PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benjy Button (ranked 4174 p4p, 5162 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Benjy Button has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Button
vs
Ortega

184 cm
23
189
5 - 7 - 0

188 cm
22
190
2 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjy Button!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Button lands a head kick. Ortega smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Button moves out of range as Ortega throws a body kick.
Ortega throws the kick towards the body but Button avoids it.
Ortega lands with a cross.
Button dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortega swats away the attempt to clinch by Button.
Ortega looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Button knows he should have avoided that one.
Button moves out of range as Ortega throws a body kick.

Button drives through and clinches with Ortega against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Button just leaning against Ortega, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Button fails to land.
Button pushes Ortega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Emilio Ortega has been cut.
Button lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Button stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is pressed up against the cage. Button has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ortega down to the mat. Ortega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Button closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Button bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Button misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortega tries to land a front kick but Button steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Button shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortega but Ortega pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjy Button. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Button lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Button is looking to clinch but Ortega is avoiding it.
Emilio Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Button throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Button defends it well.
Button avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Button appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Ortega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Button is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Button's face as Ortega controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega working the ground and pound.
Ortega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Button keeps working.
Button takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ortega prevents Button from escaping the position.
Ortega cracks Button with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Button is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Button some visible discomfort.
Ortega in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortega landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortega creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ortega landing strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortega scoring with punches from side control.
Ortega landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortega is putting a hurting on Button here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortega working the ground and pound.
Ortega lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ortega landing strikes.
Button takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega cracks Button with a big right hand but Button just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ortega has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ortega working the head with strikes.
Button tries to bench press Ortega off him but Ortega keeps the position.
Button is letting Ortega control him for a moment.
Button is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortega working the ground and pound.
Ortega landing a few strikes.
Button is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Button is trying to escape the position but Ortega is controlling the position.
Ortega cracks Button with a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Button's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Button gets caught flat footed, as Ortega shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortega cracks Button with a solid left hand.
Ortega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortega is in close to Button's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortega is in close to Button's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Button is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortega postures up and lands a big shot to Button's brow.
Ortega stops Button from standing up.
We've been informed that Ortega has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Button wants to stand and escape but Ortega is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is in close to Button's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortega lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortega lands a couple of digs.
Ortega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortega distracts Button with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega cracks Button with a solid left hand.
Emilio Ortega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Button's head.
Ortega trying to control but Button is working from the bottom.
Ortega with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortega is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortega lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortega controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Button knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortega on the ground.
Ortega chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button wants to get back to his feet but Ortega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Button is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ortega dives into side control.
Button taking a bit of punishment here - Ortega scoring with strikes.
Ortega landing a few strikes.
Ortega in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortega scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Ortega's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega is putting a hurting on Button here, landing some big shots from side control.

Ortega is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Button knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ortega connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Button some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Button wants to get back to his feet but Ortega is dominant here and he's now got Button's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ortega controlling the positon.
Button covers up after that shot from Ortega.
Button grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortega throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Button!
Button grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ortega scores with punches to the body.
Button is trying to stand back up.
Button takes a big shot to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Button is trying to get back to his feet but Ortega has full control of the position and if anything, Button has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ortega has Button flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ortega lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ortega.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega lands a shot to the head.

Ortega working for the choke.
Ortega is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Button looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ortega.
Ortega is working the ground and pound. Can Button escape?
Ortega scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Button's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ortega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ortega cracks Button with a big elbow.
Ortega is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Button will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ortega working the ground and pound.
Button takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ortega working the body and head with strikes.
Ortega lands some shots froms side control.
Ortega looks up at the clock and then as Button takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ortega smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ortega grinds an elbow into Button's temple.
Ortega working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Button takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ortega has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega prevents Button from getting the reversal.
Ortega postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Button looks a forlorn figure.
Ortega controlling the pace for now.
Ortega with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortega looking to finish Button with some ground and pound. This is bad for Button!
Ortega landing strikes from the mount.
Ortega with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortega lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Button hang on?
Ortega working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Button is rocked!
Ortega lands with some strikes.
Oh Button is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega cracks Button with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Ortega!
After winning the bout, Emilio Ortega thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.