PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Chaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen El Demonio De La Tinta as his entrance music. James Chaney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaney
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Conquer
Knox Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Chaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chaney at a distance.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Chaney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ortiz stalks Chaney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaney's face. Chaney staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortiz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Chaney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ortiz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaney backs up against the cage.
Chaney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ortiz stalks Chaney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaney's face. Chaney staggers backwards, shaken.

Chaney is rocked!
Ortiz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chaney back to the cage. Ortiz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Chaney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chaney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chaney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Chaney misses with a head kick.
Chaney seems to have got his legs back now.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortiz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chaney on the side of the head.
Chaney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chaney shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chaney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz lands a nice hook to Chaney's body. Chaney takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ortiz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ortiz looks winded!
Ortiz cracks Chaney with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaney needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
Ortiz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortiz as he avoids it easily.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Chaney throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaney was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Chaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaney tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Chaney tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chaney fails with the takedown.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaney's hands.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Chaney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chaney fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Chaney. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chaney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ortiz.
Chaney digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Chaney closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combo that has Chaney backing up. Chaney nods at Ortiz to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaney.
Chaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Chaney throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and Chaney only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Chaney off the cage and back into range.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Chaney with a series of wild strikes but Chaney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Chaney or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Chaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz works over Chaney's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Ortiz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chaney had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaney tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chaney closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Chaney pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Chaney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chaney tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Chaney avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chaney looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chaney misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Chaney ducks under and follows up with a left that Chaney also avoids with ease.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaney doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaney misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chaney shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Chaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaney throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chaney backs up against the cage.
Chaney wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chaney is defended easily by Ortiz.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz digs a good hook to Chaney's body.
Chaney on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Ortiz both land. Nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Chaney shoots in.
Jonathan Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaney tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Chaney tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chaney wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaney.
Chaney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ortiz.
Chaney tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chaney, as that shot connected.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chaney might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chaney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz stuns Chaney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz works over Chaney's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortiz looks to land a combination. Chaney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Chaney.
Chaney is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz leaves Chaney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chaney has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chaney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Chaney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortiz stalks Chaney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaney's face. Chaney staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Chaney avoids it well.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chaney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Chaney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortiz as he avoids it easily.
Ortiz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chaney rather than just go for the knockout.
Ortiz works over Chaney's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Chaney avoids them all with ease.
Chaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Chaney tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Chaney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chaney wants to clinch
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz leaves Chaney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaney takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chaney slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Chaney shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz looks to land a combination. Chaney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Chaney avoids nicely.
Chaney shoots in looking for a takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl out of it but Chaney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ortiz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Chaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz stalks Chaney and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chaney's face. Chaney staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortiz throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaney shoots in but no luck this time.
Chaney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chaney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Chaney.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Chaney closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Chaney pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chaney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chaney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chaney fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chaney misses with a head kick.
Ortiz lands a jab to Chaney's midsection.
Ortiz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaney doesn't seem bothered though.
Chaney shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chaney's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Chaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chaney fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz jabs Chaney to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz throws a combination. Chaney tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Chaney tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Chaney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chaney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortiz as he avoids it easily.
Ortiz punishes Chaney's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chaney throws a wild body kick that Ortiz sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James Chaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Ortiz!
After winning the bout, Jonathan Ortiz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.