PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Senoj Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwick comes to the cage accompanied by ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardwick
vs
Ortiz

193 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Hardwick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Senoj Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Hardwick avoids nicely.
Hardwick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz scores with a nice right hand.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz misses with a double jab

and Hardwick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hardwick trying to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Hardwick controlling from mount.
Hardwick landing punches.
Hardwick 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hardwick thowing shots but they're missing.
Hardwick unloading with bombs!
Hardwick landing strikes from the mount and Ortiz is in trouble!
Ortiz is trying to stand.
Hardwick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick thowing shots but they're missing.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardwick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardwick is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hardwick tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Hardwick content just to control the position here.
Hardwick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortiz's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is squirming around, avoiding Hardwick's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardwick dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hardwick swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hardwick.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Hardwick.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Hardwick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwick thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Hardwick ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardwick also avoids with ease.

Hardwick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz is not content to let Hardwick control the position.
Hardwick in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardwick is controlling him well.
Hardwick working the ground and pound but Ortiz is defending the strikes.
Hardwick tries to score with some ground and pound. Ortiz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hardwick in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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 avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardwick.
Ortiz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hardwick drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz leaves Hardwick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Hardwick, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hardwick throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ortiz was covering up waiting for the punch and Hardwick finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Hardwick tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardwick trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hardwick throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hardwick throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardwick's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Hardwick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardwick pushing down on Ortiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardwick dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Hardwick ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardwick also avoids with ease.

Hardwick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardwick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz tries to break free but Hardwick pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Hardwick pushes Ortiz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Hardwick has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Hardwick has him pinned against the cage.
Hardwick lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Hardwick.
Hardwick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz stops a takedown attempt from Hardwick.
Nice body punch from Hardwick - that landed with a thud.
Hardwick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardwick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardwick.
Hardwick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortiz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Hardwick.
Hardwick lands a body shot.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardwick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hardwick presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwick leaning against his opponent.
Hardwick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.
Hardwick presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardwick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Hardwick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardwick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ortiz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardwick tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hardwick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardwick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardwick presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hardwick lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Hardwick.
Hardwick works on Ortiz's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardwick cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardwick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Hardwick keeps him there for the moment.
Hardwick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hardwick stalling.
Hardwick tries for a takedown but Ortiz manages to get underhooks.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hardwick.
Hardwick keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardwick slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortiz wants to break free but Hardwick has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hardwick has him pressed against the cage.
Hardwick lands a left hand.
Hardwick keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardwick tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Hardwick is controlling him.

Hardwick lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardwick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwick throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Hardwick trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Hardwick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Senoj Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardwick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
Still in half guard, Hardwick seems content to control.

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.
Hardwick lands strikes from half guard.
Hardwick trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jason Hardwick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardwick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ortiz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardwick somewhat.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Hardwick.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz misses with a combination
and Hardwick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz lands a head shot.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardwick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardwick, 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Jason Hardwick!

Jason Hardwick wins by unanimous decision!