PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Brenner (ranked 4651 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Tobias Orion (ranked 524 p4p, 262 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brenner
vs
Orion

189 cm
23
219
4 - 5 - 0

199 cm
21
210
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richard Brenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobias Orion!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Orion closes the distance and clinches.
Orion can't get the takedown.
Orion blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brenner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brenner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orion avoiding damage as Brenner throws knees to the body.
Brenner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brenner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orion.
Orion managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Brenner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brenner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brenner pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brenner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion jumps guard but Brenner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Brenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Orion.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brenner obliges.
Brenner lands a body shot.
Orion looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brenner cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Brenner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Brenner on the inside.
Brenner digs a right hand into Orion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orion's gas tank.
Orion avoiding damage as Brenner throws knees to the body.
Brenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
Orion managing to block the knees to the body from Brenner.
Orion is looking for a takedown.
Brenner tries to land knees in the clinch but Orion avoids the damage to the body.
Brenner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion avoiding damage as Brenner throws knees to the body.
Orion jumps guard but Brenner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brenner lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Tobias Orion has been cut.
Brenner lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brenner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orion is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brenner is defending well.
Brenner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brenner connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Orion ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Orion no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brenner pushing down on Orion's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Brenner is looking for a kimura but Orion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brenner to get the leverage.

Brenner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brenner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Brenner.
Brenner throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.

Orion has Brenner up against the cage in a clinch.
Orion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brenner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brenner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Brenner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Brenner prevents the takedown attempt.
Brenner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brenner looking to throw knees to the head but Orion is blocking nicely.
Orion is trying to pull guard but Brenner has him pressed against the cage.
Brenner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orion is defending well for now.
Brenner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orion jumps guard but Brenner stands there with Orion around his waist. Orion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Orion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brenner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brenner lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Orion tries to pull guard but Brenner holds him up against the cage and eventually Orion drops back down to his feet.
Brenner with a knee to the head.
Orion blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orion avoiding damage as Brenner throws knees to the body.
Brenner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Orion successfully pulls guard.
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!
Orion is trying to control the position but Brenner postures up.

Brenner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brenner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orion.
Orion tries to clinch but Brenner moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head kick misses from Brenner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Brenner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tobias Orion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Orion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brenner counters with a straight right hand.
Brenner lands a right hook to the body.
Brenner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orion. That did some damage!
Brenner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orion slips a jab and a cross from Brenner.

Orion gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brenner missing with knees to the body.
Orion goes for a takedown attempt but Brenner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brenner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Brenner enables Orion to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brenner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brenner keeping moving, preventing Orion from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brenner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brenner is on top in guard.

Orion pushes Brenner off and scrambles back to his feet.
Orion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brenner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orion can do to turn this around?
Brenner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orion is breathing heavily.
Orion goes for a double leg but Brenner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brenner continues to drive forward.
Richard Brenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Orion.
Brenner throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brenner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brenner jabs Orion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crunch! Brenner slams his shin into Orion's torso.
We've been told by Brenner's head coaches at Blanc Fitness Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brenner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orion has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brenner.
Orion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That has opened up Tobias Orion's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Brenner.
Brenner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Orion is rocked!
Orion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orion is still on wobbly legs! Can Brenner finish him?
Brenner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion seems to have recovered his senses.
Brenner lands a front kick.
Brenner scores with a punch to the head.
Brenner lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brenner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Richard Brenner is winning the standup battle so far.
Orion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orion dives in and grabs Brenner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brenner pushes down on Orion's head and hops out.
Brenner 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.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brenner.

Brenner lands a big uppercut and Orion crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Orion looks OK. Brenner waves Orion back to his feet!

The cut above Tobias Orion's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brenner scores with a hook to the body. Orion takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brenner drops Orion with a naaaaasty hook - Orion is in real trouble here! Brenner dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Brenner!
Richard Brenner decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.