PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cramzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ortis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cramzz comes into the arena with Punkb*tch - 3oh3! blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cramzz
vs
Ortis

185 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cramzz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rio Ortis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cramzz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ortis!
Ortis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cramzz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortis is controlling an arm, preventing Cramzz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ortis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ortis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cramzz is on top in guard.
Ortis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cramzz!

Ortis is working for a guillotine from mount but Cramzz frees his head quite easily.
Cramzz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ortis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cramzz trying to control but Ortis postures up.

Ortis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cramzz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramzz gets back to full guard.
Cramzz is trying to keep Ortis in close.
Cramzz controlling the position.
Ortis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cramzz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Cramzz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortis wants to pass the guard but Cramzz is keeping the position.
Ortis postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cramzz 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.
Cramzz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cramzz dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramzz tries to control but Ortis wriggling away.
Ortis is looking to get to half guard.

Cramzz is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Cramzz extends the arm and Ortis is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Matt Cramzz!
Matt Cramzz is the new light heavyweight champion!