PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Standly Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid - Eminem. Jaime Ortega could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Standly Boy's chin.

Ortega
vs
Boy

175 cm
19
164 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaime Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Standly Boy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega misses with a wild combination.
Ortega tries to clinch but Boy moves away

and Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortega's guard.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortega wants to stand and escape but Boy is having none of it.
Ortega is trying to keep Boy in close.
Ortega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boy is one step ahead there.
Ortega utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Ortega is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tries to circle away but Ortega has him pinned against the cage.
Ortega can't break the clinch.

Boy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ortega regains guard immediately.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boy controls the pace.
Boy won't allow Ortega to get back to his feet.
Boy is stalling in the full guard.
Ortega is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy wants to pass the guard but Ortega is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Boy stands and steps away. Ortega gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega throws a combination that misses

and Boy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.

Ortega pushes Boy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ortega tries to bum rush Boy with a series of wild strikes but Boy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ortega moves into the clinch.

Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Ortega does no damage.
Jaime Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
Boy throws a combination. Ortega tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Boy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortega sprawls well. Ortega wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boy gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy counters with a left and a right that stings Ortega.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Boy counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boy controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega wants to get back to his feet but Boy drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Standly Boy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ortega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortega misses with a double jab.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Ortega throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaime Ortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Boy.

It looks like Jaime Ortega has been cut.
Boy tries to clinch there but Ortega circles away.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Boy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ortega avoids it really well and circles away.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boy.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaime Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortega throws a left and a right that both miss

and Boy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortega's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ortega pushes Boy off and gets back to his feet.
Ortega misses with a wild combination.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy slips a jab and a cross from Ortega.
Boy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortega defends it nicely.
Jaime Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Standly Boy.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ortega. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortega pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy shoots in but Ortega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortega throws a combination that misses
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Boy slips a jab from Ortega.
Boy motions for Ortega to come forward. Boy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Ortega.
Ortega slaps away a takedown attempt from Boy, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ortega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
Boy lands a nice hook to Ortega's body. Ortega takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boy fails with the takedown.
Boy throws a nice looking combination but Ortega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but Boy pushes him off.

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.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range.
Ortega throws a head kick that Boy semi-blocks.
Ortega works over Boy's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortega swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ortega. No joy for Boy on that attempt.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
Ortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Standly Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jaime Ortega's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Boy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ortega throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
Ortega misses with the combination.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortega misses with a two punch combination.
Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ortega's waist but Ortega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boy off to one side.
Jaime Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Standly Boy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ortega.
Ortega throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boy dives in and grabs Ortega's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortega pushes down on Boy's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
Boy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortega pinned against the cage. Ortega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ortega falls off balance throwing a combination

and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. Ortega fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortega pulls Boy in close to his closed guard and prevents Boy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortega trying to keep a closed guard but Boy is proving a slippery customer.
Ortega wants to stand up but Boy is controlling him.
Jaime Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy won't allow Ortega to sweep him here.
Boy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now.
Boy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortega misses with a two punch combination.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortega just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega misses with a few strikes there.
Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Boy closes the distance and clinches up with Ortega, looking for a takedown. Boy pushes Ortega against the cage but Ortega circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortega misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy is looking to clinch.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four 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.
Ortega throws a combination that misses

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortega won't be happy with that.
Boy working away.
Ortega is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ortega is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Boy is controlling the pace.

Ortega looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Standly Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Standly Boy!