PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mate Orsic (ranked 587 p4p, 419 weight class) and Raimundo Forza (ranked 84 p4p, 62 weight class). Orsic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KRS One - Rappaz R. N. Dainja. Forza has chosen Preciso me Encontrar as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Raimundo Forza enters the cage!

Orsic
vs
Forza

185 cm
39
170
23 - 12 - 1

174 cm
26
163
8 - 2 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mate Orsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Raimundo Forza!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Forza counters with a nice uppercut.
Orsic catches Forza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orsic misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Forza releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Orsic misses its intended target.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orsic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orsic fails to land with a series of punches.
Forza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orsic avoids the body shot from Forza.
Orsic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mike Jones MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Forza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orsic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Forza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsic.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Forza! But no joy.

Orsic drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Forza holds on and takes a little breather.
Forza working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forza controlling the position.
Orsic wants to pass the guard but Forza is keeping the position.
Forza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Forza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orsic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Forza.
Orsic wants to get back to full guard.
Orsic is working hard here to advance position.
Orsic is concentrating on defense, preventing Forza from advancing position.
Forza looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Forza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orsic sees it coming and defends easily.
Orsic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Forza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Forza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orsic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Orsic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Forza wants to stand up but Orsic is controlling the position.
Orsic manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Orsic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Forza passes into half guard.
Forza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orsic keeps working.

Orsic looking for submissions off his back.
Forza wants to free his trapped foot but Orsic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orsic tries to roll over but Forza keeps him under control.
Orsic gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Forza trying to control the position from guard on top but Orsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orsic lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Orsic throwing strikes from guard but Forza blocks nicely.
Orsic preventing the sweep.
Forza is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orsic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orsic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orsic pushes down on Forza's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Forza is looking to control Orsic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Forza avoid being mounted?
Orsic working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mate Orsic 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.

Orsic lands a body shot.
Orsic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Forza throws an overhand right that lands on Orsic's shoulder, as Orsic tries to avoid the shot.
Orsic throws a good cross that connects.
Orsic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Forza missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forza.
Forza lands a slapping body shot.
Forza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orsic duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forza throws a hook but Orsic blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forza misses with a looping right.
Forza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Forza missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forza lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raimundo Forza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsic clobbers Forza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Forza lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Forza misses.
Orsic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Forza blocks a jab.
Forza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Forza.
Orsic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forza.
Orsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Forza is just out of range.
Orsic slips under a jab from Forza.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forza swats away the attempt to clinch by Orsic.
Forza avoids the body shot from Orsic.
Forza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Orsic misses.
Forza throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orsic.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orsic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forza can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Orsic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orsic slips a straight right by Forza.
Forza throws out a powerful jab.
Orsic is looking to clinch but Forza is avoiding it.
Forza looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mate Orsic is winning the standup battle so far.
Forza looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsic was well out of range. Poor timing from Forza.
Orsic jabs Forza right on the nose. Forza blinks but takes it well.
Forza fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orsic misses with a two punch combination.
Forza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orsic.
Forza let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Orsic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Orsic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Forza's guard.
Forza trying to hold on to Orsic's head to control him but Orsic postures up.
Mate Orsic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orsic working Forza over with strikes.
Orsic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Forza felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Orsic working Forza over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forza works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forza keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Orsic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forza trying to keep a closed guard but Orsic is proving a slippery customer.
Orsic wants to control from the top but Forza keeps moving.
Orsic lands a couple of elbows.
Orsic trying to control but Forza is working from the bottom.
Orsic throws a big elbow that misses.
Orsic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orsic with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mate Orsic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A combination from Orsic does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forza. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forza staying out of range there.
Orsic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Forza looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Forza throws a shot from downtown. Orsic moves away and avoids it.
Orsic moves out of range of the leg kick from Forza.
Orsic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Forza defending well as Orsic loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Orsic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orsic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Forza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orsic.
Forza throws an off balance right hand
and Orsic counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Orsic misses
and Forza counters with a nice uppercut.
Orsic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Forza tries to clinch but Orsic moves out of range.
Good shot there by Forza.
Forza misses with a lunging right hand
and Orsic counters with a two punch combo.
Orsic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forza.
Forza misses with a leg kick.
Orsic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forza stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forza avoids the body shot from Orsic.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic throws a shot from downtown. Forza moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Forza was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orsic jabs Forza right on the nose. Forza blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic shoots in looking for a takedown but Forza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orsic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raimundo Forza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forza lands a right hook to the body.
Forza cracks Orsic with an open hand slap.

Orsic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Orsic lands in his opponent's guard.
Forza controlling Orsic's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forza looking to control.
Orsic stopping the sweep attempt from Forza.
Orsic pushing down on Forza's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Orsic working Forza over with strikes.
Forza is pressing down on Orsic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orsic wants to control from the top but Forza keeps moving.
Orsic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Orsic working away.

Orsic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Forza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orsic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mate Orsic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic works to advance to full mount. Forza defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Orsic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Forza is looking to escape.
Forza can't escape the position.
Orsic landing strikes from the mount and Forza is in trouble!
Forza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orsic trying to control but Forza is having none of it.
Forza tries to lock up and control but Orsic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Forza is trying to escape the mount.
Orsic landing shots from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mate Orsic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orsic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mate Orsic!
A relieved looking Mate Orsic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.