PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jo jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

jo
vs
Ortiz

215 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jo jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ortiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
jo is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz controlling from mount.
jo tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jo tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz controlling from mount.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but jo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

It looks like jo jo has been cut.
Ortiz avoids the attempt from jo to control.
jo 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
jo trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but jo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
jo punching from the bottom.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
jo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
jo is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
jo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ortiz manages to move to mount!
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but jo is staying in there.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz landing punches.

jo jo's cut is getting worse.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chito Ortiz!