PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Schilling

190 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimbo Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schilling steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schilling lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schilling scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Kimbo Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Schilling tries to work over Ortiz's front leg with a kick but Ortiz checks it.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Schilling circles away easily
and Schilling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Schilling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Schilling avoids them all with ease.
Schilling unleashes a big counter combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schilling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schilling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Schilling slips to the side
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Schilling avoids it.
Schilling just misses with a punch to the body.
Schilling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
As Ortiz backs off Schilling throws a huge counter combo but Ortiz manages to avoid it all.
Schilling misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schilling scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Ortiz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Schilling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schilling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schilling.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Schilling steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Schilling avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schilling! But no joy.
Schilling lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Schilling is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ortiz with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Schilling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schilling tries a head kick but it misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Schilling - that will leave a mark!
Schilling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
enabling Schilling to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Schilling.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schilling is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ortiz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ortiz moves to clinch but Schilling breaks away
and Schilling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Schilling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schilling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Schilling appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schilling lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortiz at a distance.
Bob Schilling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schilling.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Schilling might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schilling 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.
Schilling misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Schilling.
Schilling slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Schilling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Schilling dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ortiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Schilling sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Schilling on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body
and Schilling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Schilling releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Schilling unleashes a big counter combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Schilling lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Schilling in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schilling looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Schilling scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz throws a front kick that sends Schilling stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling lands with a cross.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schilling counters with a two punch combo.
Schilling stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kimbo Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Schilling misses its intended target.
Schilling lands a head shot.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schilling is looking for the big counter here.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Schilling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Schilling with a series of wild strikes but Schilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Schilling moves away
and Schilling counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schilling swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortiz tries to land a body kick
and Schilling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schilling lands a glancing blow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schilling circles away quickly and effectively.
Schilling throws a counter combo.
Ortiz slips a jab from Schilling.
Schilling connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Ortiz backs off Schilling throws a huge counter combo but Ortiz manages to avoid it all.
Schilling's corner calls for a 1-2. Schilling obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schilling misses with a jab, cross combination.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ortiz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Schilling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Schilling swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schilling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schilling throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big left from Schilling misses.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schilling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schilling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ortiz looks to clinch
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schilling circles away quickly and effectively.
Schilling misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Schilling connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bob Schilling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schilling cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Schilling, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick
and Schilling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Schilling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortiz backs up against the cage.
Ortiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Schilling connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortiz scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Schilling with a series of wild strikes but Schilling uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schilling clobbers Ortiz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schilling slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Schilling.
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick
letting Schilling counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Schilling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Schilling throws a wild body kick that Ortiz sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Schilling 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 throws a wild body kick that Schilling sees coming a mile off.
Schilling scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Schilling counters with a nice uppercut.
Schilling connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schilling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schilling throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Schilling throws a big shot that misses.
Schilling missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schilling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ortiz back to the cage. Schilling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schilling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schilling misses with a straight left.
Schilling misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Schilling moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schilling misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schilling looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Schilling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schilling.
Schilling swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Schilling scores with a punch to the head.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Schilling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Ortiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Schilling. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schilling.
Schilling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Schilling fails to land with a series of punches.
Schilling throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Schilling was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schilling throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Schilling catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Schilling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schilling pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ortiz back to the cage. Schilling follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schilling lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Schilling looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schilling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Schilling! But no joy.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Schilling counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schilling scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Schilling misses.
Ortiz is looking for a counter combo.
Ortiz tries to land a body kick
and Schilling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Schilling had a free shot at his head there.
Schilling lands a lovely overhand right.
Kimbo Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Schilling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Schilling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Schilling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Schilling!