PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Currie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Currie has chosen Helmet - Just Another Victim as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Orton
vs
Currie

173 cm
26
165 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

172 cm
26
163 lbs
14 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Currie!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Currie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orton.
The fighters circling - Orton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by Orton as he connects with a hook.
Currie just misses with a punch to the body.
Currie misses with a few strikes there.
Currie is looking to score with low kicks.
Len Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Currie.
Orton scores with a punch to the head.
Currie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orton in his tracks.
Orton scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Currie, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orton looks to land a left hand but Currie moved out of range nicely.
Orton throws a leg kick
and Currie counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Currie lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orton.
Orton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Currie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orton blocks a head kick by Currie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Currie, as that shot connected.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Orton misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton missing with a left hand there. Currie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currie throws a leg kick which misses Orton's front leg but catches the back leg as Orton tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton lands a two punch combo.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Currie was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Orton stuffs the takedown.
Orton throws a looping overhand right but Currie ducks down to avoid it.
Currie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orton counters with an inside leg kick.
Currie thows a body shot but no joy.
Currie lands a slapping body shot.
Currie throws out a loose jab but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a shot from downtown. Orton moves away and avoids it.
Currie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Currie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orton.
Orton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Currie throws out the jab.
Orton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Currie checks a leg kick.
Currie feints and then cracks Orton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Orton down.
Orton dips to his left and cracks Currie with an uppercut!
Orton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Currie.
Currie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Orton or perhaps it was just good defense by Currie which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Len Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Currie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Currie being controlled here momentarily.
Currie passes Orton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Currie is thwarting Orton's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Currie thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.

Currie is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Currie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Currie throws a push kick but Orton slaps the foot to one side.
Currie slips under a jab.
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Currie. Orton does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Currie fails with the takedown
and Orton counters with a straight right hand.
Currie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie moves out of range of the strikes.
Orton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Currie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currie.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orton.
Orton connects with a leg kick. Currie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Currie lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.
Orton throws a hook but Currie avoids it easily.
Currie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orton tests Currie's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orton closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Currie blocks a body shot from Orton.
Currie prevents a body shot from Orton.
Currie trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Currie.
Currie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orton takes a shot to the head.
Currie pushes Orton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Currie lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Len Orton has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Currie is pressed up against the cage. Orton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Currie down to the mat. Currie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Orton lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Currie.
Orton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Currie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orton blocks a jab.
Orton checks a low kick from Currie.
Currie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Currie.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a right and a left that Orton avoids nicely.
Currie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Currie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orton.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Currie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Len Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Orton misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie swinging wildly here.
Orton tried to score with a low kick but Currie checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Len Orton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Len Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Orton dodges the punch combination from Currie.
Currie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orton under the eye.
Orton throws a sloppy head kick and Currie moves out of range easily.
Len Orton is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Currie cracks Orton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Currie throws a jab but it's blocked by Orton.
Orton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Currie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orton to score with a decent uppercut.
Currie is looking to slow Orton down with leg kicks.
Currie throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Currie slips under a jab from Orton.
Currie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Currie.
Orton looks to land a right hand but Currie moved out of range.
Currie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orton throws out the jab.
Currie swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
Orton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Currie.
Orton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Currie.
Orton throws an overhand right that lands on Currie's shoulder, as Currie tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a series of punches but Orton avoids them all with ease.
Orton connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Currie. Beautiful body shot.
Orton throws a looping overhand right but Currie ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! Orton slams his shin into Currie's torso.
Orton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Currie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Currie checks a leg kick.
Orton misses the jab.
Orton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Currie throws an overhand right that lands on Orton's shoulder, as Orton tries to avoid the shot.
Currie misses with a hook. Orton ducked under it nicely.
Currie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Currie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
A low kick from Currie misses
and Orton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orton catches Currie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orton throws a series of punches but Currie avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Currie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orton checks it well.
Currie misses with a straight left.
Orton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Currie dodges the punch combination from Orton.
Orton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Currie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Currie misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orton has time to react.

And that's the end of the fight!
Len Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!