PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Sierra
vs
Ortiz

191 cm
19
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Silvio Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Sierra as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Ortiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sierra doesn't seem phased though.
Sierra lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
Sierra misses with a double jab
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Sierra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Silvio Sierra has been cut.
Sierra looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Victor Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ortiz's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz cracks a nice hook into Sierra's ribs.
Ortiz throws out a powerful jab.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Sierra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ortiz jabs Sierra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Sierra.
Sierra misses with a double jab.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Sierra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Sierra staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Sierra back into the ropes.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Sierra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Sierra's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sierra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Sierra.
Sierra blocking some punches.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Sierra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sierra is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Sierra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sierra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sierra misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sierra. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sierra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sierra throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Sierra ducks under and follows up with a left that Sierra also avoids with ease.
Sierra misses the jab.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sierra connects with the punch.
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!
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Sierra slips the punch.
Ortiz moves out of range as Sierra strikes.
Sierra digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
A combination from Sierra does no damage.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Ortiz is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sierra, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Sierra finish him?
Ortiz throws a jab when Sierra was well out of range.
Ortiz leaves his chin hanging out and Sierra seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ortiz crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silvio Sierra!