PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brooks (ranked 1990 p4p, 2823 weight class) and Adrian Ortiz (ranked 225 p4p, 315 weight class). Adrian Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Brooks
vs
Ortiz

193 cm
25
198
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Brooks swings widly with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ortiz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Brooks misses its intended target.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Brooks avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks misses with a straight left.
Brooks throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortiz throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Brooks misses.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Brooks throwing a counter right hand but Ortiz manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brooks's hands.
Brooks slips a jab from Ortiz.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francis Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
Ortiz scores with a hook.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ortiz thuds a left hand into Brooks's body.
Ortiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Brooks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brooks.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks is looking to counter punch.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz needs to keep his hands up - Brooks had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the body from Ortiz misses
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Brooks avoids it well.
Jab from Brooks.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Adrian Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz lands a head shot.
Brooks misses with an uppercut.
Adrian Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Ortiz throws a hook but Brooks avoids it easily.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brooks.
Brooks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brooks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Brooks takes one to the chin there.
Brooks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.

It looks like Adrian Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Brooks misses
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Brooks throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Brooks is rocked!
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
and Ortiz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Brooks! He's just covering up as Ortiz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Ortiz!