PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 419 p4p, 59 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 823 p4p, 125 weight class). Mikhail Orlov is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Orlov
vs
Wright

196 cm
30
205 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

195 cm
36
209 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov with a jab.
Wright lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlov thuds his shin into the meat of Wright's side.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlov.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Orlov with a hook.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wright slips under a jab from Orlov.
Wright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orlov takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
A head kick misses from Orlov.
Orlov tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Orlov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Orlov misses its target.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orlov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Orlov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Orlov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlov throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Orlov misses with a two punch combination.
Wright thinks about the counter body kick.
Wright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright checks a low kick from Orlov.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orlov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Orlov backs off Wright throws a huge counter combo but Orlov manages to avoid it all.
Orlov lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Orlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlov's head.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orlov lands with a nice body kick.
Orlov cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wright 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 Orlov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orlov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orlov.
Orlov scores with a kick to the body.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Orlov.
Wright fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.

Orlov rushes Wright and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orlov prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Wright is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Wright stalling in the clinch but Orlov improves position.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright 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.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov backing away here, and Wright unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wright scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Orlov blocks a jab.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.

Orlov closes the distance and clinches.
Orlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wright's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Orlov keeps him there for the moment.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlov fails to land with a short 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Orlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Wright misses with a low kick as Orlov jumps back.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wright.
Wright throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Orlov moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright cracks Orlov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlov throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlov.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright cracks Orlov with a good jab.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Orlov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Orlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Mikhail Orlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Orlov with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlov.
Wright throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
Orlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Orlov tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
Orlov thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Wright misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlov misses the target.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Orlov moves his leg out of the way.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Orlov moves out of range as Wright strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlov checks a leg kick.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov 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.
Good work by Orlov as he checks the leg kick.

Orlov clinches up with Wright and pushes him back against the ropes.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orlov needs to keep his hands up - Wright had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Orlov's leg but Orlov calmly moves out of range.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Orlov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orlov scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Wright does it's job there.
Wright's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wright duly obliges.

Orlov rushes Wright and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Orlov.

Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
Wright swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cleon Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Orlov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov's corner calls for a 1-2. Orlov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orlov misses with a body kick.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Orlov throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
Orlov throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlov.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands a leg kick that knocks Orlov off balance momentarily.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Wright misses.
Orlov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright slips a jab from Orlov.
Orlov lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orlov connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
Wright misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Wright moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Orlov moved out of range nicely.
Orlov misses with a low kick.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright lands a head shot.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Wright digs a good hook to Orlov's body.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orlov throws a shot to the body.
Wright staying out of range there.

Orlov gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Orlov has double underhooks.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Wright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orlov's hands.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.
Wright lands a really nice looking cross but Orlov seems unphased.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wright counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlov fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov checks a leg kick nicely.
Wright throws a leg kick which misses Orlov's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlov tries to avoid it.
Orlov swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Wright lands.
Orlov tries to move into range but Wright moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlov wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wright! But no joy.
Jab from Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

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 Mikhail Orlov.
Well Orlov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28

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