PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Betty Betty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortega comes to the cage accompanied by Last Caress. Betty Betty told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ortega
vs
Betty

169 cm
23
147 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

176 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Betty Betty!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Betty looks to land a left hand but Ortega moved out of range nicely.
Betty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortega moves away from the strike by Betty.
Betty scores with a leg kick.
Betty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
The fighters circling - Betty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Betty throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Betty misses with a two punch combination.
Betty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
A jab lands there for Betty.

Ortega has Betty up against the cage in a clinch.
Betty pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Betty is blocking nicely.
Betty lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortega or not.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Betty controls his hands.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Betty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Betty blocks a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Betty avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Betty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Betty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betty tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Betty managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Ortega working Betty over with knees to the body.
Betty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Betty or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betty blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Betty won't want to take too many of those.
Betty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Betty tries to land a knee to the head but Ortega blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Ortega.
Ortega putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Betty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Betty breaks from the clinch.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega tries to clinch but Betty moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortega clinches up with Betty and pushes him back against the cage.
Betty tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortega avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betty blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Betty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Betty working aggressively here.
Ortega managing to block the knees to the body from Betty.
Ortega works on Betty's body with a couple of short punches.
Ortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortega makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Betty.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega misses with a knee strike.
Betty tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Betty back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Betty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betty.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Betty as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortega landing knees to the body.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Betty avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Betty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortega.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ortega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Betty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Betty misses with a hook
and Ortega counters with a good low kick that Betty was not able to check.
Ortega throws a lazy head kick
and Betty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ortega tries to clinch but Betty moves out of range.
Betty thuds his right hand into Ortega's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tonio Ortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Betty throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Ortega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Betty.
Betty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Ortega clinches.
Betty tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Betty.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betty is defending well for now.
Betty has had enough of the clinch but Ortega keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Betty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Betty can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Betty misses with some punches.
Betty avoiding damage as Ortega throws knees to the body.
Ortega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tonio Ortega has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Betty has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
A short right from Betty.
Betty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Betty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Betty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega blocks a body shot from Betty.
Betty tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega misses with a knee to the head.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Betty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betty blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Betty blocks with his arms.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Betty misses with a hook to the ribs.
Betty throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortega.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betty is defending well for now.
Betty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Betty throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortega.
Betty missing with knees to the body.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betty is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Betty.
Betty tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
Betty can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Betty misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Betty blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Betty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Betty throws an elbow that misses.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Betty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Betty avoids it.
Betty struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.

Betty breaks the clinch.
Betty throws a jab when Ortega was well out of range.
Ortega tries to clinch up but Betty circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Betty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortega has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortega and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Betty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
Betty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Betty misses with a straight right.
Ortega slips under a jab from Betty.
Betty bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Betty misses with a hook.
Betty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Betty tried to score with a low kick but Ortega checks it.
Ortega drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Betty is avoiding it.

Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
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 Tonio Ortega will probably get the nod.
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.

Betty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Betty throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ortega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Betty moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Betty keeps the fight on the outside.
Betty connects with a body shot that sends Ortega's belly button to the back.
Ortega scoring well with a low kick there.
Betty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortega tries to clinch but Betty is having none of it.
Ortega tries to clinch but Betty is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Betty misses.
A jab from Betty finds it's way through Ortega's defenses.
A lazy left from Betty finds it's target.

Ortega is rocked!
Betty Betty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betty ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ortega's jaw. Ortega's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Betty does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Betty Betty!
Betty Betty is the new featherweight champion!