PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ortiz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Break Stuff. Keith Guida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Guida

188 cm
24
202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Guida!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
Guida throws a big shot that misses.
Guida throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Guida.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Guida.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Guida.
Guida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guida looks to land a combination. Ortiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Ortiz clinches with his opponent.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Ortiz has picked Guida up - he's going for a ride! Ortiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Guida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guida is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Guida's hands, connecting with Guida's forehead.
Guida tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two 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.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.

It looks like Keith Guida has been cut.
Guida taking shots to the head.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guida hang on?
Guida is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Guida looks gassed!
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Guida hang on?
Ortiz throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida is trying to stand up.
Ortiz landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Ortiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guida is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guida is looking to escape.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Guida tries to buck Ortiz off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Guida somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Guida's head.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guida's head backwards.
Guida misses with a two punch combination.
Guida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz lands a head shot.
Guida looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Guida cracks Ortiz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ortiz clobbers Guida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Guida's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guida circles away.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guida throws out the jab.
Ortiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Ortiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Guida is trying to defend but Ortiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guida pushes Ortiz off but Ortiz dives into side control.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Guida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guida is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Guida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Guida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guida tries to escape but Ortiz is in control.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Guida down.
Guida parries the strikes from Ortiz easily there. Ortiz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Guida to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guida bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.

Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Ortiz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Guida regains guard immediately.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Guida is retaining full guard.
Guida wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz passes into half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Guida won't allow it.
Ortiz prevents Guida from standing back up.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guida keeps working.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Guida wants to get back to his feet.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guida misses the shot to the body.
Guida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Guida.

Ortiz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Guida utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Guida keeps moving.
Guida is looking to stand back up but Ortiz counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Guida.
Ortiz is trying to control. Guida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keith Guida's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Guida moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Guida misses with an uppercut.
Guida throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy right hand. Guida should have avoided that one.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Guida moves out of range.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida blocks a jab.
Guida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guida scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guida misses with a series of wild punches.
Guida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ortiz counters by clinching up.

Ortiz successfully pulls guard.
Guida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz has a closed guard, preventing Guida from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Guida stops Ortiz from standing up.
Guida wants to get up but he can't break Ortiz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Guida is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Guida.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz throws a jab when Guida was well out of range.
Guida lands with a hook. Ortiz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

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.
Guida loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ortiz connects with a single shot there.
Keith Guida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guida takes one to the side of the head.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guida will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Keith Guida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ortiz clinches.
Ortiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Guida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Guida walks away with a smile on his face. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Guida misses.
Guida throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guida stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guida misses with a few strikes there.
Guida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guida misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Guida is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guida.
Keith Guida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guida swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Guida thows a body shot but no joy.

Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Guida in a clinch.
Guida misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ortiz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guida is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Guida wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Keith Guida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz in side control, throwing shots but Guida defends.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guida is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guida is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

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