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WHOISORION VS DRIZZGB #2

Battle Result

Official Battle Result

Clash Summary

WHOISORION vs DRIZZGB was one of the wildest quarter-final battles of PenGame Season 4. ORION won the coin toss and chose to go first, opening with his usual disrespect, race/culture angles, family insults and direct shots at DRIZZGB’s previous controversies. DRIZZGB responded with a much more organised battle plan than expected, structuring his rounds around Who, Where and Why — each round designed to expose a different part of ORION’s image.

This was a proper back-and-forth. ORION had heavy personals, big reactions, screenshots/accusation angles and a ruthless third round about DRIZZGB’s brother. But DRIZZGB had the bigger overall momentum. His first round rebutted the race/narrative angle strongly, his second round brought location/personal exposure, and his third round used voice-note material and crowd participation with the lighters to create one of the strongest moments of the night.

The judges gave the battle to DRIZZGB, with Steve-O saying DRIZZ had massively improved from his previous showing, and the other judges also rewarding his structure, showmanship and round-by-round execution.

Performance Analysis

WHOISORION

WHOISORION came exactly how people expected: disrespectful, personal and theatrical. His first round attacked DRIZZGB’s use of racial language, his background, his previous battle with REN, and his identity. His second round went much darker, using an alleged screenshot angle involving Blazin, which created tension in the room. His third round was his most personal, aimed at DRIZZGB’s brother, family loyalty and whether DRIZZGB would really ride for people close to him. ORION’s strengths were still clear: confidence, aggression, delivery and willingness to say the thing nobody else wants to say. But in this battle, DRIZZGB matched him for showmanship and arguably outstructured him. ORION had big moments, but DRIZZGB’s rounds felt more clearly designed as a full three-round narrative.

Lyrical Themes: DRIZZGB’s racial identity, previous stage backlash, Blazin/screenshot allegation, family/brother angle, loyalty, cross-eyed jokes, sexuality insults, South London pride.

DRIZZGB

DRIZZGB produced his strongest PenGame performance here. He gave each round a title and purpose: Who showed who ORION is, Where exposed where he allegedly comes from/lives, and Why attacked why ORION acts how he does. That structure made the battle easy to follow and gave the judges something concrete to reward. He also handled ORION’s aggression well. Instead of folding under the race and family angles, DRIZZGB fired back with his own facts, images, voice notes and repeated hooks. The crowd control was strong, especially in the third round with the lighters. Even when the judges questioned whether everything was factually clean, they still gave DRIZZGB the win because the performance landed harder.

Lyrical Themes: ORION’s weight, real name Anthony, mum Susan/Suzanne, Uber driver angle, granddad/Chinese background, home/location exposure, voice-note exposure, sexuality angle, “who/where/why” structure.

Key Technical Highlights

WHOISORION

Explosive opening

He immediately went personal and controversial.

Heavy personals

His second and third rounds attacked sensitive areas.

Strong aggression

ORION still sounded dangerous and confident.

Big crowd reactions

Several sections caused chaos and reloads.

Issue

DRIZZGB’s structure made ORION’s approach feel less controlled by comparison.

DRIZZGB

Best structure of the battle

“Who / Where / Why” gave his performance a clear arc.

Strong showmanship

Screens, alleged location/photo material and voice notes gave the rounds theatre.

Better momentum

His rounds built in intensity.

Crowd control

The lighter section in round three was a standout moment.

Judges’ sweep

All judges gave him the battle.

Indexed Bars & Breakdown

WHOISORION

Grief angle

"Your nan is dead and a spliff won’t help your pain."

ORION opens with a brutal grief angle. It is deliberately harsh and immediately sets the tone.

Family shame

"When you got booed off stage with REN, I know that she felt ashamed."

He connects DRIZZGB’s previous PenGame moment to a family shame angle.

Racial language backlash

"Who told you to say n**? You only got yourself to blame."

ORION attacks DRIZZGB over racial language and frames it as the reason the room turned on him previously.

Regional rules

"I don’t know how they do it in Brum, but raw London don’t play those games."

A regional/culture bar. ORION contrasts Birmingham with London and says the rules are different here.

Sanitised slap

"I’ll sanitise my hand and give him the cleanest slap."

A clean violence punchline. The “sanitise” setup makes the slap feel calculated and disrespectful.

Racial identity challenge

"I’m white and Slovakian if you’re telling me DRIZZGB is Black."

ORION questions DRIZZGB’s racial identity by exaggerating his own.

DJ reference joke

"If he is Black, it’s just the best DJ — he don’t fuck up our beats and that."

A room-reference joke, comparing “Black” to the DJ rather than DRIZZGB.

Shock-value joke

"Why did ORION cross the road? To bust in his mother’s face."

A shock-value joke built like a children’s riddle. Crude, but it got a reaction because of the misdirection.

