PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamanula might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My town. Angel Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kamanula
vs
Ortiz

165 cm
30
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
39
153 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamanula jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamanula fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.

It looks like Angel Ortiz has been cut.
Kamanula throws a front kick that sends Ortiz stumbling back into the cage.
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
We've been told by Kamanula's head coaches at King's Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kamanula throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Kamanula.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Kamanula sprawls well.
Ortiz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamanula.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Kamanula takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamanula throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kamanula defends it well.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Kamanula.
Ortiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tamiwe Kamanula has been cut.
Kamanula blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Kamanula dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamanula.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamanula counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kamanula feints and then cracks Ortiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortiz down.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Kamanula counters with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz looks winded!
Kamanula stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamanula wants it to stay on the feet.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Kamanula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamanula. Kamanula obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kamanula.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamanula.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kamanula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Kamanula.
Ortiz feints a jab promting Kamanula to slip. Ortiz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kamanula slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Kamanula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kamanula thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
Kamanula throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamanula lands a front kick.
Kamanula connects with a high kick.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tamiwe Kamanula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamanula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kamanula defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kamanula. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
A good leg kick by Kamanula.
Ortiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamanula.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamanula lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into Kamanula's guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Kamanula blocks nicely.
Kamanula is looking to stand up but Ortiz isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamanula looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Kamanula not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kamanula is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kamanula seems keen to control Ortiz's posture.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamanula cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
Kamanula chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Kamanula counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ortiz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Ortiz gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamanula fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamiwe Kamanula dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
It looked like Kamanula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Kamanula thuds his shin into the meat of Ortiz's side.
Kamanula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Kamanula slips a straight right by Ortiz.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Ortiz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamanula thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ortiz if he has to take too many more of those.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kamanula thows a body kick. Ortiz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Tamiwe Kamanula is winning the standup battle so far.
Kamanula fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamanula lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
Kamanula lands a front kick.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Kamanula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamanula.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortiz's sensitive parts.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kamanula feints a jab promting Ortiz to slip. Kamanula then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ortiz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Kamanula there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz takes a swing at Kamanula's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
You can see that Ortiz has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kamanula swivels and escapes.
Kamanula throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamanula feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ortiz's calf.
Kamanula scores with a kick to the body.
Kamanula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Kamanula jumps back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamanula.
Ortiz punishes Kamanula's body with a nice straight punch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kamanula.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamanula, right into the meat.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kamanula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Kamanula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortiz. That did some damage!
Kamanula scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kamanula.
Kamanula throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kamanula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamanula counters with a head kick.
Kamanula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Kamanula shows good takedown defense.
Kamanula lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kamanula throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kamanula finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kamanula.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamanula. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Kamanula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kamanula.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Kamanula's shoulder, as Kamanula tries to avoid the shot.
Kamanula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kamanula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortiz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamanula.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamanula swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Kamanula throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamiwe Kamanula dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kamanula scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamanula keeps the fight on the outside.
Kamanula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kamanula throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ortiz's head.
Kamanula misses with a head kick.
Kamanula looks to throw a body kick
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kamanula scores with a head kick. Ortiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That has opened up Angel Ortiz's cut even more.
Ortiz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kamanula defends well and Ortiz ends up having to push Kamanula into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ortiz prevents Kamanula from standing back up.

Kamanula manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ortiz keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kamanula has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kamanula with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamanula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Kamanula sprawls well.
Kamanula plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kamanula connects with an inside leg kick.

Ortiz gets a clinch.
Kamanula misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.

Kamanula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamanula lands a nice looking body kick.
Kamanula tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamanula.
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kamanula tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kamanula to the ground. Kamanula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Kamanula.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz moves forwards but Kamanula connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Kamanula is having none of it.
Kamanula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortiz's sensitive parts.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Kamanula stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamanula wants it to stay on the feet.
Ortiz takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Tamiwe Kamanula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamanula scores with a head kick.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamanula rather than just go for the knockout.
Kamanula fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
Kamanula pushes Ortiz away with a front kick.
Kamanula scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamiwe Kamanula is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula throws a head kick that half lands.
Kamanula scores with a head kick. Ortiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kamanula thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamanula darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamanula connects with the punch.
Ortiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kamanula.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ortiz shoots in but Kamanula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kamanula is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
That kick from Kamanula tenderised Ortiz's leg. Ortiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kamanula. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamanula scores with a kick to the body.
Ortiz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kamanula.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Ortiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamanula circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kamanula counters with a head kick.
Kamanula throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kamanula plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kamanula scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamanula connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kamanula explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamanula is just out of range.
Angel Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamanula defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKamanula.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tamiwe Kamanula showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kamanula, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tamiwe Kamanula!
Tamiwe Kamanula seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.