PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Click Here (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonard Ortiz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Here
vs
Ortiz

215 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

204 cm
19
236 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Click Here!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Here which made him look bad.
Here shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Here blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Here fails with an attempt to clinch.

Here closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz quickly recovers to half guard.
Here trying to mount his opponent but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz moves into full guard.
Here prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.

Ortiz is looking for a triangle but Here pushes his legs off easily.
Here has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Here's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Ortiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Here is aware though and is defending well.
Here has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Here scoring with some ground and pound.
Here controls from within his opponent's guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Click Here wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Here will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Here tries to clinch up.
Ortiz with a poor takedown

so Here counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Here stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Here shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Here content to stall in guard here.

Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Here gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Here stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Here gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Here scores with a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Here slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Here pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Here won't allow Ortiz to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Click Here wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Click Here. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Here forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Here gets underhooks to prevent Ortiz's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Click Here dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Here is defended easily by Ortiz.
Here shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz shoots in for a double leg but Here sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Here closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Here lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Here content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Here wanted to stand there but Ortiz had control of the position.

Here avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Here knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ortiz on the ground.

Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Here gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Here pushing down on Ortiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Here is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Here wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Here tries to pass to full mount but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz tries to get to full guard but Here has control of the leg.

Here is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Here controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Here has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Click Here wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Here as Ortiz shoots in.
Here will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz jabs Here to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Click Here dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Here tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Here manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ortiz on his heels. He'll look to pass Ortiz's guard now, I'm sure.
Here loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Here gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Here wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.

Ortiz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Here wanted to stand there but Ortiz had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Here stays in close to Ortiz's body and controls the position.
Here seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ortiz for as long as he can get away with.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Click Here just wasn't active enough.

Here shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ortiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz pushes Here away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Here gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Here happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Click Here wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick from Here misses.
Ortiz with a poor takedown

and Here counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Here is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Here's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Click Here.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Here.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Here moves out of range easily.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
Click Here seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Here closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz wants to control but Here postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Here working the body and head with strikes.
Leonard Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Click Here is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Here is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Here remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

And that's the end of the fight!
Click Here showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Here 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Click Here!