PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Victor Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'M ROCKSTAR. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ortiz
vs
Victor Dos Santos

188 cm
27
230 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

178 cm
28
252 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

RMC - Rio Mma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Victor Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dos Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
Ortiz 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.
Dos Santos managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ortiz.
Dos Santos is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortiz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz tries for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dos Santos down.

Ortiz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dos Santos is trying to control Ortiz's posture but Ortiz avoids it.

Ortiz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.

Ortiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ortiz working away.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos looks gassed!
Dos Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ortiz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz cracks Dos Santos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz happy to just control the position for now.
Dos Santos is trying to buck Ortiz off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.

Ortiz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dos Santos takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
Ortiz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dos Santos!
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Dos Santos is out cold! Ortiz jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Fuck you Thiago Dos Santos Victor. You\'re a shit. I think you better retire. Ortiz will not lose to garbage like you. The next is the skinny girl, Bruno Souza. I hope you resist more.'.