PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JR Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortiz's choice of entrance music: Mosh. Tito Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Velasquez
vs
Ortiz

181 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JR Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velasquez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Velasquez misses with a wild body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velasquez.
Velasquez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
A shot to the body from Ortiz misses
and Velasquez counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.

Ortiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ortiz looks up at the clock and then as Velasquez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ortiz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ortiz cracks Velasquez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Velasquez trying to remain calm as Ortiz controls from the top position.
Velasquez is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Velasquez trying his best to control but Ortiz has mounted him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Velasquez is in trouble!
Velasquez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Velasquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez regains half guard.
Velasquez wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Velasquez defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Velasquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Velasquez wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz working Velasquez over with strikes.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Velasquez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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 Velasquez's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortiz wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.
Velasquez wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.

Ortiz decides to stand and escape the position.
Velasquez wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Velasquez's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Velasquez taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Velasquez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ortiz is trying to control. Velasquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz working Velasquez over with strikes.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velasquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Velasquez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ortiz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Velasquez to stand up.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Velasquez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Velasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velasquez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz trying to control from Velasquez's half guard. Velasquez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ortiz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Velasquez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ortiz's back instead.
Ortiz tries to escape but Velasquez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Velasquez's guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Velasquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Velasquez!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ortiz has his feet on Velasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Ortiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Velasquez sprawls well initially but Ortiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Velasquez is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ortiz is thwarting Velasquez's attempts to control the position.
Tito Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Velasquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
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 decides to stand and escape the position.
JR Velasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the head.
JR Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Velasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz pushes down on Velasquez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Velasquez keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Velasquez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz prevents Velasquez from improving his position.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Velasquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Ortiz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Velasquez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range and Velasquez settles back down.

Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
Velasquez is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Velasquez is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Velasquez trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to control but Velasquez is keeping him busy.

Ortiz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Velasquez to get to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Ortiz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Velasquez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz is trying to control. Velasquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Velasquez taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Velasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing shots but Velasquez is blocking nicely.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Velasquez is looking to control Ortiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Velasquez avoid being mounted?
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Velasquez trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
JR Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Despite being in the dominant position, Tito Ortiz just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Velasquez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

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