PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahmoud Izrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Take A Look Around. Mahmoud Izrani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ortiz
vs
Izrani

188 cm
30
220 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

RMC - $ 9 Shorts!!!

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 24 - 12 - 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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mahmoud Izrani!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a jab.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Izrani wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Izrani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Izrani tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Izrani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz working Izrani over with strikes.
Izrani tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Izrani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izrani wants to get back to full guard.
Izrani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izrani wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Izrani is a slippery customer.
Izrani trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Izrani is working from the bottom.
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.
Izrani tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Ortiz is stalling here. Izrani is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ortiz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Izrani has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ortiz tries to bench press Izrani off him but Izrani keeps the position.
Izrani wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
I wouldn't like to be where Ortiz is right now.
Izrani wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control but Izrani postures up.
Ortiz gets back to half guard.
Ortiz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Izrani from controlling successfully.
Izrani not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Izrani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmoud Izrani was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Izrani throws a head kick that misses.
Izrani uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Izrani throws a lazy head kick

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

Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Izrani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izrani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Izrani pulls Ortiz in to control the position.
Ortiz trying to control but Izrani is working from the bottom.
Izrani is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izrani is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mahmoud Izrani hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Izrani throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Izrani is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Izrani circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Izrani takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izrani throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ortiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz lands a nice hook to Izrani's body. Izrani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izrani throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Izrani avoids a kick to the body.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Izrani counters with a nice kick to the body.
Izrani lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like SergiO Ortiz has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izrani was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Izrani.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Mahmoud Izrani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izrani scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Izrani lands a big head kick that sends Ortiz tumbling to the mat! Izrani takes a step backwards and waves Ortiz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ortiz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izrani throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Izrani.
Izrani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Izrani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Izrani throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izrani manages to avoid it.

Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Izrani is positioning himself well to prevent Ortiz advancing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Izrani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Izrani is looking to sweep but instead, Ortiz has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izrani slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz trying to control but Izrani is working from the bottom.
Ortiz is working Izrani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Izrani keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Izrani looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Izrani wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izrani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Izrani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Izrani gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Izrani from controlling successfully.
Izrani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Izrani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izrani is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Izrani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Ortiz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Izrani has managed to free his arm - good work.
Izrani is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Izrani gets full guard.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
Ortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Izrani's guard.
Izrani is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz is trying to control. Izrani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
SergiO Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Izrani trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Izrani's head.
Izrani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Izrani wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Izrani defending well.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izrani is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Izrani gets full guard.
Izrani wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz distracts Izrani with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Izrani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Izrani keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ortiz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Izrani looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Izrani looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Izrani!
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face as Izrani controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mahmoud Izrani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ortiz lunges at Izrani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Izrani's hand.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Izrani's head.
Izrani moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Ortiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Izrani is trying to defend but Ortiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Izrani has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Izrani works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ortiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Izrani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz postures up in Izrani's guard and throws a big left but Izrani blocks it.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Izrani keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izrani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izrani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Izrani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Izrani trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izrani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Izrani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.

It looks like Mahmoud Izrani has been cut.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Izrani takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izrani is working to get back to half guard.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Izrani tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Izrani is looking to escape.
Izrani working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Izrani is rocked!
Ortiz lands a big elbow - Izrani is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Izrani is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). SergiO Ortiz!
Post fight, an emotional SergiO Ortiz said 'Wrestling win Fights'.