Dark memorial image

"Rest in piss, now DRIZZ on a T-shirt or a custom chain."

A dark death-image bar, saying DRIZZGB will become a memorial item.

Previous battle context

"You begged REN, you dick sucker."

ORION references DRIZZGB’s previous battle context and frames him as weak or apologetic.

Technical punch

"This guy’s way too wish-wash. I’ve seen cleaner rounds, dishwashers."

A cleaner technical punch. ORION says DRIZZGB’s rounds are messy and inconsistent.

Imposter comparison

"You’re a BTEC JK imposter."

A direct comparison bar, saying DRIZZGB is a lower-grade version of someone else.

Cartoon jawbreaker punch

"Eat this jawbreaker, Ed, Edd n Eddy."

A cartoon/candy reference turned into a punchline. Jawbreaker links to both sweets and getting hit in the jaw.

Reality TV reference

"I swear this guy’s on Love Island — by the way, I’m referencing Epstein."

A layered but dark line. ORION uses reality-TV and Epstein references for shock and discomfort.

Blazin allegation scheme

"You said Blazin’s leng, you said Blazin’s peng."

This begins ORION’s second-round allegation angle. It should be treated strictly as battle material, not established fact.

Daughter accusation angle

"If you got a kid, hide your daughter from DRIZZ."

A very serious allegation-style punch. For archive wording, it should be described as an accusation angle rather than presented as fact.

Social circle angle

"I don’t know no one that claims they’re Black but only got Asian friends."

ORION returns to DRIZZGB’s identity and social-circle angle.

Disability/appearance insult

"Are you artistic or autistic? Look at his arm, I don’t get it."

A disability/appearance insult. Offensive battle rhetoric, not a substantive factual claim.

Bars comparison

"When I smash 16s, I’m talking about bars."

ORION contrasts writing 16-bar verses with the darker allegation angle he is making against DRIZZGB.

Performance criticism

"I’ve heard better flows from Big Shaq, J.J. Fish and R.S."

A performance criticism, using names associated with awkward or meme-like delivery.

Visual bug insult

"You look like that ant from Bug’s Life."

A visual insult aimed at DRIZZGB’s appearance.

Direct visual insult

"You’re Brummie, bummy, cross-eyed."

A direct three-part insult: region, status and appearance.

Third-eye flip

"I’ve been working on fixing my third eye. You should be working on fixing that one eye."

A third-eye/eye-condition flip. ORION uses his own “third eye” branding to attack DRIZZGB’s eye.

Loyalty attack

"Is he gonna rise his pole? No. Is he gonna ride his best? Yes."

ORION attacks DRIZZGB’s loyalty and toughness, saying he will perform rather than retaliate.

Performance priority angle

"Did he avenge his bro? No. Did he do a five-minute set? Yes."

This is ORION’s core third-round angle: DRIZZGB prioritises performance over loyalty.

Personal family angle

"Scotty’s head got cracked to the white meat."

A highly personal and graphic family angle. It is presented as battle material and should be handled carefully on site.

Loyalty comparison

"If anyone did my brother foul, I won’t be clashing, I’ll be riding."

ORION contrasts his own claimed loyalty with DRIZZGB’s alleged lack of action.

Dark hospital closer

"This time Scot will be by your bedside."

A dark closer, linking DRIZZGB to the hospital/bedside angle he used about DRIZZGB’s brother.

DRIZZGB

Round concept introduction

"We’re gonna call this round ‘Who’, cause I’m gonna show you exactly who ORION is."

DRIZZGB opens by clearly naming the round’s concept. This gives his performance structure immediately.

Appearance body angle

"He’s a no-neck burger-eating fat shit."

A crude but direct body angle. DRIZZGB starts by attacking ORION’s appearance and weight.

Chest/stomach body punch

"When I look down, I see feet. When you look down, double Ds."

A simple body punch, saying ORION’s chest/stomach blocks his view.

Stamina/performance criticism

"You sound out of breath."

A stamina/performance angle, attacking ORION’s ability to rap while carrying his size.

Clothing fit angle

"Your clothes don’t fit, are you not understanding?"

DRIZZGB keeps the visual body angle consistent and easy to catch.

Real-name flip

"Anthony is an ant to me, even though he’s as fat as can be."

A real-name/name-flip bar. Anthony becomes “ant to me”, reducing ORION despite the size jokes.

Uber driver job status

"You’re an Uber driver, don’t try me."

A job/status angle aimed at undercutting ORION’s image.

Heritage flip

"He’s got so much Asian jokes, but we know the facts, your granddad’s Chinese."

DRIZZGB flips ORION’s race/culture angles back onto him.

Desperation incident reference

"He begs for fags, I ain’t joking. He gets PTSD if I throw them."

