PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Bainbridge (ranked 174 p4p, 866 weight class) and Adam Orel (ranked 29 p4p, 137 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bainbridge
vs
Orel

185 cm
28
206
13 - 7 - 1

195 cm
28
205
17 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartholomew Bainbridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Orel!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Orel.
Orel staying out of range there.
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
Orel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Orel duly obliges.

Bainbridge closes the distance and clinches.
Bainbridge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orel blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Bainbridge.
Orel misses with a punch to the body.
Orel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bainbridge's elbow.
Bainbridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bainbridge blocks an uppercut.
Orel trying to land knees to the body.
Bainbridge blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bainbridge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Orel prevents it.
Bainbridge blocks an uppercut.
Bainbridge misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bainbridge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orel blocking some punches.
Orel tries to land a knee to the head but Bainbridge blocks with his arms.
Bainbridge can't find room to land a body shot as Orel controls the action.
Bainbridge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orel or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orel.
Bainbridge lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orel or not.
Bainbridge prevents a body shot from Orel.
Orel lands with a short shot to the head.
Bainbridge lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bainbridge.

Bainbridge gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel is trying to stand back up but Bainbridge is controlling him
Bainbridge is keen to just control but Orel is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge drops an elbow to the side of Orel's head.
Bainbridge winds up and cracks Orel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Orel wants to get back to his feet.
Bainbridge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Orel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bainbridge working Orel over with strikes.
Bainbridge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bainbridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orel is staying active underneath Bainbridge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bainbridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bainbridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bainbridge thows a huge punch but Orel dodges it nicely.
Bainbridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orel is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bainbridge connects with a nice short shot to Orel's temple.
Orel tries to kick Bainbridge off but Bainbridge keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Orel won't allow Bainbridge to pass to mount.
Orel pushes Bainbridge off looking to stand but Bainbridge dives back in and keeps control.
Bainbridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bainbridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bainbridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bainbridge scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bainbridge throwing shots but Orel is blocking nicely.
Orel is looking to escape.
Orel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bainbridge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bainbridge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bainbridge is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bainbridge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Orel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Orel pushes Bainbridge off looking to stand but Bainbridge dives back in and keeps control.
Bainbridge thows a huge punch but Orel dodges it nicely.
Orel wants to get back to his feet.
Bainbridge throwing shots but Orel is blocking nicely.
Orel is looking to get back to is feet but Bainbridge passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartholomew Bainbridge dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Orel with a hook.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adam Orel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bainbridge.
Bainbridge blocks a jab.
A big right from Orel misses.
Orel scores with a punch to the head.
Bainbridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Orel counter with a right hand.
Bainbridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orel lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bainbridge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Bainbridge was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Orel misses with a hook. Bainbridge ducked under it nicely.
Orel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bainbridge.
Orel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adam Orel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bainbridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bainbridge seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adam Orel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orel throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.

Bainbridge gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orel fails to land.
Bainbridge misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orel has Bainbridge pressed against the cage.
Orel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bainbridge makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bainbridge goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bainbridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bainbridge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bainbridge wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bainbridge has a couple of punches blocked by Orel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bartholomew Bainbridge has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bainbridge swings wildly with an uppercut but Orel uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bainbridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bainbridge slips under a jab.
Bainbridge throwing a counter right hand but Orel manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orel throws a jab when Bainbridge was well out of range.
Orel throws a right and a left that Bainbridge avoids nicely.
Bainbridge lands a body shot.
Orel 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.
Bainbridge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orel moves away.
Bainbridge cracks Orel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bainbridge thumps Orel with a low kick.
Orel scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel scores with a hook to the body. Bainbridge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bainbridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orel.
Bainbridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Orel circles away.
Bainbridge swings for the body but Orel moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Orel - just one landing.
Orel throws a sloppy body shot
and Bainbridge counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.

Orel is rocked!
Orel throws a good cross that connects.
Orel looks to land a left hand but Bainbridge moved out of range nicely.
Bainbridge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bainbridge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bainbridge. Orel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orel misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bainbridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orel.
Orel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orel just misses with a punch to the body.
Bainbridge walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orel. Bainbridge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bainbridge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bainbridge drops Orel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Orel looks back up at him and smiles so Bainbridge waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Orel is still on wobbly legs! Can Bainbridge finish him?
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
Orel misses with a looping right.
Orel seems to have recovered his senses.
Bainbridge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bainbridge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orel throws a combination that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bartholomew Bainbridge will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Orel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orel lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Bainbridge catches Orel right on the button with a cross.
Bainbridge throws a leg kick which misses Orel's front leg but catches the back leg as Orel tries to avoid it.
Orel misses with a straight right.
As Orel backs away, Bainbridge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bainbridge counters with a stiff right hand.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Orel enables Bainbridge to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Orel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bainbridge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bainbridge content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bainbridge wants to control from the top but Orel keeps moving.
Bainbridge throwing strikes but missing.
Bainbridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Orel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orel is looking to stand up but Bainbridge isn't so interested in that idea.
Bainbridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge prevents Orel from getting back to his feet.
Bainbridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bainbridge is controlling him.
Bainbridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Orel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orel wants to stand up but Bainbridge is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Orel throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Bainbridge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bainbridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bainbridge misses with a wild body shot.
Bainbridge staying out of range there.
Orel misses with a wild combination.
Orel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bainbridge moves away.
Orel throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
Bainbridge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bainbridge slips under a jab from Orel.
Orel loads up on a big right hand but Bainbridge slips the punch.
Bainbridge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orel misses with a straight right.
Orel throws a good cross that connects.
Bainbridge takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bartholomew Bainbridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orel throws a hook to the side of Bainbridge's head but Bainbridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bainbridge.
Orel throws an off balance right hand
and Bainbridge counters with a one-two to the body.
Orel avoids the body shot from Bainbridge.
Bainbridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bainbridge throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Orel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bainbridge.
Bainbridge is looking to counter punch.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Bainbridge misses its target.
Orel misses with a hook. Bainbridge ducked under it nicely.
Bainbridge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orel throws a combination that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orel throws a right hand that misses
and Bainbridge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orel throws a hook to the side of Bainbridge's head but Bainbridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bainbridge counters with a right hand to the body.
Orel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orel swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Bainbridge counter with a right hand.
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!
Orel loads up on a big right hand but Bainbridge slips the punch.
Orel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bainbridge counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orel throws the left hand but Bainbridge avoids the punch easily.
Orel throws an overhand right that lands on Bainbridge's shoulder, as Bainbridge tries to avoid the shot.
Adam Orel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orel throws out a loose jab but Bainbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bainbridge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orel in his tracks.
Orel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bainbridge.
Orel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bainbridge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bartholomew Bainbridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bainbridge, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Bainbridge!
Bartholomew Bainbridge thanked the fans post fight for their support.