PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jureck Siureck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ortiz
vs
Siureck

152 cm
24
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jureck Siureck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Francisco Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Siureck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Siureck tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siureck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Siureck has closed the distance and engaged Ortiz in a clinch.
Siureck is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Siureck is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Siureck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Siureck is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siureck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siureck is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Siureck prevents it.
Siureck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siureck is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown into Siureck's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

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

Ortiz shoots in and bounces Siureck off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ortiz throws an elbow that misses. Siureck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Siureck!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siureck throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Siureck manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Siureck has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Siureck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz jumps guard but Siureck stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Siureck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jureck Siureck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siureck throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Siureck lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siureck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Siureck fails to land with a series of punches.
Siureck throws a combination that misses

and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Siureck's guard now.
Siureck looks winded!
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Siureck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a strike but Siureck rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Siureck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ortiz lands a couple of good shots and Siureck has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Ortiz really is a fat lump.

Siureck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Jureck Siureck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ortiz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Siureck is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Siureck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Siureck is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Siureck keeps trying to improve his position.
Siureck is still trying to improve position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Francisco Ortiz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Siureck lands a jab.
A jab from Siureck misses.
Siureck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siureck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Siureck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Siureck as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jureck Siureck will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Francisco Ortiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Siureck.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed

and Siureck counters by clinching up.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Siureck has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Siureck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, Siureck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Siureck holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siureck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Siureck just stands there and leans against the cage.
Siureck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Siureck digs a right hand underneath Ortiz's ribcage. Ortiz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ortiz jumps guard but Siureck turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Siureck can't break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
Siureck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siureck tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Siureck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Siureck forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Siureck fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Siureck lands a two punch combo.

Siureck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siureck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siureck misses with a double jab.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Siureck is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Siureck circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Siureck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Siureck fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francisco Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Siureck rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Siureck can't break the clinch.
Siureck tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Siureck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Siureck has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ortiz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Siureck walks away with a smile on his face. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Siureck has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz prevents Siureck from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siureck is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Siureck has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Siureck tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Siureck has him pressed against the cage.
Siureck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Siureck is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siureck is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Siureck smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jureck Siureck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francisco Ortiz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Siureck lands a two punch combo.
Siureck throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Siureck, as that shot connected.

Ortiz is rocked!

Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Siureck. Siureck maintains the clinch.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Siureck.
Siureck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz has Siureck pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Siureck manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Siureck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Siureck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siureck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Siureck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Siureck working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Siureck's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Siureck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siureck cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Siureck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Siureck forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siureck wants to break free but Ortiz has control.

Siureck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Siureck scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Siureck has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Siureck can't break the clinch.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ortiz dodges an elbow strike from Siureck.
Jureck Siureck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ortiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Siureck's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siureck wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Siureck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Siureck is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Siureck has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Siureck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Siureck is defending well.
Ortiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Siureck's efforts to push away.

Siureck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siureck scores with a three punch combo!
Jureck Siureck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siureck looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Siureck looks to land a combination. Ortiz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Siureck lands a body shot.
Ortiz finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Siureck's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Ortiz falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jureck Siureck!