PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ortez
vs
Smoove

195 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Smoove!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoove misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smoove checks a leg kick.
Smoove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortez as he jumps to the side.
Ortez misses with a wild combination.
Smoove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ortez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Smoove taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ortez scoring with punches and elbows.
Ortez tries to score with some ground and pound. Smoove controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ortez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ortez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortez scores with punches from side control.
Ortez working the head and body with strikes.
Ortez working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ortez working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ortez throws an elbow but Smoove slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smoove is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Ortez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smoove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortez lands some shots froms side control.
Ortez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ortez cracks Smoove with a big elbow.
Ortez scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortez trying to control the action but Smoove is working from the bottom.
Smoove dodges the ground and pound from Ortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortez landing a few strikes.

Ortez is trying to get an arm triangle but Smoove is defending well.
Ortez is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smoove is trying to control Ortez's posture but Ortez avoids it.
Ortez cracks Smoove with a big right hand but Smoove just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Smoove wants to control but Ortez postures up.
Ortez controls the position.
The ground and pound from Ortez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ortez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smoove to see if he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ortez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smoove taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ortez misses with the ground and pound.
Smoove sneaks back into half guard.
Smoove blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortez.
Ortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smoove is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortez's back!
Smoove tries to keep control of the position but Ortez is staying busy.
Ortez tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ortez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smoove. What's that going to do exactly?

Smoove stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smoove with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortez counters with a series of strikes. Smoove will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tito Ortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Smoove.

Ortez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortez landing some decent shots from guard.

Smoove is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ortez postures up and lands a big shot to Smoove's brow.
Ortez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smoove has momentary wrist control but Ortez slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smoove uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortez.
Ortez stuffs the takedown attempt from Smoove. Smoove gets slowly back to his feet.
Smoove on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smoove fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smoove takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smoove tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Smoove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Ortez - just one landing.
Smoove with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ortez counter with a right hand.
Tito Ortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Smoove.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smoove is in a horrible position here. Ortez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortez scoring with strikes but Smoove is staying in there.
Ortez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ortez working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ortez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smoove can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortez looking to finish Smoove with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smoove!
Ortez punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Ortez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Smoove tries to reverse the position but Ortez maintains control.
Ortez with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortez landing shots from mount.
Ortez lands a big shot there that rocks Smoove but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Ortez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smoove turns into him and now he's in Ortez's guard.
Ortez being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortez trying to strike off his back.
Smoove looking to pass the guard.
Smoove is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove won't allow Ortez to get back to his feet.
Ortez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smoove wanted to stand there but Ortez had control of the position.

Ortez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortez wants to hit a switch here but Smoove passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortez there!
Ortez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tito Ortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Smoove has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Ortez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ortez rolls, trying to escape but Smoove keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ortez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smoove doesn't have the hooks in and Ortez manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Smoove tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortez throws a series of punches but Smoove avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Ortez.

Smoove gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortez wants a takedown.

Smoove breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ortez.
Smoove checks a low kick from Ortez.
Smoove wants to clinch.
Ortez misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortez wants to clinch

and Smoove counters with a shoot takedown. Ortez fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortez wants to control but Smoove passes easily into half guard.
Ortez wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove lands strikes from half guard.
Smoove wants to take a breather but Ortez is having none of it.
Ortez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Ortez looking for subs from the bottom but Smoove mounts him!
Ortez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ortez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ortez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smoove has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortez's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortez is looking to improve his position but Smoove isn't that keen on the idea.
Ortez is squirming around, avoiding Smoove's attempts to control the action.
Smoove controlling the position easily from mount.
Ortez is trying to escape the mount.

Smoove is going olschool here, as he tries to force Ortez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ortez shrugs it off.
Ortez is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortez tries to hold on but Smoove pushes him away.
Ortez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Smoove is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ortez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ortez is looking to improve his position but Smoove isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortez wants to control but Smoove is having none of it.
Ortez is desperately trying to improve his position but Smoove has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Ortez right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smoove not allowing Ortez to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
J Smoove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortez!