PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tito ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Lee Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ortiz
vs
Lee Walker

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, tito ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jericho Lee Walker!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as ortiz shoots in.
Jericho Lee Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.

ortiz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker keeping control of the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
ortiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
ortiz is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
ortiz is tying to control. Walker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, ortiz seems content to control.
Walker is trying to stand back up but ortiz is controlling him
Walker is looking to control ortiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walker avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big left from Walker misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
ortiz avoids the body shot from Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for ortiz on that attempt.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt

and ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
ortiz advances to full mount.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ortiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Walker bucks up and throws ortiz to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ortiz throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walker's waist but Walker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing ortiz off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tito ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ortiz jabs at Walker's body.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
ortiz is breathing heavily.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Walker misses with the combination.

Walker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but ortiz is one step ahead there.
Walker keeping moving, preventing ortiz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Walker holds on and takes a little breather.
Walker trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
ortiz trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker scores with a sloppy right hand. ortiz should have avoided that one.
ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker works over ortiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker lands with a nice combination. ortiz backs away looking to recover.
Walker tests ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ortiz.
ortiz shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker looks to land a combination but ortiz avoids it well.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from ortiz.
ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
ortiz moves away from the strike by Walker.
ortiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Walker tries for a takedown but ortiz circles away easily

and ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker keeping moving, preventing ortiz from controlling successfully.
ortiz pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
ortiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tito ortiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Walker connects with a single shot there.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through ortiz's defenses.

ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
ortiz is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ortiz controlling the action here.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
ortiz is taking a breather. Walker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ortiz wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
ortiz is thwarting Walker's attempts to control the position.
ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as ortiz backs up against the cage.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker misses with a double jab.
ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Walker is not content to let ortiz control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
ortiz passes the guard and advances to mount!
ortiz controlling from the full mount.
ortiz tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walker is looking to escape.
tito ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ortiz prevents Walker from getting the reversal.
Walker wants to control but ortiz is having none of it.
Walker holds of for dear life.
ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker tries to lock up and control but ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ortiz tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Walker is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker tries to reverse the position but ortiz maintains control.
ortiz tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker is working to get back to half guard.
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker tries to hold on but ortiz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

tito ortiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Walker misses with the combination.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt

and ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
ortiz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
ortiz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
ortiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker is looking to improve his position but ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker tries to hold on but ortiz pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Walker tries to buck ortiz off but he can't manage it.
ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walker is looking to improve his position but ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Walker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walker manages to control the position for a moment.
Walker is looking to improve his position but ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Walker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but ortiz is retaining full guard.
Walker content to stall in guard here.
Walker trying to control but ortiz is working from the bottom.
ortiz controlling Walker's posture.
ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Walker trying to control but ortiz is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wanted to stand there but ortiz had control of the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Walker has one foot on ortiz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
ortiz lands a jab-cross combination.
ortiz shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tito ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
Jericho Lee Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 passes Walker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
ortiz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to lock up and control but ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
ortiz tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
Walker tries to hold on but ortiz postures up.
Walker is desperately trying to improve his position but ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
ortiz trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker avoids a series of strikes thrown by ortiz.
Walker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding ortiz's attempts to control the action.
Walker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walker regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
tito ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... tito ortiz!