PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Draco Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Demonio De La Tinta kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonathan Ortiz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drogo
vs
Ortiz

187 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Conquer
Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Draco Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Drogo throws a one two combo.
Ortiz ducks right into an uppercut from Drogo.
Drogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Drogo's head coaches at Men of Mayhem (1 TPL, 6 DBL, 5 SGL)(55 member cap) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a double leg but Drogo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ortiz will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Drogo digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Good shot there by Drogo.
A clash of legs there as Ortiz blocks the low kick.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Drogo which made him look bad.
Draco Drogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Ortiz.
Drogo swinging wildly here.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Drogo slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drogo scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Drogo connects with a body shot.
Drogo lands a jab to the nose.
Drogo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drogo is looking to wear down Ortiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown into Drogo's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drogo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz won't allow Drogo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drogo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drogo wants to control the position but Ortiz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz working Drogo over with strikes.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Drogo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.
Ortiz stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ortiz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drogo is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from standing back up.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drogo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Drogo's hands, connecting with Drogo's forehead.
Drogo tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz is thwarting Drogo's attempts to control the position.
Ortiz working over Drogo with some ground and pound. Drogo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Drogo trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Drogo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Drogo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Drogo is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Drogo wants to get back to his feet.
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 Draco Drogo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Drogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogo leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drogo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drogo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Ortiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drogo sprawls well initially but Ortiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz prevents Drogo from standing back up.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo is trying to control but can't.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz working Drogo over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drogo is trying to stand up here but Ortiz is controlling him well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drogo is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drogo trying to control from the bottom.
Drogo taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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!
Drogo is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogo is trying to get back to full guard.
Drogo is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Drogo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz stops Drogo from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Drogo's head.
Drogo taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Drogo is rocked!
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Drogo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Drogo's temple.
Ortiz working over Drogo with some ground and pound. Drogo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drogo is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
Drogo tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Drogo wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Drogo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drogo wants to stand back up but Ortiz manages to pass into side control.
Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Drogo is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Drogo here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Drogo looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ortiz turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Ortiz!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Ortiz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.