PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandeco Silva (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 Tupac - Broken Wings. Silva has chosen Mad Dog as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Silva

188 cm
31
220 lbs
28 - 13 - 0

180 cm
29
215 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 28 - 13 - 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 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandeco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

Ortiz rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ortiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Ortiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ortiz was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ortiz pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.

Ortiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortiz is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a push kick but Ortiz slaps the foot to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
SergiO Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wandeco Silva.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Ortiz clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Ortiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ortiz pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
Ortiz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ortiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ortiz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Ortiz.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Silva shoots in.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A leg kick checked by Ortiz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Silva walks into a jab.
Wandeco Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Wandeco Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva looks for the body kick but Ortiz saw that one coming.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Ortiz.
That kick from Ortiz tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Ortiz drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Ortiz just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva stalls.
Silva letting Ortiz take a breather here.
Ortiz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Ortiz tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.

Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva pushes Ortiz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a lazy body kick
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Ortiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ortiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

SergiO Ortiz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ortiz stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ortiz thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz moves out of range as Silva strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Ortiz.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz misses with the body kick
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortiz.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Ortiz gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ortiz prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Ortiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ortiz passes to full mount!
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Ortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of SergiO Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz blocks a leg kick.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ortiz forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
SergiO Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... SergiO Ortiz!
Our winner, SergiO Ortiz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.