PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Orndorf (ranked 3256 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Edwin Lucan (ranked 81 p4p, 54 weight class). Orndorf comes into the arena with Wrecking Ball - Andrew Baena blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Orndorf
vs
Lucan

185 cm
32
226
18 - 16 - 1

189 cm
35
199
10 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

SynCity Fightwear

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 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Daniel Orndorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edwin Lucan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lucan shoots in looking for a takedown but Orndorf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lucan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lucan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucan swinging wildly here.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Orndorf is avoiding it.
Lucan is looking to clinch but Orndorf is avoiding it.

Lucan clinches up with Orndorf and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucan working aggressively here.

Orndorf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Orndorf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orndorf.
Orndorf lands a jab to the nose.

Lucan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orndorf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orndorf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lucan lands with a light punch inside.
Orndorf gets through Lucan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

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

A jab-cross combination lands for Lucan and sends Orndorf crashing to the mat! Lucan follows him down to the mat - Orndorf regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Daniel Orndorf has been cut.
Lucan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Orndorf is rocked!
Lucan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lucan there.
Oh Orndorf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Daniel Orndorf's cut is getting worse.

Orndorf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Orndorf is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at New York Public Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Orndorf wants to get back to full guard.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orndorf seems to have got his legs back now.

Lucan seems to be working for a kimura but Orndorf defends the submission attempt.

Lucan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Orndorf to get to his feet.
Orndorf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lucan misses with a two punch combination.
Orndorf thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lucan tries to clinch up but Orndorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Orndorf misses with a straight right.
Lucan tries to counter with a clinch but Orndorf shakes him off and moves away.
Orndorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucan manages to avoid it.
Lucan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orndorf counters with a straight right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lucan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lucan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Daniel Orndorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lucan is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf throws an overhand right that lands on Lucan's shoulder, as Lucan tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucan lands with an uppercut that bounces Orndorf off the cage and back into range.
Orndorf misses with a looping right.
Lucan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lucan 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 Orndorf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orndorf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Lucan closes the distance and pushes Orndorf back into the cage.

Lucan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orndorf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orndorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucan.
Lucan tries to clinch but Orndorf is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Orndorf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daniel Orndorf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucan looks to land a combination but Orndorf avoids it well.
Orndorf swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orndorf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Lucan tries to clinch but Orndorf moves out of range.
Lucan throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Orndorf misses its target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucan. Orndorf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orndorf misses with a looping left.
Lucan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orndorf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucan misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lucan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Orndorf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Lucan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orndorf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucan has managed to get both his arms back between Orndorf's legs - danger averted.
Lucan passes Orndorf's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lucan is looking to take a break and control but Orndorf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Orndorf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orndorf misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lucan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lucan slips a nice elbow through Orndorf's hands, connecting with Orndorf's forehead.
Lucan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lucan prevents Orndorf from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orndorf punching from the bottom.
Lucan is trying to control the action in half guard but Orndorf is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lucan working Orndorf over with strikes.
Orndorf wants to improve his position but Lucan is controlling well.

Orndorf is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lucan pulls his head out easily.
Lucan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Jeez, Daniel Orndorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Orndorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edwin Lucan!
A very excited looking Edwin Lucan 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.
Daniel Orndorf spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back. I will reclaim what's mine.'.