PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Bader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bader
vs
Ortiz

188 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses with a combination
letting Bader counter with a right hand.
Ortiz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ortiz enables Bader to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ortiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bader trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bader on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bader tries to get out of the position.
Ortiz wants to stand but Bader is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ortiz prevents Bader from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bader looking for a sweep. Not yet Bader, not yet.

Bader is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bader looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Bader as the two fighters clinch.
Bader is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bader has Ortiz pressed against the ropes.
Bader is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.

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

Bader feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Bader changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Bader isn't so interested in that idea.
Bader looking to pass the guard.
Bader scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bader working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bader thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader thows a big elbow that misses.
Bader throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bader.
Bader connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Bader postures up.
Bader tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bader lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bader has passed into side control.
Ortiz struggling a bit here.
Bader working the head and body with strikes.
Bader scoring with punches and elbows.
Bader cracks Ortiz with a big elbow.
Bader is working Ortiz over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bader advances to mount.
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bader is landing with some decent strikes but Ortiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bader looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bader raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bader cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bader with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position but Bader isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bader cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz wants to hold on but Bader pushes him away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Bader.
Bader with the ground and pound from mount.
Bader breaks from Ortiz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bader working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Ortiz taking shots to the head.
Bader landing punches.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Bader postures up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bader is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bader unloads with some shots from mount but Ortiz bucks and avoids them well.
Bader pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bader lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bader looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bader with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bader throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ortiz wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Bader postures up.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bader.
Bader with shots to the head and body - Ortiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Bader dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ortiz with a poor takedown

and Bader counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
Bader lands a big elbow.
Ortiz taking shots to the head.
Ortiz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here. Bader smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bader in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bader avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
Bader raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader with shots to the head and body - Ortiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ryan Bader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bader unloading with bombs!
Bader unloading with bombs!
Bader lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader unloading with bombs!
Bader thowing shots but they're missing.
Ortiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ortiz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
BOOM! Bader connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortiz is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Bader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortiz is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortiz holds on for dear life.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bader is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Bader pushes him 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 is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bader is staying active.
Bader cracks Ortiz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ortiz tries to reverse the position but Bader maintains control.
Ortiz regains half guard.
Bader thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Bader is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bader.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to control Bader's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Bader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bader prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Bader's head to control him but Bader postures up.

That's six 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.
Bader looks to land a strike but Ortiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Ortiz manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bader with a poor takedown

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Bader didn't expect that.
Bader doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz stands and throws Bader's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.

Ortiz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ortiz forces Bader back against the ropes and clinches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ortiz is trying to stall.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Bader shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Bader fights it but they end up in guard.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Bader won't let him.
Bader wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.

Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan Bader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bader shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a series of strikes. Bader will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz misses with a hook

and Bader counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bader.
Bader scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ortiz to see if he's OK.
Bader throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bader throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bader tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bader lands a nice forearm strike.
Check out the look on Bader's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ortiz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bader scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz defending against the ground and pound.
Tito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bader showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bader has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ryan Bader!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Ryan Bader!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ryan Bader!

Ryan Bader wins by unanimous decision!