PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Helmet
vs
Ortiz

170 cm
25
208 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirty Helmet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet swinging wildly here.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.

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.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Helmet fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmet misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Helmet does no damage.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That round was too close to call.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Helmet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ortiz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmet swinging wildly here.
Helmet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Dirty Helmet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helmet throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helmet avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Helmet misses.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Helmet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
A punch combination from Helmet misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet swinging wildly here.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Helmet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helmet.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Helmet misses.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
A combination from Helmet does no damage.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four 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.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Helmet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Helmet swinging wildly here.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Helmet misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Helmet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helmet misses with the combination.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Helmet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Helmet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Helmet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet misses with a two punch combination.
Helmet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helmet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Helmet throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Helmet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Helmet.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
Helmet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Helmet tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helmet.
Helmet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helmet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet misses with a few strikes there.
Helmet misses with a series of wild punches.
Helmet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Helmet misses.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Helmet moves out of range easily.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.

That's four 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.
Helmet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Helmet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helmet looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet misses with a double jab.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Helmet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Helmet throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Helmet. Those never looked like landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Helmet.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty Helmet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helmet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Dirty Helmet!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Dirty Helmet!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Dirty Helmet!

Dirty Helmet wins by unanimous decision!