PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheeto Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeto Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ortiz
vs
Claude Van Damme

186 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

185 cm
27
174 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cheeto Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.

Van Damme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortiz sprawls well initially but Van Damme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ortiz tries to get out of the position.
Van Damme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Van Damme is controlling well.
Van Damme has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Damme throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Van Damme takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Van Damme perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ortiz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Van Damme wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Damme throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Damme shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ortiz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Damme in side control, throwing shots but Ortiz defends.
Ortiz wants to control but Van Damme postures up.
Ortiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Van Damme.
Ortiz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Van Damme.
Ortiz is looking to reverse the position.
Ortiz defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz taking a bit of punishment here - Van Damme scoring with strikes.
Ortiz gets back to half guard.
Van Damme thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Van Damme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ortiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Van Damme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz punching from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Damme throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.

Van Damme darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Damme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is not content to let Van Damme control the position.
Van Damme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Van Damme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Damme is trying to control the action in half guard but Ortiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Damme prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up but Van Damme is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Damme counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Van Damme counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheeto Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Damme trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Van Damme controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Van Damme from controlling successfully.
Ortiz wants to hit a switch here but Van Damme passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortiz there!
Van Damme throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Damme.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Damme.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Damme counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortiz thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Van Damme shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Van Damme throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position but Van Damme isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Damme looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Van Damme landing strikes from the mount.
Van Damme has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortiz's face.
Van Damme lands a big elbow.
Van Damme punching from mount but Ortiz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van Damme working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Damme looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
Van Damme throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Van Damme.
Van Damme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Van Damme.
Ortiz is bucking up trying to escape but Van Damme cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Van Damme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Van Damme throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van Damme wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Van Damme thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Van Damme looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Van Damme thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van Damme throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Van Damme looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
Ortiz wants to hold on but Van Damme pushes him away.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van Damme can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Van Damme maintains control.
Van Damme throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Van Damme looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ortiz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Damme passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ortiz!
Poor strikes thrown by Van Damme there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Damme punching from mount but Ortiz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Damme on the ground.
Van Damme looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Van Damme pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Van Damme is landing with some decent strikes but Ortiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Damme lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claude Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Van Damme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Van Damme gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Van Damme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Van Damme working the head and body with strikes.
Van Damme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Van Damme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Van Damme wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Damme is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Damme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Damme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Van Damme decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Jean Claude Van Damme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Damme is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Damme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jean Claude Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
Ortiz is not content to let Van Damme control the position.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damme.

Van Damme scores with a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Damme is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ortiz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ortiz's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme punches the canvas rather than the man.
Van Damme throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Van Damme throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ortiz covers up after that shot from Van Damme.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Van Damme misses with a punch to the head.
Ortiz avoids the strikes from Van Damme.
Ortiz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Van Damme controlling well, preventing Ortiz from escaping the position.
Van Damme wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Van Damme struggling to land strikes to the head as Ortiz covers up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Damme throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Van Damme connects with a big shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz turns into Van Damme and is now in his guard.
Van Damme manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Damme moves into full guard.
Van Damme lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ortiz!
Van Damme lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Damme has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!