PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Conte
vs
Orion

180 cm
25
179 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conte misses with a leg kick.
Conte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Conte connects with a crisp jab.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conte.
A bone on bone clash there as Conte blocks the leg kick.
Conte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conte checks a leg kick nicely.
Orion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Conte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
Orion misses with a right hand
and Conte counters with a good low kick that Orion was not able to check.
Donk. Orion catches Conte right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conte throws a leg kick that misses.
Orion slips a jab from Conte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Conte instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orion is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conte to keep the fight standing.
Orion stalling against the cage.
Conte scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Orion - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orion wants to stall.
Orion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Conte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conte on the inside.

Orion is rocked!
Conte has Orion tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Orion to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Giorgio Conte!
In defeat, Cole Orion stepped up to the mic, saying '"GRAPES!!!"'.