PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 4721 p4p, 4543 weight class) and Vito Romero Jr (ranked 455 p4p, 443 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.

Ortiz
vs
Romero Jr

188 cm
19
210
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
212
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 New York, Tito Ortiz!
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, Vito Romero Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Romero Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Romero Jr wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Romero Jr tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Ortiz easily slips into full mount!
Romero Jr wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Romero Jr tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
Ortiz cracks Romero Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ortiz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz lands with some strikes.

Romero Jr is rocked!
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Romero Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Romero Jr is looking to improve his position but Ortiz isn't that keen on the idea.
Ortiz looking to finish Romero Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Romero Jr!
Romero Jr can't escape the position.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.

Ortiz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Romero Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Ortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Romero Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Romero Jr shrugs it off.
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Romero Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ortiz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Romero Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ortiz working for a submission but Romero Jr is keeping him at bay.
Romero Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is working for a guillotine from mount but Romero Jr frees his head quite easily.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Romero Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
Romero Jr wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Romero Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Romero Jr is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Romero Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero Jr circles away.
Romero Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good exchange - Romero Jr coming out on top.

Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romero Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz working Romero Jr over with strikes here.
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Romero Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
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!
Romero Jr tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Romero Jr looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Romero Jr. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero Jr can do to turn this around?
Ortiz controlling the position well here. Romero Jr rolled but Ortiz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Romero Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Ortiz has the hooks in. Romero Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Ortiz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Romero Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Romero Jr for a finish.

Ortiz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Romero Jr trying to control the hands but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Ortiz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ortiz trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Romero Jr doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romero Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Ortiz biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz is punishing Romero Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero Jr rolls, trying to escape but Ortiz keeps control of the position.

Ortiz looking for the RNC.

Ortiz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Romero Jr tries to escape the position.
Ortiz lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Romero Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Ortiz is working for a rear naked choke. Romero Jr is not defending it well and Ortiz has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Romero Jr refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Romero Jr's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tito Ortiz!