PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puppy Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love has chosen Otherside by Mackemore X Ryan Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Orion
vs
Love

185 cm
33
215 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

187 cm
29
217 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Casper Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puppy Love!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion throws a nice head kick!
Love lands a body shot.
Love tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Love.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Orion does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orion shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.

Orion closes the distance and clinches.
Orion takes a shot to the head.

Orion gets control of Love's arms and successfully pulls guard. Orion will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Love is looking to work some ground and pound but Orion has wrist control.
Love landing some decent shots from guard.
Love trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Love wants to control from the top but Orion keeps moving.
Orion trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Love defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Orion working for submissions but it's allowed Love to get to half guard.
Orion wants to control but Love is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Love.
Orion wants to get back to full guard.
Love is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Orion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Love lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Love is trying to control the action in half guard but Orion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Love scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Love missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orion wants to control but Love is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Love.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Orion looking for submissions off his back.
Love thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orion's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orion actively working from the bottom here.
Love prevents Orion from improving his position.
Love sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orion defending well though.

Orion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Love pulls his head out easily.
Love scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Love's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Love's back!

Orion tightening his grip on Love, looking for the choke.

Love defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion doesn't have the hooks in and Love manages to turn into his guard.
Love passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Orion can't do much from the bottom here.
Orion is not content to let Love control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Love misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puppy Love dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Love misses with a looping right.
Love misses with a body shot.
Orion looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Love is fending him off so far but Orion persists. Nope, Love circles away and we're back to standing.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Puppy Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a looping overhand right but Orion ducks down to avoid it.
Orion moves out of range of the strikes.
Love catches Orion with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Love is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orion rather than just go for the knockout.
Love avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Love stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Love closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orion quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love working the head and body with strikes.
Orion is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Love thows a huge punch but Orion dodges it nicely.
Orion is trying to control but can't.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Love lands a nice short elbow.
Love wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orion keeps working.
Love throws a strike but Orion avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Orion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Orion is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Love has his hands clasped together but Orion extends an breaks Love's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Orion.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Casper Orion!