PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Kubica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kubica
vs
Orochi

225 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
216 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Gilop®
Wolfpack Threadz

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Kubica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi ducks right into an uppercut from Kubica.
Kubica is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Kubica moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Kubica both land. Nice combination.
Kubica misses with a double jab.
Kubica lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kubica.
Kubica tries to bum rush Orochi with a series of wild strikes but Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kubica throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses.
Kubica bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orochi's head backwards.
Orochi cracks the inside of Kubica's front leg.
Orochi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kubica lands a slapping body shot.
Kubica cracks Orochi with a good jab.
Orochi moves in looking to clinch but Kubica pushes him off.
Orochi lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kubica circles away quickly and effectively.

Orochi closes the distance and clinches.
Kubica is working Orochi over against the cage.
Kubica tries a body shot but Orochi blocks it.
Nice body punch from Orochi.
Orochi pushes Kubica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orochi effectively controlling the action here.
Orochi gets through Kubica's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kubica misses with some punches.
Orochi blocking some punches.
Orochi blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kubica throws an elbow but misses.
Orochi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Orochi.
Kubica is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Kubica.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orochi has Kubica pressed against the cage, preventing Kubica from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kubica is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kubica slips a jab from Orochi.
Orochi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orochi wants to slow Kubica down by chopping away at his legs.
Orochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orochi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubica.
Kubica staying out of range there.
Doppo Orochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi tries to clinch there but Kubica circles away.
Kubica really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kubica tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubica.
Orochi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses
and Kubica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orochi thumps Kubica with a low kick.
Kubica tries to bum rush Orochi with a series of wild strikes but Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kubica looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Kubica lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubica scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kubica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orochi.
Kubica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orochi.
Orochi wants to land a leg kick but Kubica is out of range.
Orochi throws a head kick but Kubica moves out of range.
Orochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orochi lands a body shot.
Orochi connects with a solid leg kick.
Orochi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Kubica moves out of range easily.
Orochi throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Kimi Kubica has been cut.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Orochi.
Orochi lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubica throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Orochi clinches up against the cage.
Kubica doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kubica scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kubica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kubica tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Orochi manages to break the clinch.
Kubica misses with a wild body shot.
Orochi thumps Kubica with a low kick.
Kubica is looking to wear down Orochi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kubica takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orochi is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kubica slips a jab from Orochi.
Kubica is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kubica avoids the head kick by Orochi.
Kubica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimi Kubica's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Orochi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kubica misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Orochi misses its intended target.
Jab from Orochi.
Kubica throws a lazy right hand but Orochi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orochi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kubica checks the leg kick.
Orochi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kubica swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kubica misses.
Kubica bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orochi's head backwards.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kubica moves out of range as Orochi throws a body kick.
Orochi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Orochi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orochi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Kubica moves out of range easily.
Kubica connects with a body shot that sends Orochi's belly button to the back.
Kubica bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kubica just misses with a punch to the body.
Orochi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orochi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Kubica as he checks the leg kick.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kubica misses the shot to the body.
Kubica swings for the body but Orochi moves out of range.
Kubica lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kubica checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubica scores with a nice head shot.
Kubica scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orochi.
Orochi thumps Kubica with a low kick.
Kubica fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orochi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kubica tests Orochi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orochi lands with a nice combination. Kubica backs away looking to recover.
Kubica avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kubica jabs Orochi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orochi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubica manages to avoid it.
Orochi fails to land with a series of punches.
Orochi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubica.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubica blocks a leg kick.
Kubica scores with a jab. Orochi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orochi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orochi duly obliges.
Orochi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubica.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orochi.
Orochi avoids the body shot from Kubica.
Kubica scores with a body shot.
Jab from Kubica.
Orochi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kubica scores with a hook to the body. Orochi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orochi throws a big shot that misses.
Orochi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orochi throws a low kick, looking for Kubica's leg but Kubica calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kubica throws a shot from downtown. Orochi moves away and avoids it.
Orochi misses with the body kick
and Kubica counters with a nice body shot.
Orochi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kubica ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kubica blocks a head kick by Orochi.
Orochi is breathing heavily.
Orochi takes a swing at Kubica's ribcage but misses.
Orochi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orochi loads up on a big right hand but Kubica slips the punch.
Kubica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orochi connects with a solid leg kick.
Orochi throws a hook but Kubica avoids it easily.
Orochi throws a sloppy head kick and Kubica moves out of range easily.
Orochi tries to clinch but Kubica moves out of range.
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 Kimi Kubica will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimi Kubica's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A left lands for Kubica.
Orochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubica was well out of range. Poor timing from Orochi.
Orochi tries a head kick but it misses.
Orochi misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubica.
Kubica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doppo Orochi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orochi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orochi looks to land a right hand but Kubica moved out of range.
Kubica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
Kubica is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orochi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kubica.
Kubica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orochi.
Orochi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orochi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kubica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kubica to counter with a crisp jab.
Kubica misses with a body shot.
Kubica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orochi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orochi.
Orochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kubica uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orochi tries to clinch but Kubica is having none of it.
Orochi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kubica misses with a straight left.

Kubica gets tackled into the cage by Orochi. Orochi maintains the clinch.
Orochi blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Orochi.
Orochi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orochi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kubica throws an elbow that misses.

Orochi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orochi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kubica is out of range.
Orochi throws a low kick but Kubica moves out of range easily.
Orochi takes a swing at Kubica's ribcage but misses.
Orochi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kubica smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orochi connects with a high kick.
Donk. Kubica catches Orochi right on the button with a cross.
Kubica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kubica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kubica fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orochi manages to avoid it.
Orochi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubica.
Orochi throws a head kick but Kubica moves out of range.
Kubica throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orochi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kubica manages to avoid it.
Orochi avoids the body shot from Kubica.
Kubica misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kubica as he connects with a hook.
Orochi swings for the body but Kubica moves out of range.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kubica checks a leg kick.
Kubica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orochi.
Orochi throws a leg kick
and Kubica counters with a series of strikes. Orochi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kubica stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kubica slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orochi throws a front kick aimed at Kubica's knee but Kubica avoids it well.
Kubica lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orochi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Orochi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orochi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orochi throws out a leg kick but Kubica moves out of range and Orochi only half commits.
Orochi is looking to clinch.
Orochi tries to land a leg kick but Kubica saw it coming and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doppo Orochi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orochi 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doppo Orochi!
During a confident post fight interview, Doppo Orochi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.