PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 733 p4p, 543 weight class) and Solomon Cook (ranked 83 p4p, 65 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orochi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RISE - I Prevail. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Orochi
vs
Cook

190 cm
45
220
40 - 19 - 0

200 cm
45
231
35 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing

Money Inc. (160Q with Proof ) 165$

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Cook!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Orochi tenderised Cook's leg. Cook is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orochi with a nice calf kick.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Orochi ducks down to avoid it.
Cook scoring well with a low kick there.
Solomon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi misses with a kick to the body.
Cook has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orochi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orochi stuns Cook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orochi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orochi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook misses with an uppercut
and Orochi counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
Orochi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Orochi there.
Orochi tries to score with a low kick but Cook moves his leg out of the way.
Cook scores with a punch to the head.
Cook throws a front kick that sends Orochi stumbling back into the cage.
Cook throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi throws a series of punches but Cook avoids them all with ease.
Cook thinks about the counter body kick.
A clash of legs there as Cook blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orochi.
Orochi misses the jab.
Orochi takes one on the button.
Orochi checks a leg kick.
Orochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cook can pounce on him.
Cook throws an overhand right that lands on Orochi's shoulder, as Orochi tries to avoid the shot.
Orochi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Orochi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cook finds it's way round the side to connect with Orochi's head.
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Orochi ducks down to avoid it.
Good exchange - Cook coming out on top.
Cook checks a leg kick.
Orochi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orochi moves out of range of the leg kick from Cook.
Cook connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Orochi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Cook misses
and Orochi counters with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orochi misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Orochi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cook just manages to avoid it.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Orochi lands a high kick!
Orochi jabs Cook right on the nose. Cook blinks but takes it well.
Cook throws a head kick but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cook sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cook feints and then cracks Orochi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orochi down.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
It looked like Orochi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cook.
Orochi scores with a head kick.
Orochi blocks a jab.
Orochi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Orochi.
Cook clobbers Orochi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orochi catches Cook with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orochi misses with a body kick.
Orochi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orochi throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands a nice looking body shot.
Orochi wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.
Orochi lands the left hand.
Orochi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orochi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orochi tries to work over Cook's front leg with a kick but Cook checks it.
Orochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Orochi.
Cook swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Cook forces Orochi back against the cage and clinches.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orochi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cook lands a left hand.
Orochi blocks an uppercut.
Orochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Orochi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orochi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Orochi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orochi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cook throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orochi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cook connects with the punch.
Orochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook throws out a counter right but Orochi avoids it with no problem.
Cook misses the jab.
Orochi lands a body shot.
Orochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Orochi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orochi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cook fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orochi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orochi scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Solomon Cook will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Orochi defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Doppo Orochi is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orochi. Cook shrugs it off though.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Orochi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cook misses with a body kick.
Orochi 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.
Orochi throws a body punch but Cook moves out of range.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
Orochi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cook.
Orochi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Orochi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orochi misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Cook - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orochi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Cook finds it's target.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook takes a swing at Orochi's ribcage but misses.
Orochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Orochi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orochi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Orochi connects with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Orochi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cook takes a swing at Orochi's ribcage but misses.
Cook takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Orochi connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Cook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Cook misses.
Orochi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cook misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orochi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Orochi.
Cook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orochi's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Orochi misses with a body shot.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orochi.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orochi missing with a left hand there. Cook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cook fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orochi.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orochi.

That has opened up Solomon Cook's cut even more.
Nice shot lands for Orochi.
Orochi connects with a body shot.
Orochi lands a nice shot to the body.
Orochi lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orochi.
Orochi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cook.
Cook tries to work over Orochi's front leg with a kick but Orochi checks it.
It looked like Orochi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cook.
Cook throws a hook but Orochi blocks it.
Orochi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cook moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orochi.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Cook.
Orochi thuds a left hand into Cook's body.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Cook tries a head kick but it misses.
Cook throws a hook but Orochi blocks it.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
and Orochi counters with a stiff right hand.
Orochi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orochi connects with a leg kick.
Orochi throws out a loose jab but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook slips under a jab.
Orochi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook swings for the body but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
Cook with a nice calf kick.
Orochi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Orochi there.
Cook misses with the body kick
and Orochi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cook thinking.
Orochi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orochi throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Orochi throws a low kick but Cook moves out of range easily.
Cook now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orochi's head backwards.
Cook lands an overhand right.
Orochi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cook throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orochi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orochi throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cook throws out a counter right but Orochi avoids it with no problem.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
Orochi misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Doppo Orochi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Cook's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Orochi throws a lazy right hand but Cook sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orochi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Orochi controls the action.

Orochi manages to break the clinch.
Orochi lands with a kick to the temple. Cook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Orochi throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Orochi.
Cook throws a wild body kick that Orochi sees coming a mile off.
Orochi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orochi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Orochi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cook blocks a leg kick.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orochi.
Cook looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cook thows a body kick. Orochi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orochi defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
You can see that Cook has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cook misses with a low kick.
Orochi misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice uppercut there from Cook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cook works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook blocking some punches.
Cook prevents a body shot from Orochi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Cook blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Cook.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
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!
Cook gets through Orochi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orochi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cook throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Cook.
Cook lands a body punch.
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Orochi backwards.
Cook can't find room to land a body shot as Orochi controls the action.
Cook misses with a punch to the body.
Cook misses with the head strike.
Cook blocking some punches.
Cook lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Solomon Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Orochi.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Orochi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Orochi - that landed with a thud.
Orochi blocks an uppercut.

Orochi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
and Orochi counters with a right hand to the body.
Cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cook looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cook cracks Orochi with an open hand slap.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Good shot there by Cook.
Orochi wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.
Orochi lands an overhand right.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cook manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Orochi 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.
Orochi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cook misses with a looping left.
Cook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cook avoids the body shot from Orochi.
Orochi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Orochi jabs Cook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orochi.
Cook tried to score with a low kick but Orochi checks it.
Cook connects with a crisp jab.
Orochi lands a body shot.
Cook takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orochi slips a jab from Cook.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orochi.
Orochi scoring well with a low kick there.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Cook.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Doppo Orochi!
After winning the bout, Doppo Orochi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.