PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Reid (ranked 883 p4p, 123 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 1491 p4p, 206 weight class). Cole Orion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Reid
vs
Orion

188 cm
33
178 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

184 cm
38
185 lbs
36 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

UnderGround Supplements
KAISER

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 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hamish Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orion misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orion circles away quickly and effectively.
Reid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Reid moved out of range nicely.
Orion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orion sizes up Reid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orion misses with a hook.
Reid throws a quick counter head kick but Orion was just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reid.
Good leg kick by Reid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Reid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Orion lands a hook that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Orion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Orion misses with a body punch.
Reid blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orion.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion being controlled against the cage.
Orion misses with some punches.
Reid tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Reid back against the cage.
Reid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
Reid lands with a right to the head.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reid takes a shot to the head.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Orion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reid's efforts to push away.
Reid works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Reid stalling.
Orion misses with some punches.
Reid blocks an uppercut.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reid lands a body shot.
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!

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reid connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Reid drives through and clinches with Orion against the cage.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reid on the side of the head.
Reid lunges at Orion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orion's hand.
Reid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Orion.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Reid.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orion misses with some punches.

Reid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reid moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Orion.
Orion misses with the head strike.

Reid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orion lands a really nice looking cross but Reid seems unphased.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Reid's head but Reid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid slips under a jab from Orion.
Orion missing with a left hand there. Reid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orion's corner calls for a 1-2. Orion obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Reid is rocked!

Reid has Orion up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reid.
A head punch on the inside from Reid fails to land.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid seems to have got his legs back now.
Reid trying to stall but Orion improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid is looking to control Orion's arms but Orion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reid has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reid lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Orion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orion throws a hook but Reid blocks it.
Orion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reid's head backwards.
Reid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Reid throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Orion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Reid closes the distance and pushes Orion back into the cage.
Reid wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid swings wildly with an uppercut but Orion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Reid.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion scores with a punch to the head.
Reid is looking to clinch but Orion is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orion keeps the fight on the outside.
Orion misses with a hook. Reid ducked under it nicely.
Reid tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid just leaning against Orion, taking a breather.
Cole Orion seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion working aggressively here.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Reid.

Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reid scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Orion misses.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reid lands with an uppercut that bounces Orion off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
As Orion backs away, Reid returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reid circles away quickly and effectively.
Orion lands a nice shot that snaps Reid's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orion misses with a straight right.

Reid lands a big right hand that sends Orion crashing to the mat! Reid stays standing though and waves Orion back to his feet!

Orion is rocked!
Orion is breathing heavily.
BOOM! Reid lands a beautiful left hook that drops Orion. Orion tries to recover but Reid is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Orion lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamish Reid!