PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimincio Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenwe Elendil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lenwe Elendil acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ortiz
vs
Elendil

180 cm
20
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dimincio Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lenwe Elendil!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Elendil.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elendil is defended easily by Ortiz.

Ortiz shoots in and bounces Elendil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Elendil is on top in guard.

Ortiz wriggles free and stands up.
Elendil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Elendil throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Elendil throws a one two combo.
Elendil lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Dimincio Ortiz has been cut.

Elendil feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Elendil changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elendil.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elendil's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to get up but he can't break Elendil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Elendil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Elendil looks gassed!
Elendil throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Elendil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz 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.

Elendil stands and steps away. Ortiz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Elendil scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elendil wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Elendil misses with a series of wild punches.
Elendil misses with a takedown attempt

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to advance position but Elendil won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.
Ortiz is thwarting Elendil's attempts to control the position.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but Elendil is having none of it.
Elendil trying to control from the bottom.

Ortiz stands up from half guard.
Elendil misses with a leg kick

and Ortiz counters by clinching up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Elendil!
Elendil tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elendil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Elendil is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz trying to control but Elendil is having none of it.
Elendil keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elendil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Elendil is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimincio Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimincio Ortiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Elendil throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Elendil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elendil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice combination there by Elendil.
Elendil cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
Elendil throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz pushes Elendil away with a front kick.
Elendil misses with a two punch combination.

Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Elendil is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dimincio Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elendil in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Elendil tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Elendil is in all sorts of trouble here.

Elendil defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ortiz.
Elendil slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elendil wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.

Ortiz decides to stand up.
Elendil fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ortiz checks it well.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ortiz shoots in and bounces Elendil off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Elendil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elendil is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Elendil is proving hard to escape from.
Elendil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ortiz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Elendil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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.
Elendil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Elendil sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ortiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elendil seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Elendil thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Elendil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortiz keeps working.
Ortiz pushes Elendil off looking to stand but Elendil dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimincio Ortiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimincio Ortiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Elendil wants to clinch

so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Elendil is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elendil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz won't allow Elendil to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elendil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz stops Elendil from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz passes Elendil's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Ortiz is working for a kimura but Elendil is defending it quite comfortably.
Elendil wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Elendil throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Elendil does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Elendil moves out of range.
Elendil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Elendil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz is thwarting Elendil's attempts to control the position.
Elendil wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz wants to take a breather but Elendil is having none of it.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control but Elendil is keeping him busy.
Elendil is positioning himself well to prevent Ortiz advancing to mount.
Ortiz trying to mount his opponent but Elendil defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz swinging wilding here.
Elendil is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Elendil misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elendil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Elendil.

Elendil breaks the clinch.

That's four 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 shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elendil napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Ortiz decides to stand back up.
Elendil fails to land with a series of punches.
Elendil has his takedown stuffed

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elendil's guard.
Elendil wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elendil is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimincio 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

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