PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Owen Orwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Dancing Buddha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orwell comes to the cage accompanied by Nuclear. The Dancing Buddha has chosen Zorba Time as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zorba The Dancing Buddha enters the cage!

Orwell
vs
The Dancing Buddha

186 cm
29
209 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Owen Orwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orwell fails with the takedown.

The Dancing Buddha gets caught napping as Orwell dives in and scores a takedown. The Dancing Buddha manages to retain guard.
Orwell trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dancing Buddha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Dancing Buddha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orwell throws a strike but The Dancing Buddha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The Dancing Buddha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orwell is trying to control the position but The Dancing Buddha postures up.
Orwell keeping full guard, as The Dancing Buddha tries to pass.

Orwell looking for a guillotine here but The Dancing Buddha defends easily.
Orwell is trying to keep The Dancing Buddha in close.
The Dancing Buddha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orwell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Dancing Buddha looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orwell is looking for a triangle but The Dancing Buddha pushes his legs off easily.

Orwell is looking for a triangle but The Dancing Buddha pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is stalling in the full guard.
The Dancing Buddha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Orwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Orwell has an active guard here but The Dancing Buddha has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Dancing Buddha in particular looking to stall.
The Dancing Buddha passes into side control, despite Orwell's attempt to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Orwell is trying to improve his position.
Orwell is not content to let The Dancing Buddha control the position.
The Dancing Buddha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Orwell.
You can see the frustration on Orwell's face as The Dancing Buddha controls the position.
The Dancing Buddha working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the action but Orwell is working from the bottom.
Orwell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorba The Dancing Buddha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Dancing Buddha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orwell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by The Dancing Buddha.

Orwell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Orwell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Orwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Dancing Buddha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Dancing Buddha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orwell throwing shots but The Dancing Buddha is blocking nicely.
The Dancing Buddha landing a few short strikes.
Orwell looks to land a strike but The Dancing Buddha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Dancing Buddha keeping moving, preventing Orwell from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at River's Edge Gym, LOP inform us that The Dancing Buddha has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The Dancing Buddha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orwell manages to get himself to full guard.

The Dancing Buddha would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Orwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Dancing Buddha slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The Dancing Buddha throws a big elbow that misses.
The Dancing Buddha trying to control the position from guard on top but Orwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dancing Buddha is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The Dancing Buddha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orwell has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. The Dancing Buddha is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Orwell.
The Dancing Buddha in side control lands a decent elbow.
Orwell is trying to get back to half guard.
The Dancing Buddha working away.
The Dancing Buddha in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Orwell is looking to reverse the position.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The Dancing Buddha is staying tight to Orwell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Orwell tries to improve position but can't.
The Dancing Buddha working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha is chipping away with strikes.
Zorba The Dancing Buddha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orwell is being controlled here.
Orwell is trying to control The Dancing Buddha's posture but The Dancing Buddha avoids it.
The Dancing Buddha looks up at the clock and then as Orwell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, The Dancing Buddha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by The Dancing Buddha.
Orwell parries the strikes from The Dancing Buddha easily there. The Dancing Buddha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orwell to escape.
The Dancing Buddha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orwell is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks The Dancing Buddha politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Dancing Buddha prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Dancing Buddha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorba The Dancing Buddha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Orwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dancing Buddha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orwell shoots for a takedown but The Dancing Buddha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Dancing Buddha misses with a left hand

and Orwell counters with a shoot takedown. The Dancing Buddha fights it but they end up in guard.
The Dancing Buddha wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Orwell trying to control but The Dancing Buddha is working from the bottom.
Orwell preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orwell has gone for a leg lock! The Dancing Buddha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Orwell's guard.

The Dancing Buddha is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Dancing Buddha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Orwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Dancing Buddha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Dancing Buddha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orwell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Dancing Buddha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Orwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Dancing Buddha defends it easily.
The Dancing Buddha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The Dancing Buddha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orwell.
Owen Orwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orwell walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dancing Buddha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orwell in his tracks.
The Dancing Buddha lands with a straight right. Orwell didn't see that one coming.
Orwell tries for a takedown but The Dancing Buddha circles away easily
and Orwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Orwell is rocked!
The Dancing Buddha drops Orwell with a huge uppercut! Orwell drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. The Dancing Buddha is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zorba The Dancing Buddha!
A very excited looking Zorba The Dancing Buddha made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.