PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ziggy Donovan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Ortiz's chin.

Donovan
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
23
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

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 New York, Ziggy Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to clinch up.

Donovan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Donovan throws an elbow but Ortiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee asks Donovan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donovan prefers to stall for the moment though.

Donovan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Donovan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ortiz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Donovan but great work by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan is controlling his arm.
Donovan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ortiz tries to stand but Donovan controls the position and pulls Ortiz into his guard.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Donovan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Donovan's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Donovan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ortiz is trying to defend but Donovan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Donovan stands up out of the half guard.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz fails with the takedown

and Donovan counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Donovan postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Donovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Donovan throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Donovan's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Ortiz wanted to stand there but Donovan had control of the position.

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.
Donovan looking for a sweep. Not yet Donovan, not yet.
Ortiz wants to get up but he can't break Donovan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Donovan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Donovan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Donovan lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face as Donovan controls the position.

Donovan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Donovan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ziggy Donovan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ortiz wants to clinch

and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Donovan.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donovan looking for a takedown.
Donovan takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ziggy Donovan has been cut.
Donovan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz lands a damaging elbow.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Donovan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Donovan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donovan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz lands an elbow that stopped Donovan in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz lands an elbow just above Donovan 's eye.
Ortiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donovan's defenses.
Donovan keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Donovan's face.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Donovan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortiz prevents it.
Ortiz throws an elbow but it misses.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donovan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy Donovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz clinches but Donovan breaks the clinch

and Donovan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Donovan sits in half guard.
Donovan prevents Ortiz from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Donovan seems content to control.
Donovan trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
Donovan content to control rather than advance.
Ortiz is not content to let Donovan control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan stops Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donovan is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Donovan slips to the side

and Donovan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Donovan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Donovan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Donovan maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Donovan is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Ortiz rushes Donovan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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 Ziggy Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ziggy Donovan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ortiz closes the distance but Donovan moves to the side

and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch.
Donovan is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Donovan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Donovan blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donovan avoiding damage as Ortiz throws knees to the body.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Donovan pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Donovan avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Donovan pulls guard successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Donovan, up you get!
Ortiz wants to clinch

so Donovan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donovan looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Donovan is proving hard to escape from.

Donovan looking for a guillotine here but Ortiz defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Donovan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ortiz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Adam Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Donovan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Adam Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Check out the look on Donovan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Donovan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Donovan wants to take a breather but Ortiz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Donovan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to stand but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Donovan stops Ortiz from standing up.
Donovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donovan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz striking off his back but it's not causing Donovan any problems.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donovan, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Ziggy Donovan!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Ziggy Donovan!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Ziggy Donovan!

Ziggy Donovan wins by unanimous decision!