PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfafa Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Muerte
vs
Ortiz

225 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alfafa Muerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muerte blocks a head kick by Ortiz.

Muerte drives through and clinches with Ortiz against the cage.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muerte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muerte missing with knees to the body.
Muerte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick that Muerte semi-blocks.
Muerte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muerte throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muerte.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Muerte just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muerte's head.
Muerte avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muerte fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Muerte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but Muerte blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Muerte blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Muerte.
Muerte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Muerte won't allow it.
Ortiz gets underhooks to prevent Muerte's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfafa Muerte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Muerte has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Muerte throws knees to the body.
Muerte has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Muerte keeps him there for the moment.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Muerte has him pressed against the cage.
Muerte stalling against the cage.
Ortiz has Muerte pressed against the cage.
Muerte prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muerte doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muerte shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muerte's head.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Muerte motions for Ortiz to come forward. Muerte throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Muerte moves out of range easily.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Muerte.
Tito Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Muerte moves out of range.
Muerte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortiz pinned against the cage. Ortiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Muerte is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
Ortiz throws a head kick that half lands.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Muerte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ortiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Muerte moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Muerte misses the target.
Muerte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muerte looks for a takedown but Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ortiz throws a head kick but Muerte moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Muerte or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muerte. That did some damage!
Alfafa Muerte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muerte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muerte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Muerte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses

and Muerte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Muerte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Muerte looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ortiz wants to control but Muerte is having none of it.

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.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ortiz is trying to reverse the position but instead Muerte has taken his back - oops!
Muerte gets his hands free as Ortiz looks to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muerte controlling well, preventing Ortiz from escaping the position.
Muerte throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz tries to roll but Muerte sticks to his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte is looking to control Ortiz but Ortiz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ortiz tries to break free.

Ortiz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Muerte's arms.
Ortiz trying to control but not successfully.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muerte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four 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.
Ortiz rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Muerte is controlling well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Muerte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alfafa Muerte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muerte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muerte tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muerte blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muerte swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Muerte avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Muerte avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Tito Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Muerte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Muerte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Muerte blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.

A head kick lands from Ortiz that sends Muerte to the canvas. Muerte tries to scramble back to his feet but Ortiz brings him back down into side control.

Muerte is rocked!
Ortiz tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Oh Muerte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ortiz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Muerte seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muerte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Muerte is working from the bottom.
Ortiz taking a breather here.
Muerte takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four 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.
Muerte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ortiz just content to control the position.
Ortiz tries to stand but Muerte is controlling his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!