PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edson Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Santos
vs
Ortiz

194 cm
27
206 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

195 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edson Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vince Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Santos misses with the combination.
Ortiz throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortiz thinking.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Santos throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ortiz jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 Edson Santos will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Edson Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a combination. Santos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz cracks Santos with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Santos stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Ortiz.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Santos throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Santos moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Ortiz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vince Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Santos can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ortiz and Santos drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ortiz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Ortiz!