PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 5263 p4p, 604 weight class) and Maynor Luis (ranked 22894 p4p, 787 weight class). Tito Ortiz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ortiz
vs
Luis

190 cm
25
226 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
222 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maynor Luis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Luis tenderised Ortiz 's leg. Ortiz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ortiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Luis lands a jab-cross combination.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Luis stalls.

Luis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Luis tries to kick Ortiz off in order to stand up. Ortiz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Ortiz decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.

Ortiz has managed to clinch.
Luis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Luis drags the fight down to the ground.

Ortiz stands up and waves to Luis to follow him.

Ortiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ortiz uses his free foot to push down on Luis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Luis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ortiz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Ortiz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Luis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Luis and Ortiz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Luis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortiz controls the position.
Ortiz tries to advance to mount but Luis denies him.
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Luis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Luis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luis misses with a double jab.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.

Ortiz wants the takedown. Luis is fighting it off but Ortiz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Luis's guard against the cage.

Luis has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ortiz has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Ortiz is trying to trip Luis. He has hold of a leg but Luis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ortiz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Luis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luis being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Luis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Luis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz 's guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.

Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Luis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tito Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Luis looks for a takedown but Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Luis tries to clinch up.
Ortiz attempts a counter takedown but Luis avoids it well and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Ortiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Luis's face as Ortiz controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Luis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortiz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Luis manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Ortiz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Luis has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Luis moves out of range.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Luis is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis trying to control here.
Luis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Luis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis can't keep his opponent in guard - Ortiz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortiz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Luis for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Luis tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Luis trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz instigates a clinch.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.

Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Luis throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Luis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz tries for a kimura but Luis is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Luis's face as Ortiz controls the position.
Luis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis wants to get back to his feet.

Ortiz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ortiz lands a takedown into guard.
Luis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Luis lands with a nice combination. Ortiz backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Luis rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Ortiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Luis is looking to get back to is feet but Ortiz passes into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luis seems a little lost for a moment, as Ortiz dominates the positioning.
Ortiz working away.
Ortiz just content to control the position.
Luis manages to get back to half guard.
Luis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Still in half guard, Ortiz seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
Luis is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Luis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four 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.

Ortiz swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Luis is now in Ortiz 's guard. A big mistake from Ortiz there, giving up the dominant position!
Luis won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.

Luis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ortiz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Luis has managed to get both his arms back between Ortiz 's legs - danger averted.
Ortiz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ortiz is pushing down on Luis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luis is fighting to maintain full guard but Ortiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Maynor Luis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tito Ortiz .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

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