PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axel Darktemptation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darktemptation comes to the cage accompanied by "Conquer Territory" What a savage theme! . Ortiz has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Darktemptation
vs
Ortiz

175 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Darktemptation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Darktemptation sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Darktemptation 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darktemptation stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darktemptation wants it to stay on the feet.
Darktemptation throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Darktemptation avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Darktemptation stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darktemptation moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortiz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darktemptation gets full guard.
Darktemptation tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Darktemptation manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Darktemptation lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ortiz hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptation cracks Ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darktemptation sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Darktemptation maintains control.
Darktemptation 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.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound.
Darktemptation landing punches.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Darktemptation throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Darktemptation goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ortiz turns into him and now he's in Darktemptation's guard.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz wants to get up but he can't break Darktemptation's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Ortiz won't allow Darktemptation to sweep him here.
Ortiz is fighting to break Darktemptation's control of his arms but Darktemptation is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptation looking for a sweep. Not yet Darktemptation, not yet.

Darktemptation looking for a guillotine here but Ortiz defends easily.

Darktemptation escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Ortiz gets to his feet. Darktemptation looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ortiz lands a jab to Darktemptation's midsection.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Darktemptation is out of range.
Ortiz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darktemptation keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darktemptation has his takedown stuffed
and Ortiz counters with a three punch combo that has Darktemptation backing up. Darktemptation nods at Ortiz to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darktemptation has his takedown stuffed
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tito Ortiz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Darktemptation lands a nice looking body kick.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Ortiz misses with a takedown

and Darktemptation counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.

Darktemptation swings around for an armbar but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Darktemptation's guard.

Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Darktemptation looking to control.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Darktemptation is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darktemptation working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz won't allow Darktemptation to sweep him here.
Darktemptation is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Darktemptation is pressing down on Ortiz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ortiz is holding on for now.
Darktemptation not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darktemptation is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ortiz!
Ortiz is trying to stand.
Darktemptation thowing shots but they're missing.

Darktemptation is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ortiz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ortiz!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptation keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Darktemptation looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Darktemptation bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Darktemptation throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Darktemptation, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Ortiz scores with a four punch combination!
Darktemptation tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz digs a good hook to Darktemptation's body.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darktemptation's hands.
Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Darktemptation off the cage and back into rage.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Darktemptation is just out of range.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but Darktemptation seems unphased.

Darktemptation shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Darktemptation missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darktemptation looks to land a strike but Ortiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Axel Darktemptation will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Darktemptation fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Darktemptation walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darktemptation manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.

Darktemptation scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is trying to control Darktemptation's posture but Darktemptation avoids it.
Darktemptation has knee on belly momentarily but Ortiz bucks him off and regains half guard.
Ortiz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Darktemptation wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Darktemptation throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptationis looking to pass into half guard but Ortiz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ortiz is in guard.
Darktemptation keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Darktemptation is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ortiz wants to stand but Darktemptation is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darktemptation is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptation takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darktemptation slips a jab from Ortiz.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Darktemptation tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
Darktemptation tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.

Ortiz has hold of Darktemptation's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Darktemptation manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ortiz avoids the attempt from Darktemptation to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darktemptation is working to get back to half guard.
Darktemptation is working hard here to advance position.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Darktemptation hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz breaks from Darktemptation's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ortiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Darktemptation looks a forlorn figure.
Darktemptation bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

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