PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Christoph Lepesiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christoph Lepesiy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lepesiy
vs
Orton

175 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Great elbows
Very confident

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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 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christoph Lepesiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepesiy throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily.

Orton clinches up with Lepesiy and pushes him back against the ropes.
Orton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lepesiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Orton has Lepesiy pressed against the ropes, preventing Lepesiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lepesiy's defenses.
Orton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lepesiy wants to break free but Orton has control.
Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Christoph Lepesiy has been cut.
Orton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lepesiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepesiy blocks an elbow strike.
Lepesiy has had enough of the clinch but Orton keeps him there for the moment.
Orton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Orton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lepesiy takes an elbow to the temple.
Orton tries a body shot but Lepesiy blocks it.
Orton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Orton tries a body shot but Lepesiy blocks it.
Lepesiy blocks a body shot from Orton.
Nice elbow from Orton.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Orton scores with a hook to the body.
Orton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lepesiy up against the ropes.
Orton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lepesiy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lepesiy's elbow.
Orton tries to throw a body punch but Lepesiy avoids it by throwing Orton back against the ropes.
Lepesiy blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton.
Orton prevents Lepesiy from breaking the clinch.
Orton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lepesiy dodges an elbow strike from Orton.
Lepesiy is trying to break the clinch but Orton is controlling him.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lepesiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lepesiy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lepesiy defending well as Orton loads up on a big left hand.
Lepesiy misses with a low kick.
Lepesiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepesiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orton misses with a lunging right hand
and Lepesiy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Orton thinking.
Orton tries to clinch up.
Orton catches Lepesiy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Orton clinches with his opponent.
Orton struggles to land a body shot inside as Lepesiy controls his hands.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orton presses Lepesiy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Orton.
Lepesiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lepesiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lepesiy can't break the clinch.
Orton stalling in the clinch.
Orton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Orton to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lepesiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orton digs a right hand underneath Lepesiy's ribcage. Lepesiy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Orton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton lands an elbow inside that Lepesiy shrugs off.
Lepesiy prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christoph Lepesiy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Orton moves into range and clinches up with Lepesiy.
Orton lands a damaging elbow.
Orton lands an elbow inside.
Orton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orton works on Lepesiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Lepesiy is trying to break the clinch but Orton is controlling him.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Christoph Lepesiy's cut is getting worse.
Lepesiy blocks a body shot from Orton.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lepesiy prevents a body shot from Orton.
Orton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lepesiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lepesiy working hard to break the clinch.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orton lands an elbow inside that Lepesiy shrugs off.
Lepesiy tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the ropes.
Orton tries to work over Lepesiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Lepesiy is trying to break the clinch but Orton has him pressed against the ropes.
Lepesiy takes an elbow to the forehead.

Christoph Lepesiy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Orton scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Orton.

Lepesiy manages to break the clinch.
Orton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orton cracks Lepesiy with a good jab.

Jeez, Christoph Lepesiy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton sizes up Lepesiy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Orton is looking to clinch but Lepesiy is avoiding it.
Lepesiy defending well as Orton loads up on a big left hand.
Lepesiy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lepesiy.
Lepesiy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Orton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lepesiy blocks a body shot from Orton.
Randy Orton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orton tries to work over Lepesiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice elbow from Orton.
Orton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lepesiy's elbow.
Lepesiy is trying to force a seperation but Orton has the dominant position.

Lepesiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lepesiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheers as Orton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lepesiy doesn't seem phased though.
Lepesiy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christoph Lepesiy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Orton!
After winning the bout, Randy Orton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.