PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden ORielly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Randy Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Orton
vs
ORielly

201 cm
34
226 lbs
27 - 11 - 2

180 cm
43
241 lbs
41 - 23 - 1

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Great elbows
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden ORielly!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ORielly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orton.
ORielly leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton backing away here, and ORielly unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
ORielly checks a low kick from Orton.
ORielly tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orton defending well as ORielly loads up on a big left hand.
Orton looks for a takedown but ORielly sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from ORielly tenderised Orton's leg. Orton is trying to keep his angry face on.
ORielly throws a hook to the side of Orton's head but Orton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ORielly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as ORielly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orton doesn't seem phased though.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but ORielly shows good takedown defense.
ORielly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton with a poor takedown
and ORielly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ORielly leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from ORielly.

Orton gets the takedown into side control.
ORielly tries to improve position but can't.
ORielly dodges the ground and pound from Orton.
Orton tries to advance to mount but can't.
ORielly sneaks back into half guard.
ORielly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Orton wants to control from the top but ORielly keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ORielly wants to sweep but no luck.
ORielly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Orton is now in half guard.
ORielly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton wants to free his trapped foot but ORielly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
ORielly is looking to improve his position.
ORielly trying to hold on to Orton's head to control him but Orton postures up.
ORielly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
ORielly works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is controlling Orton's posture.

ORielly has his feet on Orton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has ORielly pinned against the cage. ORielly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

ORielly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Orton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton stands up over ORielly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
ORielly seems keen to control Orton's posture.
Orton postures up in ORielly's guard and throws a big left but ORielly blocks it.
ORielly has momentary wrist control but Orton slips an elbow through the middle.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but ORielly is retaining full guard.
ORielly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

ORielly is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer.
Orton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from ORielly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ORielly sprawls well. ORielly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ORielly swivels and escapes.

ORielly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
ORielly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORielly is stalling here. Orton is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! ORielly seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Orton has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly is trying to improve his position.
ORielly wants to control but Orton postures up.
ORielly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orton off and has taken his back!
Orton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Orton is keeping busy.
ORielly trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Orton doesn't escape.
Orton is covering up but some of the strikes from ORielly are getting through and doing damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to escape the position.
ORielly is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Orton up.
ORielly misses with punches from the back.
ORielly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orton tries to escape but ORielly has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
ORielly has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Orton's body.
ORielly punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
ORielly has good solid back control here.
ORielly throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Orton!
Orton covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ORielly punches the canvas rather than the man.
Orton looking very determined here, making life difficult for ORielly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Orton right now.
ORielly trying to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
ORielly is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Orton covering up well under a series of strikes from ORielly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden ORielly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
That's time! Orton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but ORielly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
A little jabbing left from ORielly on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ORielly! But no joy.
Orton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ORielly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton shoots for a double leg takedown but ORielly sprawls well. He's pushed Orton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aiden ORielly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says ORielly as he avoids it easily.
ORielly throws a right hand that misses

and Orton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ORielly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orton is working away from the top position though.
Orton is keen to just control but ORielly is a slippery customer.
ORielly gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ORielly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
ORielly controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but ORielly blocks nicely.
Orton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Orton preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ORielly is still trying to improve position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Orton slips a straight right by ORielly.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Orton shoots in looking for a takedown but ORielly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
ORielly darts in looking for a takedown but Orton gets double underhooks and turns ORielly into the cage.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ORielly slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like ORielly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

ORielly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orton on his heels. He'll look to pass Orton's guard now, I'm sure.
ORielly trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORielly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
ORielly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
ORielly controlling from the top position.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
ORielly wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orton moves out of range as ORielly throws a body kick.
Orton is looking to slow ORielly down with leg kicks.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt
and Orton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by ORielly.
Aiden ORielly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

ORielly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ORielly landing a few strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden ORielly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well ORielly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden ORielly!
Aiden ORielly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.