PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colby Ortiz (ranked 1004 p4p, 1215 weight class) and Jamie Oliver (ranked 135 p4p, 193 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ortiz
vs
Oliver

189 cm
28
185
8 - 3 - 0

189 cm
28
180
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
MKFC

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Oliver!

It looks like Colby Ortiz has been cut.
Oliver looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oliver misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Oliver.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Oliver.
A jab from Oliver misses.
Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oliver lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oliver looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliver.
It appears Ortiz was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big right from Oliver misses.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Oliver was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Oliver backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oliver scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Oliver.
Oliver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliver misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes.
Oliver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
A punch combination from Oliver misses.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliver avoids it.
Ortiz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oliver misses with a hook.
Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Oliver misses with a straight right.
Oliver misses with a shot to the body

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Oliver fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz is in close to Oliver's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oliver is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oliver wants to get back to his feet.
Oliver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ortiz!
Oliver tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Oliver has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Elite Underground Training Facility. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Oliver controlling from the full mount.
Oliver wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver controlling his opponent.
Oliver looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ortiz tries to buck Oliver off but he can't manage it.

Ortiz bucks up and throws Oliver to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Oliver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliver.
Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Oliver was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
A big right from Oliver misses.
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oliver lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Oliver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Colby Ortiz's cut is getting worse.
Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Oliver manages to avoid it.
Oliver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jamie Oliver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortiz tries to counter by clinching up but Oliver breaks away and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliver.
Oliver throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Oliver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oliver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oliver lands with a cross.
Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliver stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
Oliver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Ortiz is rocked!
Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Oliver.
Oliver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliver.
Ortiz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliver. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Oliver.
Oliver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliver scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oliver manages to circle out of the way.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oliver just manages to avoid it.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oliver takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Oliver misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oliver.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Oliver.
Jab from Oliver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliver throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oliver cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oliver throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
As Oliver tries to get set, Ortiz tries to push him back and clinch up but Oliver manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Oliver throws an off balance right hand

so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Oliver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colby Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliver controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Oliver is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliver has wrist control.
Oliver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.

Oliver wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.

Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oliver fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Oliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oliver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortiz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oliver sprawls and moves away.
Oliver misses the jab.
Oliver connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Colby Ortiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oliver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliver throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it.
Oliver misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Oliver.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oliver misses with a body shot

and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
Oliver swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Oliver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oliver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot by Oliver.
Oliver lands with a nice body punch.
Oliver swinging wildly here.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oliver avoids it.
Oliver loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Oliver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Oliver. Beautiful body shot.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it.
Oliver throws a body shot but no joy.
Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oliver lands a nice looking body shot.
Jamie Oliver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oliver missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliver just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Oliver manages to avoid it.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Ortiz counters with a quick kick to the body but Oliver blocks it.
Oliver misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Ortiz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Oliver manages to circle out of the way.
Oliver swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to counter with a takedown but Oliver is quick to defend against it.
Oliver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oliver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Oliver misses.
Oliver throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Oliver misses with a double jab.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oliver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Oliver misses with a body shot.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliver swinging wildly here.
Oliver throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
It looked like Ortiz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliver.
Oliver swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliver throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oliver.
Ortiz moves out of range as Oliver strikes.
Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Oliver falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliver's guard.
Ortiz cracks Oliver with a solid left hand.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz distracts Oliver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Oliver's brow.
Oliver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.

Oliver is rocked!
Ortiz postures up.
Oliver is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him?
Oliver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliver seems keen to control Ortiz's posture.
Ortiz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Oliver covers up, he's hurt! Ortiz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Ortiz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Ortiz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Ortiz!
Colby Ortiz thanked the fans post fight for their support.