PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Legace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Legace
vs
Ortiz

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Legace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legace thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Legace throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legace throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Legace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legace scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Legace moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Ortiz goes down! Can Legace finish him!?

Ortiz is rocked!
Legace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Legace is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Legace is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz is still in real trouble! Can Legace finish him?
Legace postures up.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Legace lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legace postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Legace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Legace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Legace postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow.
Legace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Legace postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Ortiz is working an open guard so Legace takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Legace lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Legace shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortiz has hold of Legace's hands but Legace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legace is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Legace knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
Legace winds up and cracks Ortiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Legace working Ortiz over with strikes.
Legace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Legace is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Legace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Legace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Legace working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Legace is keen to just control but Ortiz is a slippery customer.
Legace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Legace lands strikes from half guard.
Legace working the head and body with strikes.
Legace is trying to control the action in half guard but Ortiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Legace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Legace sits in half guard.
Legace working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Legace is trying to control. Ortiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legace drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Legace lands strikes from half guard.
Legace takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
Legace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Legace is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is looking to control Legace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Legace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Legace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Legace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antonio Legace is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Legace closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ortiz did well to prevent Legace getting side control.
Legace lands strikes from half guard.
Legace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Legace landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Legace working Ortiz over with strikes.
Ortiz has hold of Legace's hands but Legace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legace lands a nice short elbow.
Legace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legace lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Legace there.
Legace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Legace in his half guard.
Legace trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
Ortiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Legace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legace lands a nice short elbow.
Legace trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz has hold of Legace's hands but Legace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Legace winds up and cracks Ortiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Legace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Legace there.
Legace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Legace prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Legace connects with a nice short shot to Ortiz's temple.
Legace trying to pass the guard but Ortiz defending well.
Legace winds up and cracks Ortiz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antonio Legace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz trying to control but Legace postures up.
Legace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Legace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legace working Ortiz over with strikes.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Legace is controlling well.
Legace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Legace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Legace lands with a punch from half guard.
Legace lands with a punch from half guard.
Legace working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Legace sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control but Legace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Legace scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Legace lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Legace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Legace is controlling well.
Legace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Legace connects with a nice short shot to Ortiz's temple.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Legace scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legace looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Legace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Legace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Legace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Nice takedown defense from Legace. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Legace.
Legace works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Legace working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Legace is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Legace working the head with strikes.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Legace wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortiz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Legace connects with a decent elbow.
Ortiz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Legace scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ortiz to see if he's OK.
Legace is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ortiz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Legace lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ortiz down.
Ortiz is trying to improve his position.
Ortiz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
Legace creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legace working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Ortiz tries to bench press Legace off him but Legace keeps the position.
Ortiz is not content to let Legace control the position.
Legace cracks Ortiz with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Legace lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legace looks up at the clock and then as Ortiz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Legace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ortiz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Legace lands a decent elbow from side control.
Legace scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ortiz to see if he's OK.
Legace tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling his head.
Legace cracks Ortiz with a big right hand but Ortiz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legace lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Legace working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legace trying to control the position but Ortiz is working away.
Ortiz struggling a bit here.
Ortiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Legace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Legace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Legace lands some shots froms side control.
Tito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Legace wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Legace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Legace!