PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John L Sullivan V (ranked 382 p4p, 51 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 848 p4p, 120 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

L Sullivan V
vs
Orlov

186 cm
26
208 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

196 cm
30
205 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, John L Sullivan V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan V throws a head kick that misses
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sullivan V thinking.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan V displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Sullivan V seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sullivan V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov delivers a nice body kick.
Sullivan V needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.
Sullivan V moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sullivan V manages to avoid it.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses
and Sullivan V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sullivan V takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sullivan V throws a series of strikes that have Orlov backpedaling.

It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov cracks Sullivan V with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Orlov connects with a high kick.
Orlov scores with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlov.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws the kick towards the body but Sullivan V avoids it.
Sullivan V takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Sullivan V's torso.
Sullivan V throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlov defending well as Sullivan V loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sullivan V in his tracks.
Sullivan V takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sullivan Vs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Sullivan V will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Sullivan V.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov pushes Sullivan V away with a front kick.
Orlov scores with the left hand. Sullivan V knows he should have avoided that one.
Orlov connects with a body shot that sends Sullivan V's belly button to the back.
A big right from Orlov misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orlov.
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Orlov 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.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan V slips the punch.
Sullivan V goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sullivan V throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan V misses the target.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a jab to Sullivan V's midsection.
Sullivan V throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orlov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Orlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sullivan V loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sullivan V.
Sullivan V gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan V slips the punch.
Orlov lands with an overhand left.
Sullivan V misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan V fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan V.
Orlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlov throws the left hand but Sullivan V avoids the punch easily.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Sullivan V saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Sullivan V misses the target.
Sullivan V misses with a straight right.
Orlov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orlov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sullivan V had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlov.
Sullivan V takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Sullivan V throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.

Sullivan V tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan V prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Sullivan V tries to stall but Orlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sullivan V swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sullivan V misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Orlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Sullivan V's front leg but catches the back leg as Sullivan V tries to avoid it.
Orlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sullivan V blocks the low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Sullivan V on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sullivan V on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and Sullivan V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sullivan V doesn't seem bothered though.
Orlov checks a low kick from Sullivan V.
Orlov with a nice cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sullivan V crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Orlov - the referee stops the clock and Sullivan V gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Orlov. Sullivan V manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sullivan V is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Orlov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Orlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Sullivan V does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan V bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan V misses with a leg kick
and Orlov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sullivan V really felt that one!
Orlov scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan V.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orlov lands with a shot to the body.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan V missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sullivan V misses with a low kick as Orlov jumps back.
Orlov throws the left hand but Sullivan V avoids the punch easily.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. Sullivan V looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan V takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sullivan V tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sullivan V scores with a sloppy right hand. Orlov should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov staying out of range there.
Orlov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Sullivan V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Orlov lands the left hand.
Sullivan V scores with a hook to the body. Orlov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sullivan V takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlov lands a head kick!
Orlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sullivan V's calf.
Sullivan V is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
Sullivan V takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan V misses with a hook.
That kick from Orlov tenderised Sullivan V's leg. Sullivan V is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sullivan V moves away.

Orlov pushes Sullivan V up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sullivan V blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan V misses with a punch to the body.
Sullivan V misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sullivan V tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan V doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan V softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sullivan V trying to control the position but instead, Orlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan V into the ropes.
Sullivan V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Orlov lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan V looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orlov tries to work over Sullivan V's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orlov.
Sullivan V misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan V lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Sullivan V is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan V.
Sullivan V slows down the pace here.

Sullivan V breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orlov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sullivan V has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sullivan V and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Sullivan V is just out of range.
Sullivan V went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Orlov as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Sullivan V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan V was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Sullivan V on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses.
Sullivan V swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan V takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. Sullivan V looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sullivan V on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Orlov cracks Sullivan V with an open hand slap.
Sullivan V throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orlov, as that shot connected.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan V looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sullivan V avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Orlov tenderised Sullivan V's leg. Sullivan V is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orlov misses with a left hand
and Sullivan V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov scores with a nice head shot.

Orlov closes the distance and pushes Sullivan V back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan V blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan V.
Sullivan V lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlov or not.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan V controls his hands.
Sullivan V throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sullivan V looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan V lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sullivan V working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Sullivan V digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sullivan V tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan V uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sullivan V tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sullivan V lands a nice shot to the body.
Orlov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sullivan V lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Orlov blocking some punches.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Sullivan V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sullivan V.
Sullivan V is looking to control Orlov's arms but Orlov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan V has his back to the ropes.
Sullivan V stalling in the clinch but Orlov improves position.
Sullivan V throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov prevents a body shot from Sullivan V.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan V.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sullivan V breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sullivan V will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a wild body kick that Sullivan V sees coming a mile off.
Orlov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Orlov has closed the distance and engaged Sullivan V in a clinch.
Sullivan V misses with some punches.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sullivan V misses with the head strike.
Sullivan V lands a right hand.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan V.
Sullivan V makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sullivan V makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sullivan V working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan V controls his hands.
Sullivan V lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Sullivan V tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sullivan V misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Orlov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan V lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sullivan V.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Sullivan V lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan V looking to stall.
Sullivan V is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Orlov.
John L Sullivan V has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan V trying to control the position but instead, Orlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan V into the ropes.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sullivan V lands a shoulder strike.
Sullivan V tries to work over Orlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Sullivan V.
A body shot lands from Orlov.
Sullivan V blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikhail Orlov.
I've got Orlov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!