PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Orndorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orndorf comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies - Drowning Pool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orndorf
vs
Bueno

183 cm
21
202 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Heavy handed

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Orndorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taco Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orndorf lands with a hook. Bueno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bueno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bueno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orndorf misses with a few strikes there.
Orndorf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bueno throws out the jab.
Orndorf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orndorf throws a leg kick but Bueno moved away.
Orndorf looks to land a left hand but Bueno moved out of range nicely.
Orndorf throws a series of strikes that have Bueno backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Bueno darts in and clinches Orndorf up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Orndorf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bueno is defending well for now.
Bueno is working for takedown but Orndorf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orndorf misses with a punch to the body.

Orndorf breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bueno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orndorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueno is just out of range.
Orndorf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orndorf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orndorf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Orndorf instigates a clinch.
Bueno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bueno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bueno keeps control of Orndorf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bueno avoids the elbow strike from Orndorf, against the cage.

Bueno pulls Orndorf into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bueno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orndorf's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno advances position into side control!
Bueno wants to control but Orndorf is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orndorf kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Orndorf avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bueno.
Bueno is looking to take a break and control but Orndorf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bueno scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueno lands a few punches from side control.
Orndorf on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bueno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bueno sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orndorf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Bueno looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bueno scores with punches from side control.
Orndorf takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bueno has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bueno working the ground and pound but Orndorf is defending the strikes.
Bueno creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Bueno.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueno cracks Orndorf with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scoring with punches and elbows.

Bueno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Orndorf takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Orndorf is trying to improve his position.
Bueno misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orndorf is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Orndorf being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taco Bueno dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Orndorf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orndorf throws a series of punches but Bueno moves out of range.

Bueno pushes Orndorf up against the cage in a clinch.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Orndorf avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Orndorf struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueno controls his hands.
Orndorf tries a body shot but Bueno blocks it.
Orndorf tries to circle away but Bueno has him pinned against the cage.
Bueno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno blocks a body shot from Orndorf.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bueno has Orndorf pressed against the cage, preventing Orndorf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orndorf's elbow.

Bueno pulls Orndorf into guard.
Bueno pulls Orndorf in to control the position.
Bueno manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
A nice elbow there by Bueno.
Bueno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bueno lands with some strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno unloading with bombs!

Orndorf is rocked!
Orndorf wants to control but Bueno is having none of it.
Bueno loads up with a big shot that hurts Orndorf! He's pulled Bueno in close but Bueno has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Orndorf survive? More strikes from Bueno and Orndorf is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Taco Bueno!