PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaum Megas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Face the pain - Steem. Joaum Megas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Megas

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaum Megas!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Megas is out of range.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Megas.
Megas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Ortiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Megas sprawls well initially but Ortiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Megas is trying to stand.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Megas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Megas tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz is just content to waste time from the top position. Megas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Megas keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
Megas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Megas throws Ortiz to one side and escapes!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Megas as he jumps to the side.
Megas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Megas connects with the punch.

Megas moves into the clinch.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Megas.
Megas lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megas scores with a shoulder strike.
Megas lands a shoulder strike.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Megas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Megas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz wants a takedown.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Megas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megas is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Megas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

Megas breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Megas wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Megas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Megas is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megas is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Megas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to advance to mount but Megas denies him.
Ortiz is working Megas over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Megas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Megas's temple.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Megas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Megas is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz landing strikes.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Megas, who protects the arm well.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Megas to see if he's OK.
Megas prevents Ortiz from improving position.

Ortiz swings around for an armbar but Megas sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Megas puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Megas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Megas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Megas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joaum Megas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Megas moves into the clinch.
Ortiz tries for a takedown. No joy.

Megas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Megas rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Megas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Megas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Megas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Megas stalling in the clinch.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Megas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ortiz.

Megas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Megas as he jumps to the side.

Megas drives through and clinches with Ortiz against the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Megas holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Megas tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Megas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Megas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Megas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Megas stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Megas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Megas is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Megas manages to break the clinch.
Megas fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Megas wants to clinch

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Megas wants to get back to his feet.
Megas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
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 Megas's temple.
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 is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Megas is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz decides to stand and escape the position.
Joaum Megas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Megas to the mat! Megas manages to get full guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Megas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Megas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Megas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that SergiO Ortiz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura here.
Ortiz trying to control from Megas's half guard. Megas has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Megas wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Ortiz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Megas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ortiz, into his guard.

Ortiz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Megas uses it to pass to side control.

Megas stands up and beckons Ortiz to his feet.
Megas lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Megas is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ortiz landing shots from mount.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
SergiO Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ortiz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Megas is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
SergiO Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ortiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Joaum Megas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Megas looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
SergiO 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27

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