PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sukro Lesmono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Ortiz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ortiz
vs
Lesmono

200 cm
19
276 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
267 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sukro Lesmono!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Lesmono moved out of range.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Lesmono only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Lesmono moves out of range.
Lesmono slips under a jab from Ortiz.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Lesmono appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Lesmono saw that one coming.
Ortiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesmono is just out of range.
Lesmono takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Lesmono's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ortiz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz scores with a three punch combo!
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Lesmono releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lesmono avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmono shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesmono blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a good body shot.
Ortiz swings for the body but Lesmono moves out of range.
Lesmono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesmono ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tim Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Lesmono avoids nicely.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesmono.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Lesmono moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lesmono counters by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesmono wants a takedown but no success here.
Tim Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukro Lesmono.
Lesmono has Ortiz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ortiz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lesmono has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ortiz after a bit of a struggle.
Lesmono drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ortiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesmono manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Lesmono sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lesmono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortiz pinned against the cage. Ortiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesmono doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lesmono's coach down at Better Alternative ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lesmono's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Lesmono shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Lesmono's head but Lesmono sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Lesmono slips the punch.
Ortiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Lesmono is out of range.
Lesmono steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Lesmono throws out a counter right but Ortiz avoids it with no problem.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesmono walks into a left hand.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesmono manages to avoid it.
Ortiz throws a hook but Lesmono avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Lesmono moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesmono.
Ortiz cracks Lesmono with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz tests Lesmono's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Lesmono slips the punch.
Ortiz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesmono counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz takes a swing at Lesmono's ribcage but misses.
Lesmono swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesmono looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lesmono tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesmono shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ortiz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tim Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.

Lesmono gets the takedown into side control.

Lesmono decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.
Lesmono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tim Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Lesmono dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Lesmono's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Lesmono.
A nice side step and Lesmono releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab, jab by Ortiz - just one landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lesmono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz tries to score with a low kick but Lesmono moves his leg out of the way.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesmono.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesmono shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesmono looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Lesmono was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lesmono looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lesmono! But no joy.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesmono shoots in but no luck this time.
Tim Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukro Lesmono.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz throws a hook but Lesmono avoids it easily.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesmono was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesmono shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Lesmono saw that one coming.
Lesmono is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ortiz with a body shot.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Lesmono moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Lesmono was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Lesmono releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiz. No joy for Lesmono on that attempt.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Lesmono responds with a good body kick, but Ortiz manages to step out the way in time.
Ortiz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Lesmono takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lesmono or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz, which made it look bad.

Lesmono bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lesmono has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Lesmono has hold of Ortiz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ortiz seems comfortable defending it but Lesmono has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ortiz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ortiz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Lesmono couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sukro Lesmono!
Sukro Lesmono tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.