiso looking to pass the guard.
Lixa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lixa managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Orbiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lixa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lixa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orbiso is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lixa is looking to clinch but Orbiso is avoiding it.
Kurt Orbiso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orbiso swinging wildly here.

Lixa moves into range and clinches up with Orbiso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ixa Lixa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lixa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ixa Lixa!