PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cory Patterson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Patterson
vs
Ortiz

176 cm
26
279 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
262 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cory Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Patterson is looking to clinch.

Patterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortiz gets underhooks to prevent Patterson's takedown attempt.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Patterson has the dominant position.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
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 looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Ortiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
JJ Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Patterson moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.
Ortiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Patterson is controlling the position.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Patterson darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Patterson jumps into guard, dragging Ortiz to the mat.

Ortiz is sitting in close to Patterson's body. Patterson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ortiz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ortiz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Patterson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cory Patterson!