PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Orel (ranked 2138 p4p, 3457 weight class) and Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 273 p4p, 442 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Orel
vs
Bainbridge

195 cm
22
205
8 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
206
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

HELLBENT

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel shoots and misses
and Bainbridge counters with a head kick. That will keep Orel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bainbridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bainbridge wants it to stay on the feet.
Bainbridge bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bainbridge connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Orel. Beautiful body shot.
Orel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orel looks for a takedown but Bainbridge sprawls well.
Bainbridge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Orel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orel lands with an overhand left.
Orel has been working on his balance at Brloh, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bainbridge.
Orel misses with an uppercut
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.
Orel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bainbridge lands a slapping body shot.
Bainbridge needs to keep his hands up - Orel had a free shot at his head there.
Orel throws a jab when Bainbridge was well out of range.
Bainbridge throws a counter combo.
Bainbridge scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Orel misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge ducks under a wild hook from Orel.
Orel takes a swing at Bainbridge's ribcage but misses.
Bainbridge works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Bainbridge drives through and clinches with Orel against the cage.

Orel breaks from the clinch.
Orel misses the shot to the body.
Orel shoots in for a takedown but Bainbridge shows good takedown defense.
Bainbridge blocks a jab.
Orel lands a nice shot that snaps Bainbridge's head back.
Nice defenses there by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge tries a quick counter leg kick but Orel is wise to it.
Orel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bainbridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bainbridge moves out of range as Orel strikes.
Orel checks the leg kick.
Orel misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orel fails to land with a series of punches.
Bainbridge moves forwards but Orel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bainbridge scores with a jab. Orel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orel misses with a hook
and Bainbridge counters with a nice uppercut.

Orel is rocked!
Orel misses with an uppercut.
Bainbridge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bainbridge drops Orel with a big left hand! Orel is injured, injured bad! Bainbridge jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Bainbridge!