PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and QQ WW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Orlando could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to QQ WW's chin.

Orlando
vs
WW

195 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Orlando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, QQ WW!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WW looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
WW shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orlando pinned against the cage. Orlando gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Orlando drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WW trying to control the position.
Orlando is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orlando decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
WW has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Orlando swings widly with a right hand
and WW counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Orlando drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WW takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

It looks like QQ WW has been cut.
WW tries to buck Orlando off but Orlando is having none of it.
WW being controlled for a moment.
WW wants to control but Orlando postures up.
Orlando postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Orlando working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Orlando just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlando throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and WW works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
WW gets full guard.
Orlando has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of WW is proving hard to escape from.
Orlando has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orlando showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Orlando might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlando landing with the ground and pound.

Orlando gets to his feet - WW follows without any prompting.
Orlando looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlando pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlando misses with a body punch
and WW counters with a three punch combo that has Orlando backing up. Orlando nods at WW to acknowledge the strikes.
WW swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlando takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Orlando has managed to clinch.

Orlando tightens his grip and picks WW up, before dumping him to the ground. WW manages to land in guard.
Orlando not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
WW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orlando sitting in guard here, content to control.

WW looking for a guillotine here but Orlando defends easily.
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 Paulo Orlando will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on QQ WW's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Orlando waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract WW.
Paulo Orlando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlando connects with a nice looking jab.

Orlando gets in close and instigates a clinch.

WW escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlando stuffs the takedown.
Orlando is looking for a counter combo.

Orlando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Orlando gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, WW regains guard.
WW is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Orlando dives into side control.

A lull in the action here as Orlando stalls from top position.

Orlando decides to stand back up. Orlando steps back and let's WW get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlando throws a head kick that misses.
Orlando misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
WW shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Orlando feints and as WW raises his hands in defense, Orlando changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
WW looking to control.
Orlando is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Orlando seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down WW for as long as he can get away with.
WW wants to stand up but Orlando is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlando seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orlando's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
WW wants to stand but Orlando is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Orlando listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up QQ WW's cut even more.
WW looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orlando is fending him off so far but WW persists. Nope, Orlando circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulo Orlando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QQ WW.
Orlando misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orlando rushes WW and presses him up against the cage.
WW is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Orlando misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from WW.

Orlando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
WW throws a right and a left that Orlando avoids nicely.
WW tries to clinch up but Orlando circles away and keeps his distance.

Orlando closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
WW is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
WW struggling a bit here.

Orlando stands up.

Orlando closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. WW did well to prevent Orlando getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlando perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Orlando decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Orlando closes the distance and clinches.

Orlando drags the fight down to the ground.
WW stopping the sweep attempt from Orlando.
WW throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
WW content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orlando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orlando tries to get out of the position.
Orlando can't keep his opponent in guard - WW advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Orlando dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on QQ WW's cut.
That's time! Orlando's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Orlando closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orlando lands in his opponent's guard.
WW is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orlando won't allow WW to sweep him here.

Orlando gets to his feet - WW follows without any prompting.
Orlando tries to bum rush WW with a series of wild strikes but WW uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlando throws the kick towards the body but WW avoids it.
WW slips a jab from Orlando.

Orlando scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orlando is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that WW can do to turn this around?
WW wants to control but Orlando postures up.

Orlando decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orlando throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. WW was covering up waiting for the punch and Orlando finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orlando trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orlando would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Orlando seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paulo Orlando overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
WW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Orlando tries to stand but WW is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
WW trying to keep a closed guard but Orlando is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orlando's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
WW trying to keep a closed guard but Orlando is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Orlando bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Orlando decides to stand up, so the ref orders WW to his feet.
Orlando stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Orlando wants it to stay on the feet.
WW takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
WW tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Orlando swivels and escapes.
Orlando fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlando throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
WW ducks under a wild hook from Orlando.
WW is looking to clinch but Orlando is avoiding it.

Orlando moves into range and clinches up with WW.

Orlando breaks the clinch.

WW tries to keep at a distance but Orlando has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orlando working WW over with knees to the body.

Orlando manages to break the clinch.

Orlando gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Paulo Orlando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

WW manages to break the clinch.

Orlando takes the fight into the clinch.
WW tries for a takedown but Orlando manages to get underhooks.
Paulo Orlando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of QQ WW.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Orlando tightens his grip and picks WW up, before dumping him to the ground. WW manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Orlando stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Orlando instigates a clinch.
WW is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orlando is defending well.

Orlando's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulo Orlando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orlando misses with a wild combination.

Orlando closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. WW did well to prevent Orlando getting side control.

WW manages to escape and get back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
QQ WW comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlando 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Orlando!