PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeniel Orchivik (ranked 5061 p4p, 4619 weight class) and Inaba Nobu (ranked 0 p4p, 561 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Orchivik
vs
Nobu

188 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
210
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeniel Orchivik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inaba Nobu!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nobu has his takedown stuffed
and Orchivik counters with a stiff right hand.

Orchivik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orchivik stalling against the cage.
Orchivik drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nobu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orchivik.
Nobu stops a takedown attempt from Orchivik.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeniel Orchivik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Orchivik manages to break the clinch.

Orchivik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orchivik breaks the clinch.

Orchivik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Orchivik breaks from the clinch.
Nobu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orchivik as he jumps to the side.
Nobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Nobu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nobu tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Orchivik on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orchivik tries to get out of the position.
Orchivik is trying to work for a sweep but Nobu has mounted him!
Orchivik is in a horrible position here. Nobu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobu avoids the attempt from Orchivik to control.
Orchivik is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nobu trying to control but Orchivik is having none of it.
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!
Orchivik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nobu tries to control but Orchivik wriggling away.
Orchivik is looking to improve his position but Nobu isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobu landing punches.
Nobu wants to control the pace but Orchivik is squirming around nicely.
Orchivik wants to control but Nobu is having none of it.
Nobu controlling from mount.
Nobu tries to control but Orchivik wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orchivik is trying to stand up.
Nobu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobu landing strikes from the mount and Orchivik is in trouble!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nobu with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Orchivik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Inaba Nobu dominated that round.
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.

Nobu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orchivik defends it nicely.

Orchivik is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nobu's half guard.

Nobu kicks Orchivik off and gets back to his feet.
Orchivik fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orchivik looks to land a body kick but Nobu moved away.
Orchivik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nobu is fending him off so far but Orchivik persists. Nope, Nobu circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeniel Orchivik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orchivik drags the fight down to the ground.
Nobu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orchivik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nobu throwing strikes from guard but Orchivik blocks nicely.
Orchivik keeping moving, preventing Nobu from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orchivik has a closed guard, preventing Nobu from standing up.
Orchivik looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nobu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Orchivik trying to control here.
Orchivik is trying is best to control the position here.
Orchivik tries to kick Nobu off but Nobu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Orchivik instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orchivik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Orchivik moves into the clinch.
Orchivik tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeniel Orchivik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nobu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orchivik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orchivik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nobu after a bit of a struggle.

Orchivik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orchivik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orchivik wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nobu is breathing heavily.
Orchivik tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nobu swivels and escapes.
Orchivik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nobu.
Orchivik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orchivik shoots for a double leg takedown but Nobu sprawls well. He's pushed Orchivik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Nobu with that takedown attempt.
Nobu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orchivik avoids it really well and circles away.
Orchivik drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nobu sprawls and moves away.
Nobu is looking to clinch.

Orchivik has closed the distance and engaged Nobu in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Orchivik works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orchivik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Orchivik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nobu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeniel Orchivik dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Orchivik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nobu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Orchivik counter with a right hand.
Orchivik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orchivik shoots in for a takedown but Nobu shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeniel Orchivik. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Orchivik rushes Nobu and presses him up against the cage.
Orchivik has Nobu pressed against the cage, preventing Nobu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nobu working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Orchivik manages to break the clinch.
Nobu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orchivik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orchivik cracks Nobu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nobu shoots in looking for a takedown but Orchivik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nobu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Orchivik closes the distance and clinches.
Orchivik tries to pull guard but Nobu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Orchivik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nobu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nobu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Orchivik gets a clinch.

Orchivik successfully pulls guard.
Nobu trying to control the position from guard on top but Orchivik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nobu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Orchivik controlling Nobu's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orchivik has a closed guard, preventing Nobu from standing up.
Nobu trying to control the position from guard on top but Orchivik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orchivik tries a head kick but it misses.

Orchivik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nobu, pushing him back against the cage.

Orchivik breaks the clinch.
Nobu misses with a body shot.
Orchivik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nobu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nobu tries to clinch up but Orchivik circles away and keeps his distance.
Nobu misses with a few strikes there.

Orchivik closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nobu's guard.
Orchivik wants to stand but Nobu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Orchivik trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orchivik slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Inaba Nobu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orchivik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nobu's guard.
Orchivik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nobu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeniel Orchivik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orchivik has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeniel Orchivik!