PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Robotica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Santos
vs
Orion

187 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Casper Orion!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orion!
Orion shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Casper Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion tries to clinch up.
Orion misses with a double jab.
Orion throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orion swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Orion darts in trying to clinch

and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Orion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orion tries to break the clinch but Santos is controlling the position.
Santos taking a breather.
Orion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Orion is pressed up against the cage. Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orion down to the mat. Orion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orion throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
Santos tries for a takedown but Orion circles away easily
and Orion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santos thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orion throws a combination that misses

and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orion's guard.

Orion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Orion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orion has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orion has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Orion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orion looks gassed!

Orion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orion is not content to let Santos control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santos tries to advance to mount but Orion denies him.
Orion manages to get back to half guard.
Orion wants to control but Santos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Santos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Orion.

Orion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orion tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Orion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos looks to clinch
and Orion counters with a three punch combo that has Santos backing up. Santos nods at Orion to acknowledge the strikes.
Orion's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Orion duly obliges.
Santos scores with a spinning back kick!

Santos gets caught flat footed, as Orion shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orion controlling from the top position.
Orion trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Orion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orion sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orion on the ground.
Orion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orion is looking to stand up but Santos won't let him.
Orion trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orion is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Orion throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orion has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Orion managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos is working for takedown but Orion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Orion can't break the clinch.
Orion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Orion wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Orion jumps guard but Santos stands there with Orion around his waist. Orion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Casper Orion.
Orion wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orion has Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orion avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orion tries for a takedown but Santos manages to get underhooks.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casper Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Orion misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a thumping low kick.
Santos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orion is out of range.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Orion counters by moving into the clinch.

Orion is trying to trip Santos. He has hold of a leg but Santos is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Orion persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Orion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orion working some strikes from top position.

Orion stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Orion has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orion.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Orion misses with the combination.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Antonio Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orion stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orion tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos wants to clinch

and Orion counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Orion connects with a couple of short punches.
Orion showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.

Orion drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Orion has Santos in his guard.
Santos wants to get up but he can't break Orion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Orion is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.

Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Orion, up you get!
Orion connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion connects with a looping right hand.

Orion scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Orion stands up from half guard.
Nice shot by Orion.

Orion clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Antonio Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casper Orion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orion 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casper Orion!