PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Reed has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ortiz
vs
Reed

173 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Reed!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz dives in and grabs Reed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reed pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
Reed looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Reed gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Reed thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Reed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Reed is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reed scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz keeping control of the position.

Ortiz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Reed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with a poor takedown

and Reed counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.
Ortiz pushing down on Reed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ortiz works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reed's face.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Reed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Reed in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Reed?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz working Reed over with strikes here.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Reed working to try and regain half guard.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is trying desperately to improve position.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reed tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reed tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reed tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Reed is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ortiz drives through and clinches with Reed against the cage.
Reed gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ortiz.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz with a poor takedown

and Reed counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
Reed wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Reed is staying in there.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Reed's face.
Ortiz breaks from Reed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reed tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reed is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed is trying desperately to improve position.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz breaks from Reed's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reed is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Reed is in trouble!
Reed is looking to get to half guard.
Ortiz landing shots from mount.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reed hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Reed is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reed hang on?
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Reed is working to get back to half guard.
Reed wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Reed regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reed was covering up waiting for the punch and Ortiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ortiz advances to half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reed taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz is thwarting Reed's attempts to control the position.
Reed taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Reed has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reed is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reed is trying desperately to improve position.
Dan Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reed looks a forlorn figure.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Ortiz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reed tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reed might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ortiz kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Reed tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Reed is staying in there.

That's four 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.
Reed can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Reed is trying to stand up.
Ortiz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Reed working to try and regain half guard.
Reed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jason Reed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz looking to control but Reed is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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