PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, sup now homie?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Suarez
vs
Ortiz

185 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Behold The Beast

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 Las Vegas, Ryan Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Suarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suarez shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Suarez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Suarez.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Ortiz tries to bench press Suarez off him but Suarez keeps the position.
Suarez wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Ortiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Suarez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Ortiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suarez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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.
Suarez wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ortiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Ortiz cracks Suarez with a solid left hand.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Suarez has wrist control.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Suarez has wrist control.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Suarez's brow.
Ortiz is working Suarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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 throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Suarez's head.
Ortiz distracts Suarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz works over Suarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Suarez is trying to keep Ortiz in close.

Suarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suarez's head.
Tito Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Suarez's brow.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz cracks Suarez with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz is in close to Suarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz postures up in Suarez's guard and throws a big left but Suarez blocks it.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Suarez keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Suarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Suarez working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Suarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Suarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Suarez blocks nicely.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Suarez has wrist control.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Suarez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suarez tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.

Suarez is rocked!

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oh Suarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortiz connects with a bit shot that sees Suarez covering up! More strikes from Ortiz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Ortiz!