PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garnett has chosen 2PAC - Hell Raiser as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Orlow
vs
Garnett

185 cm
35
205 lbs
31 - 18 - 1

186 cm
34
167 lbs
34 - 17 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garnett throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Nikolaj Orlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garnett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garnett moves out of range as Orlow strikes.
Orlow moves out of range as Garnett strikes.
Orlow throws out a powerful jab.
Garnett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garnett throws a solid leg kick but Orlow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garnett.
Garnett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orlow is able to avoid easily.
Orlow throws a chopping leg kick but Garnett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlow manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garnett is trying to force a seperation but Orlow has the dominant position.
Garnett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orlow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Garnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett misses with a low kick as Orlow jumps back.
Orlow ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Orlow saw that one coming.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Orlow moved out of range nicely.
Orlow scores with a leg kick.
Orlow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garnett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orlow checks it well.
Orlow lands a leg kick that knocks Garnett off balance momentarily.
Orlow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Orlow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garnett.
Orlow's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orlow duly obliges.
A cross from Orlow lands.
Orlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orlow lands a really nice looking cross but Garnett seems unphased.
That kick from Garnett tenderised Orlow's leg. Orlow is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Orlow counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garnett's knee momentarily.
Orlow throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Orlow lands a head kick. Garnett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett lands with an uppercut that bounces Orlow off the cage and back into range.
Orlow misses with a straight left.
Orlow throws a hook to the side of Garnett's head but Garnett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garnett scores with a head kick. Orlow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Garnett is predictable there
and Orlow counters with a thumping low kick.
Garnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett scores with a push kick.
Garnett tried to score with a low kick but Orlow checks it.
Orlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garnett does it's job there.
Orlow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garnett 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.
Garnett scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlow, right into the meat.
Garnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garnett tried to score with a low kick but Orlow checks it.
Garnett throws a body kick that misses.
Orlow defending well as Garnett loads up on a big left hand.
Orlow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett throws a leg kick but Orlow checks it.
Garnett moves out of range of the body kick from Orlow.
Garnett lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Garnett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Orlow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Orlow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garnett.
Garnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Garnett if he has to take too many more of those.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlow.
Orlow misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlow checks a leg kick.
Garnett is looking to chop away at Orlow's legs.
Good leg kick by Orlow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garnett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garnett can pounce on him.
Orlow misses with a wild body shot.
Garnett misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlow with a jab.
Orlow cracks a nice hook into Garnett's ribs.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Orlow.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. Orlow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garnett stuns Orlow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlow!
Orlow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garnett loads up on a big right hand but Orlow slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlow staying out of range there.
Orlow slips a straight right by Garnett.
Garnett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orlow is able to avoid easily.
Orlow tests Garnett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garnett lands a head kick!
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Garnett throws an off balance right hand
and Orlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garnett throws a hook but Orlow blocks it.
Orlow avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow connects with a body shot.
Garnett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlow.
Orlow throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Garnett.
Orlow connects with a high kick.
Nikolaj Orlow is winning the standup battle so far.
Garnett throws a leg kick which misses Orlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlow tries to avoid it.
Garnett thumps Orlow with a low kick.
Garnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett misses with a straight right.

Orlow closes the distance and clinches.
Garnett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Garnett.
Orlow misses with a body punch.
Orlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Orlow jumps guard and drags Garnett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Orlow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Garnett stopping the sweep attempt from Orlow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolaj Orlow dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Orlow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlow is looking to land body kicks.
Garnett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses.
Garnett thumps Orlow with a low kick.
Orlow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garnett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garnett. Garnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Orlow fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garnett.
Garnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlow avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlow is just out of range.
Orlow lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garnett will feel that in the morning.
Garnett lands a nice hook to Orlow's body. Orlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Garnett checks a leg kick.
Garnett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlow can pounce on him.
Orlow lands a head shot.
Orlow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garnett throws a hook but Orlow avoids it easily.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Orlow misses with a left hand
and Garnett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Garnett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orlow misses with a two punch combination.
Garnett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Orlow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlow loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Orlow - just one landing.
A head kick from Orlow lands but Garnett takes it in his stride.
Orlow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garnett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garnett throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Orlow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garnett misses with a head kick.
Garnett needs to keep his hands up - Orlow had a free shot at his head there.
Orlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garnett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garnett slips under a jab.
Orlow scores with a nice strike.
Orlow has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orlow ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett cracks Orlow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garnett thuds his shin into the meat of Orlow's side.
Garnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garnett scores with a shot to the body.
Garnett looks to land a left hand but Orlow moved out of range nicely.
Orlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garnett jabs Orlow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garnett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orlow. That did some damage!
Orlow blocks the body kick.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow thuds his right hand into Garnett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garnett lands with a hook. Orlow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett misses the shot to the body.
Orlow misses with a head kick.
Orlow misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nikolaj Orlow.
Well Orlow 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!