PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Clem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orange comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Seger- Turn the Page. Clem is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Symphony X- . Jake Orange could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Clem's chin.

Orange
vs
Clem

200 cm
28
214 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

190 cm
30
215 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Clem!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orange takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clem misses with a looping left.
Clem on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Orange does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orange wants to clinch.
Clem looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clem avoids a kick to the body.
Clem misses with a lunging right hand
and Orange makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Clem.
Orange takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Clem. No joy for Orange on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orange throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clem moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orange.
Clem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orange momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Orange.
Nice defenses there by Orange.
Clem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orange. That did some damage!
Clem has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Orange finds it's way round the side to connect with Clem's head.
Orange throws a series of punches but Clem moves out of range.
Orange looks for the body kick but Clem saw that one coming.
Clem lands a nice shot to the body.
Orange pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orange. That did some damage!
Orange fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clem on the side of the head.
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!
Clem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orange looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Orange with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clem to score with a decent uppercut.
Orange does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Orange misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Clem misses the target.
Clem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange connects with a solid leg kick.
Orange lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clem takes a step back to recover.
Orange swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orange is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Orange blocks a leg kick.
Clem dips to his left and cracks Orange with an uppercut!
Orange is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clem.

Orange gets a clinch.
Orange swings wildly with an uppercut but Clem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orange struggles to land a body shot inside as Clem controls his hands.

Orange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orange counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jake Orange seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clem throws a leg kick but Orange sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orange fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clem misses with a leg kick
and Orange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange tries a head kick but it misses.
Clem moves out of range as Orange strikes.
Orange scores with a decent looking hook.
Clem misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clem.
Some bone on bone action there as Orange checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clem.
Orange tests Clem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orange misses the jab.
Clem misses with a hook
and Orange counters with a stiff right hand.
Clem throws a sloppy head kick and Orange moves out of range easily.
Clem throws a low kick but Orange avoids it.
Orange misses with a hook. Clem ducked under it nicely.
Orange tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clem moves out of range as Orange strikes.
Orange wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clem blocks a head kick by Orange.
That kick from Clem tenderised Orange's leg. Orange is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orange throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Clem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orange.
Orange takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orange scores with a hook.
Clem motions for Orange to come forward. Clem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Clem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clem's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clem duly obliges.
Orange is looking to clinch but Clem is avoiding it.
Orange jabs Clem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jake Orange will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Orange tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clem was well out of range. Poor timing from Orange.
Clem lands a nice looking body shot.
Orange looks to land a body kick but Clem moved away.
A big right from Clem misses.
Jake Orange is winning the standup battle so far.
Clem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orange connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Clem fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orange to the ground. Clem is now in Orange's guard.
Clem trying to control but Orange is working from the bottom.
Clem throws a big elbow that misses.
Orange looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Clem passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Clem is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orange can't do much from the bottom here.
Orange parries the strikes from Clem easily there. Clem is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orange to escape.
Orange tries to buck Clem off but Clem is having none of it.
Clem trying to control the action but Orange is working from the bottom.
Clem looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Orange is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Orange regains half guard, as Clem was trying to land strikes.
Clem is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Clem there.
Clem prevents Orange from improving his position.
Clem throwing shots but Orange is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clem controlling the action here.
Clem is keen to just control but Orange is a slippery customer.
Orange wants to control but Clem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Orange is staying active underneath Clem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bubba Clem wasn't active enough on the ground.
Clem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orange throws a chopping leg kick but Clem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orange throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Clem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orange has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clem feints and then cracks Orange's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orange down.
Orange pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clem jabs Orange to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orange connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clem scrambles back to his feet.
Clem throws a solid leg kick but Orange takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Clem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orange. Clem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orange throws a jab but it's blocked by Clem.
Clem needs to keep his hands up - Orange had a free shot at his head there.
Clem defending well as Orange loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Orange misses.
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Clem throws a body punch but Orange moves out of range.
Orange thuds his right hand into Clem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clem misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clem, right into the meat.
Orange slips a jab from Clem.
Clem lands with a good body shot.
Orange connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Clem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Orange cracks Clem with an open hand slap.
Orange takes a swing at Clem's ribcage but misses.
Clem loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Orange misses with a straight right.
Clem swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orange lands with an uppercut that bounces Clem off the cage and back into range.

Clem is rocked!
Orange connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clem is still on wobbly legs! Can Orange finish him?

Orange gets a clinch.
Orange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orange has a couple of punches blocked by Clem.
Orange throws a big uppercut that drops Clem! More strikes from Orange and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Clem lies dazed against the cage as Orange celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Orange!
Jake Orange managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.