Old dog for the Road 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Orkidea
vs
Clasie

180 cm
46
170 lbs
24 - 28 - 0

200 cm
42
240 lbs
23 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 24 - 28 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olof Orkidea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Orkidea to counter with a crisp jab.
Clasie looks to land a combination but Orkidea avoids it well.
Clasie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Olof Orkidea has been cut.
Orkidea throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orkidea avoids the head kick by Clasie.
Orkidea tries to clinch there but Clasie circles away.
Clasie throws a leg kick but Orkidea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orkidea tries to clinch up but Clasie circles away and keeps his distance.
Clasie throws a right and a left that Orkidea avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clasie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orkidea circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Orkidea misses the target.
Clasie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Orkidea has closed the distance and engaged Clasie in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orkidea manages to break the clinch.
Clasie misses with a body shot.
Clasie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clasie duly obliges.
Clasie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Orkidea tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orkidea avoids the body shot from Clasie.
Orkidea is looking to counter punch.
Orkidea throws a leg kick but Clasie checks it.
Clasie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orkidea counters with a slapping leg kick.
Clasie misses with a head kick.
Orkidea looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Orkidea takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orkidea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clasie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orkidea.
Clasie flicks out a counter leg kick but Orkidea steps away.
Clasie fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orkidea sets himself, and Clasie steps forward looking for the clinch! Orkidea avoids it this time.
No joy there for Clasie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Orkidea wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clasie throws a head kick that misses
and Clasie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Orkidea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clasie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orkidea moves in looking to clinch but Clasie pushes him off.
Clasie misses with a left hand
and Orkidea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Orkidea.
Clasie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Clasie throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Clasie.
Clasie slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie checks a low kick from Orkidea.
Clasie throws a counter combo.
A lazy body kick from Clasie
and Orkidea finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Orkidea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orkidea doesn't manage to clinch there - Clasie circles away.
Orkidea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orkidea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Clasie. Beautiful body shot.
Clasie misses with a double jab
and Orkidea counters with a straight right hand.
Orkidea misses the jab.
Clasie throws a series of punches but Orkidea avoids them all with ease.
Clasie lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Orkidea goes down and covers up as Clasie starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Clasie!
A very excited looking Marcel Clasie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Karkmananis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barksdale has chosen Three Six Mafia - Its A Fight as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Karkmananis
vs
Barksdale

185 cm
39
215 lbs
20 - 22 - 1

185 cm
45
211 lbs
33 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 20 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicolas Karkmananis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karkmananis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Karkmananis moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Karkmananis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karkmananis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karkmananis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karkmananis blocks a body shot from Barksdale.
A head punch on the inside from Karkmananis fails to land.
Karkmananis misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale gets through Karkmananis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Karkmananis.
Karkmananis wants to break free but Barksdale has control.
Karkmananis prevents a body shot from Barksdale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale keeps control of Karkmananis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barksdale misses with a body punch.
Karkmananis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barksdale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Karkmananis avoids it.

Karkmananis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Karkmananis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barksdale, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barksdale lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Karkmananis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barksdale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karkmananis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barksdale throws out the jab.
Barksdale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barksdale scores with a punch to the head.
Barksdale scores with a jab. Karkmananis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barksdale. Karkmananis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barksdale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karkmananis.
Barksdale misses with a body shot.
Barksdale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karkmananis at a distance.

Karkmananis has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barksdale lands an elbow inside that Karkmananis shrugs off.

It looks like Nicolas Karkmananis has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Karkmananis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barksdale.
Karkmananis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barksdale backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barksdale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karkmananis wants to get back to striking at distance but Barksdale won't allow it.
Karkmananis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barksdale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karkmananis.
Barksdale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Karkmananis on the inside.

Karkmananis breaks from the clinch.
Barksdale throws the kick towards the body but Karkmananis avoids it.
Barksdale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karkmananis throwing a counter right hand but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Karkmananis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karkmananis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karkmananis moves to clinch but Barksdale breaks away
and Barksdale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Barksdale throws a leg kick which misses Karkmananis's front leg but catches the back leg as Karkmananis tries to avoid it.
Barksdale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Karkmananis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karkmananis moves to clinch but Barksdale breaks away

and Barksdale counters with a crisp right hand that drops Karkmananis! Barksdale lets Karkmananis back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Karkmananis is rocked!
Barksdale connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Karkmananis covering up! Barksdale comes in with a big uppercut and Karkmananis goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Avon Barksdale!
A determined Avon Barksdale didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Escobar De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Riseman
vs
De Vega

189 cm
46
280 lbs
41 - 40 - 3

192 cm
38
222 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 41 - 40 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Arne Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Escobar De Vega!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega looks to land a combination but Riseman avoids it well.
De Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riseman misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vega lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Vega connects with a leg kick. Riseman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vega connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Riseman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riseman throws a combination. De Vega tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Vega 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.
Nice uppercut there from De Vega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman throws a body kick that misses

and De Vega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De Vega working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riseman's head.
De Vega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Vega throws a big elbow that misses.
De Vega forces his way into half guard.
De Vega throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riseman to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riseman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Vega prevents Riseman from getting back to his feet.
De Vega content to stall in guard here.
De Vega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riseman's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riseman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Vega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vega trying to control but Riseman is working from the bottom.
De Vega not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riseman keeping moving, preventing De Vega from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Riseman tenderised De Vega's leg. De Vega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riseman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Vega is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Vega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riseman's head backwards.
Riseman throws a low kick but De Vega avoids it.
De Vega connects with a body shot.
Riseman misses the jab.
Riseman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Arne Riseman has been cut.
Riseman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Vega back to the cage. Riseman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Vega swings for the body but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riseman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Vega lands with a hook. Riseman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riseman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vega lands a nice looking body shot.
Riseman misses with a double jab
and De Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Riseman.
Riseman takes a swing at De Vega's ribcage but misses.
De Vega pushes Riseman away with a front kick.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
De Vega catches Riseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Vega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riseman in his tracks.

Riseman is rocked!
De Vega moves in close and cracks Riseman with a massive right hand! Riseman, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by De Vega!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Escobar De Vega!
Escobar De Vega decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.