PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guivarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ilya Orlov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Guivarra
vs
Orlov

200 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
245 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Guivarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ilya Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Guivarra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orlov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guivarra tries to stand but Orlov is controlling his head.

Guivarra is trying to get an arm triangle but Orlov is defending well.

Guivarra is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Orlov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Guivarra tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Orlov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Orlov wants to stand up but Guivarra is controlling him.
Orlov keeping full guard, as Guivarra tries to pass.
Orlov wants to sweep but no luck.
Orlov has a closed guard, preventing Guivarra from standing up.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Guivarra wants to control from the top but Orlov keeps moving.
Orlov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guivarra is trying to maintain the position but Orlov is very close to passing his half guard.
Orlov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Guivarra trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Guivarra is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guivarra is squirming around, avoiding Orlov's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov with a couple of short strikes.
Orlov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Guivarra is working to get back to half guard.
Orlov with a couple of short strikes.
Guivarra really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Guivarra is breathing heavily.
Orlov with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guivarra is squirming around, avoiding Orlov's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guivarra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Orlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guivarra is squirming around, avoiding Orlov's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilya Orlov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Guivarra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlov in his tracks.
Orlov with a poor takedown

and Guivarra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guivarra throws a strike but Orlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Guivarra doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Guivarra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orlov trying to control but Guivarra is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilya Orlov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orlov is breathing heavily.
Guivarra looking for a sweep. Not yet Guivarra, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ilya Orlov.
Guivarra tries to clinch up.
Guivarra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orlov sprawls well. Orlov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guivarra gets slowly back to his feet.
Guivarra shoots for a takedown but Orlov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guivarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlov.
Orlov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Guivarra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guivarra pressing his opponent against the cage.
Guivarra tries to break free but Orlov pushes him back against the cage.
Guivarra fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Guivarra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guivarra tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orlov smiles and moves away.

Guivarra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orlov is trying to defend but Guivarra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Orlov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Guivarra is keen to just control but Orlov is a slippery customer.
Guivarra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orlov on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is trying to stand up here but Guivarra is controlling him well.
Guivarra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Orlov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Guivarra manages to move to mount!
Guivarra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Orlov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Guivarra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guivarra stands up from mount. Strange move.
Diego Guivarra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guivarra looks for a takedown but Orlov sprawls well.

Guivarra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlov, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Guivarra.
Guivarra wants to break free but Orlov has control.

Guivarra manages to break the clinch.
Orlov stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Guivarra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Orlov has his takedown stuffed
and Guivarra makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orlov really felt that one!
Guivarra is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Guivarra misses with a series of wild punches.
Guivarra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Guivarra has Orlov up against the cage in a clinch.
Guivarra slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guivarra just stands there and leans against the cage.
Guivarra wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orlov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Guivarra is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Orlov can't fight it off and eventually Guivarra manages to take the fight to the floor. Orlov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guivarra chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Guivarra trying to control the position from guard on top but Orlov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Orlov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guivarra controls from within his opponent's guard.
Guivarra throws a strike but Orlov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Guivarra working a defensive guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Orlov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guivarra is proving hard to escape from.
Guivarra has Orlov pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Diego Guivarra.
Guivarra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Orlov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Guivarra instigates a clinch.
Guivarra has Orlov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orlov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guivarra misses with some punches.
Guivarra is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
Guivarra tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlov avoids the damage to the body.

Guivarra has hold of one of Orlov's legs. Orlov is fighting the takedown attempt but Guivarra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Guivarra wants to get up but he can't break Orlov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guivarra landing some decent shots from guard.
Orlov controls Guivarra momentarily but Guivarra frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Guivarra stands up from Orlov's guard - Guivarra perhaps looking for a knockout.

Guivarra moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guivarra drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orlov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Guivarra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guivarra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orlov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guivarra keeps control of Orlov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Guivarra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Guivarra 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Guivarra!