PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Porunov
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
24
190 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porunov misses with a takedown
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Porunov moved out of range nicely.
Porunov tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Porunov fails with the takedown
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Porunov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Porunov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortiz. That snapped Porunov's head back.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Porunov's ribs.
Porunov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a one two combo.

Porunov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Porunov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Porunov from controlling successfully.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porunov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Porunov has gone for a leg lock! Ortiz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Porunov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porunov working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ilya Porunov.
Porunov walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
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!
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a swing at Porunov's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Porunov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porunov is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Ortiz just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Porunov has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Ortiz!