PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colby Ortiz (ranked 1315 p4p, 172 weight class) and Boubacar Dembele (ranked 2450 p4p, 303 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ortiz
vs
Dembele

189 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colby Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boubacar Dembele!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Dembele was just out of range.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Dembele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dembele misses with a straight right.
Dembele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Dembele scores with a punch to the head.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
Dembele slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Colby Ortiz has been cut.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Dembele throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Dembele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Dembele takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dembele.
Ortiz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dembele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Dembele.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Dembele looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boubacar Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dembele misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele misses with a hook.
As Dembele backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dembele misses with a hook.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Ortiz thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dembele. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele throws out a powerful jab.
Dembele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dembele misses.
Dembele misses with a body shot.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dembele avoids it.
Dembele scores with a jab.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dembele throws out the jab.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Dembele manages to avoid it.
Dembele lands a nice looking body shot.
Dembele lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dembele misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Dembele just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOrtiz.
Dembele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Colby Ortiz's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boubacar Dembele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dembele lands a big uppercut and Ortiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ortiz looks OK. Dembele waves Ortiz back to his feet!

Ortiz is rocked!
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Ortiz throws a quick counter head kick but Dembele was just out of range.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boubacar Dembele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ortiz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Dembele throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Dembele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Dembele misses the target.
Ortiz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dembele throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tried to counter with a leg kick but Dembele avoided it.
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dembele. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Dembele backs away, Ortiz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
Ortiz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dembele avoids it.
Ortiz is looking to wear down Dembele with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ortiz moves out of range as Dembele strikes.
Dembele throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Dembele misses.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Dembele misses with a body shot.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele misses the jab.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Dembele.
Dembele lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz slips a jab from Dembele.
Dembele throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.

Colby Ortiz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Dembele looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ortiz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortiz defending well as Dembele loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele scores with a decent looking hook.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dembele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dembele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Dembele looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Dembele scores with a jab to the body.
Dembele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz slips a straight right by Dembele.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Dembele misses the jab.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
Dembele misses with a wild body shot.
Dembele looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Dembele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boubacar Dembele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colby Ortiz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circling - Dembele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dembele throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Dembele.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dembele throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Dembele misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dembele throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Ortiz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Dembele misses its intended target.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Ortiz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Dembele. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
Dembele looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dembele just manages to avoid it.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dembele.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boubacar Dembele seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dembele throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a looping right.
Dembele takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dembele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dembele thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Jeez, Colby Ortiz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dembele scores with a punch to the head.
Dembele throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dembele.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembele misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz moves out of range as Dembele strikes.
Dembele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dembele scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Dembele misses with a left hand
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dembele misses with a straight right.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dembele just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dembele finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Ortiz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dembele.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dembele throws out the jab.
Ortiz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz throws a counter high kick but Dembele was just alert enough to avoid it.
Dembele missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dembele misses with a looping left.
Ortiz quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dembele with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Colby Ortiz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boubacar Dembele!
Boubacar Dembele very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.