PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ortiz
vs
Cruz

194 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 5 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vitor Cruz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
Ortiz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Cruz throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruz.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vitor Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cruz throws a nice head kick!
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Ortiz backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Cruz looks to land a combination. Ortiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Cruz.
No joy there for Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cruz duly obliges.
Ortiz dives in and grabs Cruz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cruz.
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Vitor Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Cruz throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ortiz passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Cruz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortiz doesn't seem phased though.
Ortiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cruz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cruz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vitor Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Cruz.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Cruz throws a combination that misses

and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
Ortiz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cruz throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz clinches with his opponent.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cruz avoids it really well and circles away.
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 Cruz misses.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cruz!

Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cruz as he avoids it easily.
Cruz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz delivers a nice body kick.
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz stops Ortiz from passing to mount.
Cruz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tito Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Ortiz's side.
Cruz thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cruz.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cruz's waist but Cruz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz clobbers Ortiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ortiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Ortiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ortiz uses his free foot to push down on Cruz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cruz.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Ortiz looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortiz misses with a head shot.
You get the feeling that Cruz really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz punching from mount but Cruz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.

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.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz punching from mount but Cruz doing a good job of avoiding damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!