PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Marssal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Ortiz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Marssal
vs
Ortiz

179 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 Las Vegas, Hugo Marssal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marssal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marssal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Marssal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marssal shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marssal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Marssal dodges it nicely.
Marssal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marssal defending well though.
Marssal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Marssal tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marssal is looking to clinch.

Ortiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marssal is trying to defend but Ortiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marssal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marssal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marssal misses with punches from the back.
Ortiz staying busy and making it hard for Marssal to control.
Marssal lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Marssal wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz holding both Marssal 's hands and preventing any damage.
Marssal doesn't have the hooks in and Ortiz manages to turn into his guard.
Marssal is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marssal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz distracts Marssal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marssal's head.
Ortiz distracts Marssal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz works over Marssal with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marssal's head.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Marssal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz distracts Marssal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marssal working a defensive guard here.
Marssal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Marssal working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Marssal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz works over Marssal with some ground and pound from guard.
Marssal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Marssal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marssal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Marssal's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Marssal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A jab from Ortiz finds it's way through Marssal's defenses.
Marssal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Marssal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ortiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz distracts Marssal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Marssal controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marssal's head.

Marssal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz stands up over Marssal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marssal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marssal is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marssal working a defensive guard here.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marssal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Marssal trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marssal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tito Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marssal is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.

Marssal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marssal wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Marssal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz works over Marssal with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marssal looking to control.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz is working Marssal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marssal trying to control the position.

Marssal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marssal wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
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. 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 shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Marssal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Marssal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Marssal gets full guard.
Marssal wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz cracks Marssal with a solid left hand.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Marssal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz won't allow Marssal to sweep him here.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marssal controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Ortiz works over Marssal with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marssal tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Marssal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marssal wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Marssal's head.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marssal throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Marssal has wrist control.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz is in close to Marssal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marssal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marssal shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.

Ortiz scores a takedown into full mount!
Marssal is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
Marssal is looking to improve his position but Ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marssal wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Marssal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz cracks Marssal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz prevents Marssal from getting the reversal.
Ortiz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marssal is looking to improve his position but Ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Hugo Marssal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Marssal is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30

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