PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chino's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Legend Killer. Orton has chosen Voices as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Randy Orton struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Alpa Chino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chino
vs
Orton

169 cm
26
157 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

194 cm
33
185 lbs
21 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alpa Chino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino dives in and grabs Orton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes down on Chino's head and hops out.
Orton misses with a body shot.
Orton scores with a jab. Chino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton takes a swing at Chino's ribcage but misses.
Chino misses with a takedown attempt - Orton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orton tries to avoid it but Chino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orton to the ground. Orton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alpa Chino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orton with a hook.
Orton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orton scores with a hook to the body. Chino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orton is looking to score with low kicks.
Orton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orton tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino slips under a jab.
Orton stuffs the takedown attempt from Chino. Chino gets slowly back to his feet.
Chino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Chino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Orton misses the target.
Chino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orton sprawls well. Orton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chino gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton scores with the left hand. Chino knows he should have avoided that one.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch but Chino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton cracks Chino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orton misses with a leg kick

and Chino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Orton's guard now.
Chino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino passes into half guard.
Chino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Chino connects with a nice short shot to Orton's temple.
Orton controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Chino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chino.
Orton is not content to let Chino control the position.
Chino throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
Chino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chino is thwarting Orton's attempts to control the position.
Chino is pressing down on Orton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orton is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is not content to let Chino control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chino checks a low kick from Orton.
Orton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chino shoots in for a double leg but Orton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chino fails with a takedown attempt.
Chino swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orton.
Orton tries to clinch but Chino is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alpa Chino will probably get the nod.
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.

Chino misses with a takedown attempt - Orton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chino drives through with a takedown into Orton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chino throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Chino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Orton holds on and takes a little breather.
Chino trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chino here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to hold Chino in close to prevent damage but Chino has managed to pass into half guard.
Chino is trying to control the action in half guard but Orton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chino is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chino scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Chino connects with a nice short shot to Orton's temple.
Orton is refusing to be controlled, as Chino sits in half guard.

Chino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chino.
Chino is nestled in close to Orton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Chino seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control but Chino postures up.
Alpa Chino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton is staying active underneath Chino, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Chino is trying to work for a kimura but Orton is defending well.
Chino wants to free his trapped foot but Orton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chino thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.

Chino seems to be working for a kimura but Orton defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Orton with the active half guard here but Chino passes nicely into side control.
Chino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton wants to control but Chino postures up.
Chino throws an elbow but Orton slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alpa Chino dominated that second round.
That's time! Chino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Orton lands a nice hook to Chino's body. Chino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chino scores with a shot to the body.
Orton throws a hook to the side of Chino's head but Chino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chino misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Orton misses the target.
Orton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chino slips under a jab from Orton.
Orton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Chino.

Chino shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orton is trying to defend but Chino finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Orton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chino throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton working a defensive guard here.
Chino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chino wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Chino from controlling successfully.
Chino is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.
Chino has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Orton is trying to keep Chino in close.
Chino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Chino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Orton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chino has managed to get both his arms back between Orton's legs - danger averted.
Chino trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chino wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chino's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Chino from controlling successfully.
Chino slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chino trying to control the position but Orton is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alpa Chino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino!
Alpa Chino decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.