PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheetoh Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ortiz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Cheese Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Francisco

179 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Global MMA Gear

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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheetoh Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ortiz darts in and clinches Francisco up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Ortiz.
A short body shot lands from Ortiz as the two fighters clinch.
Francisco looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Francisco back into the ropes.
Ortiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francisco or not.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ortiz rushes Francisco and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Francisco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francisco's gas tank.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ortiz clinches up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz landing knees to the body.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
Ortiz working Francisco over with knees to the body.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Francisco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francisco's gas tank.
Ortiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francisco's efforts to push away.
Ortiz works on Francisco's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ortiz gets a clinch.
Ortiz is leaning against Francisco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Francisco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ortiz clinches up with Francisco and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Francisco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francisco's gas tank.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortiz landing knees to the body.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Francisco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Francisco's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Francisco misses with a knee strike.
Francisco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Francisco misses with the combination.
Alejandro Francisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Francisco is having none of it.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Francisco moves out of range.

Ortiz clinches up against the ropes.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ortiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francisco wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz is leaning against Francisco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.

Francisco manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Francisco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francisco tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the ropes.
Francisco is trying to break free.
Ortiz prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz is working Francisco over against the ropes.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Francisco pushes him off.
A punch combination from Francisco misses.

Ortiz clinches.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francisco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz works on Francisco's body with a couple of short punches.
Francisco tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francisco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alejandro Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ortiz digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ortiz clinches up with Francisco and pushes him back against the ropes.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francisco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Francisco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Francisco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Ortiz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Francisco is avoiding it.
Francisco tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Francisco wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheetoh Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ortiz drives through and clinches with Francisco against the ropes.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Francisco misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Ortiz prevents Francisco from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Francisco won't want to take too many of those.
Francisco has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Francisco takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortiz working Francisco over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Francisco misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francisco can do to turn this around?
Ortiz pushes Francisco back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cheetoh Ortiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Francisco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Francisco dodges it nicely.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Francisco is defending well.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Francisco defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Ortiz has Francisco up against the ropes in a clinch.

Francisco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz tries to clinch there but Francisco circles away.

Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Francisco wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

Ortiz clinches.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Ortiz clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Ortiz gets a clinch.
Francisco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Francisco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz has managed to clinch.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortiz obliges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
Ortiz lands a good knee to the midsection. Francisco won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Ortiz working Francisco over with knees to the body.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francisco, pushing him back against the ropes.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Francisco circles away.

Ortiz gets a clinch.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Francisco misses.

Ortiz clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Francisco tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz presses Francisco against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ortiz is leaning against Francisco and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Francisco can't break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Francisco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz digs a right hand underneath Francisco's ribcage. Francisco let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francisco working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francisco.
A body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz has Francisco pressed against the ropes, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francisco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francisco is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.
Ortiz pushes Francisco back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheetoh Ortiz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ortiz gets a clinch.
Francisco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Francisco breaks the clinch.

Ortiz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz distracts Francisco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Francisco's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz stands and throws Francisco's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Ortiz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Francisco taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ortiz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Francisco 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 in side control, throwing shots but Francisco defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Ortiz.
Francisco wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two 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.
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
Francisco taking punishment in the form of punches.
Francisco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Francisco dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
Francisco dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
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.
Francisco dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
Francisco is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Francisco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with the ground and pound.
Francisco takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Ortiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Francisco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Francisco prevents Ortiz from improving position.
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Francisco's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ortiz tries to score with some ground and pound. Francisco controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Francisco taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Ortiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Francisco swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Francisco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Francisco paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheetoh Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Cheetoh Ortiz!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Cheetoh Ortiz!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Cheetoh Ortiz!

Cheetoh Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!