PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Here comes the boom. Black is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed - Indestructible. Matt Black has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Ortiz
vs
Black

185 cm
25
213 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a body kick.
Black goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Black throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Black down.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Black.
Black takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
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!
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Black throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ortiz counters with an inside leg kick.
Black misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black looks gassed!
Ortiz takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Black will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Black's calf.
Ortiz thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Ortiz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Black takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz scores with a nice strike.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Black takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Black. That did some damage!
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.

Ortiz lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Ortiz takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Black is rocked!
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black walks straight into a right hand from Ortiz - that's dropped him! Ortiz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tito Ortiz!