PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Alesso & Dirty South - City Of Dreams (Original Mix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Andersoon

188 cm
34
215 lbs
35 - 17 - 0

185 cm
37
220 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 35 - 17 - 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 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gryphon Andersoon!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Andersoon. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
A head kick by Ortiz misses
and Andersoon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andersoon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andersoon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersoon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Andersoon lands a body shot.
Andersoon throws a shot to the body.

Andersoon forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.

Andersoon manages to break the clinch.
Andersoon is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
Andersoon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
Andersoon lands a nice hook to Ortiz's body. Ortiz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andersoon.
Andersoon connects with a body shot.
Andersoon lands with a nice body kick.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Andersoon.
Andersoon misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Andersoon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andersoon misses with a jab to the body
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Andersoon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Andersoon does a little dance to reset his feet.

Andersoon knocks Ortiz to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Ortiz is rocked!

It looks like SergiO Ortiz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersoon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Oh Ortiz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz defending against the ground and pound.
Ortiz manages to get back to half guard.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersoon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Andersoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andersoon is keen to just control but Ortiz is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andersoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Andersoon is trying to control the action in half guard but Ortiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersoon.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Andersoon is controlling well.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andersoon trying to control from half guard but Ortiz is working away.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersoon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andersoon.
Ortiz trying to control but Andersoon postures up.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Andersoon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andersoon thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Andersoon is just content to waste time from the top position. Ortiz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Andersoon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Andersoon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andersoon wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Andersoon postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersoon wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Andersoon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Andersoon postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Andersoon throws a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz looking to control.
Andersoon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Andersoon wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Andersoon manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersoon being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gryphon Andersoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Andersoon moves away and avoids it.
Andersoon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andersoon throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Andersoon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andersoon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Andersoon ducks under and follows up with a left that Andersoon also avoids with ease.
Ortiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the body
enabling Andersoon to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Andersoon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Andersoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Ortiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Andersoon!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andersoon is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Andersoon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Andersoon regains half guard.
Andersoon is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but Andersoon is having none of it.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Andersoon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andersoon is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz is pressing down on Andersoon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andersoon is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Andersoon is working from the bottom.
Ortiz with the ground and pound but Andersoon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Andersoon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Andersoon controlling him for the moment.
SergiO Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersoon throws an elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andersoon's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andersoon is on top in guard.
Ortiz is controlling Andersoon's posture.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersoon throwing strikes but missing.
Andersoon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andersoon throws a big right hand that misses.
Andersoon stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Andersoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andersoon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andersoon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersoon stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Andersoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Andersoon.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to control but Andersoon is keeping him busy.
Andersoon tries to improve position but can't.
Andersoon throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Andersoon is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Andersoon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Andersoon tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Andersoon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Ortiz seems content to control.
Andersoon punching from the bottom.
Andersoon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andersoon is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersoon keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Andersoon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Andersoon keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

SergiO Ortiz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andersoon misses with a hook
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
SergiO Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Andersoon avoids them all with ease.
Andersoon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Gryphon Andersoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andersoon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Andersoon.
Andersoon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersoon connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick
and Andersoon counters with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortiz blocks the leg kick.
Andersoon is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersoon jabs Ortiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andersoon scores with a hook to the body. Ortiz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Andersoon.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Andersoon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andersoon wants to clinch.
Andersoon scoring well with a low kick there.
Andersoon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ortiz if he has to take too many more of those.
Gryphon Andersoon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Andersoon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersoon swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.

Andersoon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortiz, pushing him back against the cage.
Andersoon slows down the pace here.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Andersoon avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gryphon Andersoon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Andersoon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gryphon Andersoon!
An out of breath and clearly excited Gryphon Andersoon thanked [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).