PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guido Fawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Orellana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fawkes comes to the cage accompanied by O fortuna. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fawkes
vs
Orellana

190 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guido Fawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Orellana!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawkes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orellana looks to land a combination but Fawkes avoids it well.
Orellana lands a nice hook to Fawkes's body. Fawkes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orellana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orellana throws a good cross that connects.
Monty Orellana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fawkes dives in and grabs Orellana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orellana pushes down on Fawkes's head and hops out.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orellana.
Orellana cracks the inside of Fawkes's front leg.
Fawkes throws a body shot but no joy.
Orellana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fawkes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orellana lands a leg kick that knocks Fawkes off balance momentarily.
Fawkes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orellana.
Orellana tries to clinch but Fawkes is having none of it.
Orellana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fawkes was well out of range. Poor timing from Orellana.
Orellana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fawkes manages to avoid it.
Orellana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fawkes.
Fawkes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orellana can pounce on him.
Orellana throws a hook but Fawkes avoids it easily.

Orellana has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fawkes.
Fawkes is looking for a takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Orellana has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Fawkes has had enough of the clinch but Orellana keeps him there for the moment.

Fawkes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fawkes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fawkes blocks a leg kick.
Orellana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orellana swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fawkes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orellana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fawkes.
Fawkes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orellana. Orellana obviously looking to wear him down.
Fawkes tries a head kick but it misses.

Fawkes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Orellana!

Orellana bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Monty Orellana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orellana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fawkes.
Orellana throws out a powerful jab.
Fawkes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fawkes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orellana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fawkes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orellana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Fawkes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orellana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Fawkes.
Orellana is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fawkes is breathing heavily.

Orellana has managed to clinch.
Fawkes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fawkes is trying to force a seperation but Orellana has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes misses with a punch to the body.
Fawkes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Fawkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fawkes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orellana. Orellana obviously looking to wear him down.
Fawkes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orellana.
An inside leg kick lands from Orellana.
Orellana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Orellana does no damage.
Orellana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fawkes cracks the inside of Orellana's front leg.
Orellana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Monty Orellana has been cut.
Fawkes connects with a solid leg kick.
Fawkes scores with a spinning back kick!
Fawkes throws a low kick but Orellana moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fawkes has Orellana up against the cage in a clinch.
Orellana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fawkes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orellana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fawkes is looking to break free of the clinch but Orellana has double underhooks.
Orellana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fawkes missing with knees to the body.
Fawkes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fawkes misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Orellana.
Orellana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fawkes is defending well for now.
Orellana landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Fawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monty Orellana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Monty Orellana's cut.
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.

Fawkes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orellana scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orellana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fawkes has time to react.
Orellana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fawkes throws a low kick but Orellana moves out of range easily.
Orellana with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orellana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orellana. That's going to slow Fawkes down.

Orellana drives through and clinches with Fawkes against the cage.
Orellana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orellana.

It looks like Guido Fawkes has been cut.
Orellana missing with knees to the body.
Orellana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Fawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fawkes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fawkes is trying to stall.
Orellana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fawkes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fawkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orellana fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fawkes.
Orellana fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fawkes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fawkes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orellana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Orellana is looking to slow Fawkes down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Orellana. That snapped Fawkes's head back.
Orellana looks for the body kick but Fawkes saw that one coming.
Fawkes fails with an attempt to clinch.

Orellana clinches up with Fawkes and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fawkes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fawkes tries to land knees in the clinch but Orellana avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fawkes tries to stall but Orellana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fawkes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orellana has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fawkes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Fawkes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orellana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orellana scores with a hook to the body. Fawkes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fawkes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Orellana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orellana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orellana moves out of range of the body kick from Fawkes.
A jab from Orellana finds it's way through Fawkes's defenses.
Orellana works Fawkes's body with a nice hook.
Orellana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orellana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guido Fawkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orellana moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orellana scores with a body shot.
Orellana feints a jab promting Fawkes to slip. Orellana then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fawkes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Orellana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fawkes rather than just go for the knockout.
Orellana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orellana scores with a leg kick.
Orellana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fawkes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Orellana moves into the clinch successfully.
Orellana misses with a knee strike.
Fawkes trying to land knees to the body.
Fawkes effectively controlling the action here.

Fawkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orellana lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Fawkes.
Orellana lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fawkes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orellana lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Orellana does it's job there.
Fawkes shoots for a double leg takedown but Orellana sprawls well. He's pushed Fawkes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orellana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Orellana clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orellana landing knees to the head.
Monty Orellana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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!
Fawkes is trying to push Orellana away but Orellana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orellana scores with a knee to the head.
Fawkes is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orellana is defending well.
Orellana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orellana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fawkes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orellana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fawkes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Orellana.
A knee to the head by Orellana.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orellana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fawkes is rocked!
Orellana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Fawkes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orellana scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fawkes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fawkes tries to break the clinch but Orellana is controlling the position.
Orellana connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Monty Orellana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Orellana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fawkes. That did some damage!
Orellana steps in with a hook that catches Fawkes right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Orellana follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fawkes looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Orellana!
Monty Orellana decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.