PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjiro Hida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes into the arena with i hear voices blaring out of the sound system. Orton has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Orton
vs
Hida

180 cm
20
217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

205 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benjiro Hida!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hida scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Hida slows the pace down.
Orton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hida controlling from side mount.
Orton wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here as Hida stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hida lands some shots froms side control.
Hida taking a breather here.
Orton pushes Hida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Hida stalls from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benjiro Hida.

Hida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hida cracks Orton with a big right hand but Orton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hida working the head with strikes.
Hida working the ground and pound from side control.
Hida content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hida lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hida connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orton some visible discomfort.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Hida has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Orton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Hida stalls from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orton pushes Hida away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hida gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hida happy to just control the position for now.
Orton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benjiro Hida.

Hida takes the fight into the clinch.
Orton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hida tries a body shot but Orton blocks it.

Hida lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hida connects with a nice short shot to Orton's temple.
Hida with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton has hold of Hida's hands but Hida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hida sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Benjiro Hida has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjiro Hida dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A big left from Hida misses.
Hida wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.

Hida closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hida with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hida scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjiro Hida has got the better of the ground game so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hida is controlling him well.
Hida taking a breather here.
Hida lands some shots froms side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hida lands a nice forearm strike.
Hida controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Orton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Orton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hida is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Orton will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Orton wants to get back to his feet but Hida drags him back down.
Hida slows the pace down.
Hida has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benjiro Hida.

Hida closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Orton bucks up and tries to throw Hida off but instead Hida has got his back!
Orton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hida scores with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjiro Hida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hida lands a nice shot that snaps Orton's head back.

Hida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Orton has hold of one of Hida's legs. Hida is fighting the takedown attempt but Orton gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hida is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Benjiro Hida was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orton paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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.
Hida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hida moves into range and clinches up with Orton.
Stalling in the clinch from Hida.

Hida ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hida no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hida controlling the position.
Orton postures up in Hida's guard and throws a big left but Hida blocks it.
Hida is pulling down on Orton's head. It's preventing any offense from Orton, at least for the moment.
Hida manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Benjiro Hida hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hida looks to score with a jab to the body but Orton is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hida misses with the combination.
Benjiro Hida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hida throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjiro Hida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjiro Hida!