PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manya Kizz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Kizz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Hard Or Go Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Kizz

170 cm
30
180 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

184 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Forrest Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Manya Kizz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kizz avoids a kick to the body.
Kizz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Ortiz does it's job there.
Kizz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Kizz.
Kizz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kizz scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kizz.
Kizz wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
Kizz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kizz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kizz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ortiz's half guard.
Ortiz is looking to control Kizz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Kizz throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Kizz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control here.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Kizz is controlling well.
Kizz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Kizz saw it coming and moves away.
Kizz throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Manya Kizz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kizz misses with a kick to the body.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kizz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kizz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Kizz moves out of range easily.

Kizz clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz working Kizz over with knees to the body.
Kizz tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kizz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kizz thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Kizz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kizzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Kizz lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
Kizz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kizz tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz cracks Kizz with a good jab.
Kizz throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Kizz checks it.
Ortiz jabs at Kizz's body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Kizz shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kizz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kizz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kizz cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kizz tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Forrest Ortiz 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.

Ortiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kizz counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Kizz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kizz is able to avoid easily.
Forrest Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kizz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kizz checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Kizz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kizz slips under a jab.
Kizz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Kizz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kizz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kizz misses with a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Kizz moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Kizz tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Kizz.
Kizz tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kizz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kizz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kizz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kizz can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kizz misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Kizz down.
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 tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kizz is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kizz. Kizz obviously looking to wear him down.
Kizz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

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

Kizz is rocked!
Kizz throws a chopping leg kick but Ortiz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kizz is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Kizz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kizz avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kizz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Kizz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Kizz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kizz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kizz throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kizz.
Kizz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kizz looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Kizz moves out of range.
Kizz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kizz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Kizz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Kizz tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kizz.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kizz is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kizz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kizz 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.
Ortiz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kizz throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz cracks Kizz on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kizz falls backwards against the cage. Ortiz follows up with more strikes that drop Kizz to his knees. Ortiz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kizz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Ortiz!
In his post fight interview, Forrest Ortiz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.