PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marin Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Petric
vs
Orange

183 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marin Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Orange!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric connects with a jab.

It looks like Jake Orange has been cut.

Orange takes the fight into the clinch.
Orange is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Petric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Orange stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Orange is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Orange keeps control of Petric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Orange.
Orange prevents Petric from breaking the clinch.
Petric lands with a left to the head.
Petric lands a left hand.
Petric is pressed up against the cage. Orange has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Petric down to the mat. Petric avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marin Petric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Orange.
Nice sprawl there from Petric as Orange shoots in.
Orange gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Petric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petric fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Orange square on the jaw! Damn, Orange is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marin Petric!