A reference to a previous cigarette incident. DRIZZGB uses it to make ORION look desperate or humiliated.

Career progress status

"You work with a label that helped Russ and you’re still in the same position as me?"

A career-status punch. DRIZZGB says ORION had bigger opportunities but has not moved far enough ahead.

Streams dismissal

"You got a million streams? Wait, this guy’s a bitch."

A dismissive line, saying the numbers do not match real respect.

Group-stage plot accusation

"He told everyone he’s gonna set up FT."

A group-stage/personal angle, accusing ORION of plotting against another battler.

Racial identity assertion

"I’m mixed race, Black and white… fuck the narratives."

This is DRIZZGB’s direct answer to ORION’s racial identity attacks. He rejects the narrative and asserts his own background.

Round concept location introduction

"We’re calling this round ‘Where’, cause I’ma show you where ORION came from and exactly where he’s going."

The second-round concept. DRIZZGB moves from identity to location/exposure.

Weight/stamina consistency

"First things first, you’re fat and you run out of breath when you rap."

He starts round two by repeating the weight/stamina angle to keep consistency.

Diabetes-style body joke

"Please someone get him a sugary snack."

A health/diabetes-style joke connected to the body angle.

Weed concealment body joke

"How do you get your weed in raves? I bet he hides it under his flap."

A crude body/weed line, linking ORION’s weight to concealment.

Direct family insult

"Your mum Suzanne, ugly hoe."

A direct family insult. It is crude, but it becomes part of the wider “where/house/family” angle.

Real-name attack

"Your mum named you Anthony, out of all thy names."

DRIZZGB attacks ORION’s real name as unimpressive.

Location exposure threat

"Don’t act bad. I know where you live."

A location-exposure angle. This created a big reaction because DRIZZGB suggested he had ORION’s address/home details.

Family/weight punchline

"Go tell Suzanne her cooking’s shit, so I don’t get why you’re so big."

A mum/weight punchline connecting family and body jokes.

It don't make sense hook

"It don’t make sense, like ORION ordering salad in a restaurant."

A clean repeated hook. DRIZZGB uses “it don’t make sense” to link multiple angles together.

Social conduct angle

"You shouting at girls but awkward in class like a creep."

A behaviour angle, attacking ORION’s social conduct.

YouTube history status

"I’ve already killed him before on YouTube, fam, it don’t make sense."

A status/history angle, saying DRIZZGB has already beaten or embarrassed ORION publicly.

Performance uncertainty query

"Is he gonna freestyle? Is he gonna write? Is he gonna kill it? Or is he gonna cry?"

A performance uncertainty bar, making ORION look unstable.

Concept closer

"I’ve really turned you to ‘Who is ORION?’"

A strong concept closer. DRIZZGB says he has reduced ORION back to being unknown.

Trilogy concept setup

"Can anyone guess what this round’s gonna be called? We had Who, we had Where — this one’s called Why."

The third-round setup completed the trilogy and gave the crowd a clear expectation.

Lighters lighter/weight joke

"This is the lightest I’ve ever seen you."

A body/weight joke linked to the “lighters up” setup.

Sexuality voice-note exposure

"Wait, this don is gay — don’t he know that he called Chris Brown sexy?"

DRIZZGB introduces the voice-note/sexuality angle. It is framed as exposure material.

Voice-note quotation mockery

"Who is ORION? Man, sexiest brother in town after Chris Brown."

He quotes/paraphrases the alleged material to mock ORION’s image.

Crude sexuality punch

"For all those that didn’t hear that, he said he’d rap to a cock."

A crude sexuality punch using the alleged voice-note content. The crowd reaction made this one of DRIZZGB’s biggest moments.

Crude family insult

"It makes sense why your mum is a fuck."

A crude family/sexual insult that ties back into the voice-note angle.

Judges-name scheme

"I might catch M1 On The Beat, I’m a madman, Steve-O."

A smart judges-name scheme. DRIZZGB brings the judges into the round directly.

Judges-name run completion

"I made you think."

He completes the judge-name run by referencing Madey Fink, turning the panel into part of the punchline.

Obvious closer

"Common knowledge 101."

A closer that makes the exposure angle sound obvious and undeniable.

Judgement Summary

Winner: DRIZZGB (Unanimous Decision)

The judges gave the battle to DRIZZGB. Steve-O asked several fact-checking questions, including about ORION’s background and the underage allegation angle, but ultimately said DRIZZGB had massively improved and gave him the battle. Another judge called it the best battle in terms of two competitors really competing, saying DRIZZGB’s beat switch, showmanship, screen material and third-round lighters/voice-note section gave him the edge. M1 also gave it to DRIZZGB, saying the facts and exposure angles were too much.

Battle Stats

Date01-06-2024
Views417K
League2023 Tournament