PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's entrance music is Rollin' - Limp Bizkit. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Silva

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ortiz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Ortiz throwing sloppy strikes.
Ortiz lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ortiz punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz missing with punches from the back.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ortiz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Silva.
Ortiz lands punches and elbows.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silva manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Silva.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
Silva wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Ortiz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to keep Ortiz in close.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ortiz!
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 Tito Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva wants to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva looks to clinch

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Renato Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side

and Ortiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Ortiz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ortiz stands up from Silva's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva clinches but Ortiz breaks the clinch

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.

Ortiz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Silva wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva tries to clinch but Ortiz moves away

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Silva looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ortiz wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva is trying to control here but Ortiz has managed to regain half guard.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.

Ortiz kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Ortiz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ortiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ortiz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ortiz throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Ortiz throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Ortiz loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ortiz.

Silva bucks Ortiz off and manages to get back to his feet!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Ortiz gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.

Silva has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Renato Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!