PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pascual Orozco (ranked 6011 p4p, 3054 weight class) and Boris Klenchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orozco has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Pascual Orozco has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Orozco
vs
Klenchko

195 cm
18
274
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pascual Orozco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boris Klenchko!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Orozco enables Klenchko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Orozco manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klenchko landing with the ground and pound.
Orozco is breathing heavily.
Klenchko 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.
Klenchko works over Orozco with some ground and pound from guard.
Klenchko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orozco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Klenchko controls the pace.
Klenchko stands and throws Orozco's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klenchko lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klenchko working the head and body with strikes.
Klenchko grinds an elbow into Orozco's temple.

Klenchko is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Orozco looks calm but he's in trouble here. Klenchko gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Orozco is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Klenchko lets go of the hold and Orozco can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boris Klenchko!