PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piroco Piqueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's entrance music is Bad Boy 4 Life. A fine choice. Tito Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Piqueno

186 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piroco Piqueno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz jabs at Piqueno's body.
A jab from Ortiz does it's job there.

Ortiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Piqueno was covering up waiting for the punch and Ortiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Piqueno keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

Ortiz drops back looking for a leg! Piqueno is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Piqueno manages to kick Ortiz off! Ortiz jumps back into Piqueno's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piqueno is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz cracks Piqueno with a solid left hand.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Piqueno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Piqueno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Piqueno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Piqueno is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Piqueno tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Piqueno blocks nicely.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piqueno trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz stands up over Piqueno, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz postures up in Piqueno's guard and throws a big left but Piqueno blocks it.
Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Ortiz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Piqueno dives on top into guard.
Piqueno wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Piqueno regains half guard.
Piqueno is looking to control Ortiz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Piqueno avoid being mounted?
Piqueno tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Piqueno dodges it nicely.
Piqueno is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Piqueno, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piqueno is looking to escape.
Piqueno looks gassed!
Piqueno gets back to full guard.
Ortiz pushing down on Piqueno's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Piqueno with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Ortiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ortiz passes to side control.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Piqueno down.
Piqueno is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Ortiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Piqueno sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Piqueno is defending the position.

Ortiz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Piqueno is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Piqueno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Piqueno is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz working over Piqueno with some ground and pound. Piqueno looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Piqueno is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Piqueno's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piqueno moves away.
Piqueno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Piqueno stuffs the takedown.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Piqueno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ortiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Piqueno tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ortiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Piqueno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Piqueno stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Piqueno as he jumps to the side.
Piqueno keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Piqueno has his takedown stuffed

and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Piqueno's guard now.
Piqueno keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piqueno looking to control.
Ortiz trying to control but Piqueno is working from the bottom.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Piqueno looking for a sweep. Not yet Piqueno, not yet.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Piqueno is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Piqueno keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Piqueno pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Piqueno counters with a takedown into side control.
Piqueno trying to control the position but Ortiz is working away.

Piqueno is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Piqueno is breathing heavily.
Piqueno throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Piqueno passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ortiz!
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Piqueno.
Piqueno avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piqueno goes for an armbar but Ortiz turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ortiz.
Ortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Piqueno's guard.
Ortiz working Piqueno over with strikes.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piqueno does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ortiz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura but Piqueno is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz to get the leverage.
Piqueno is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piqueno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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 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. This is the final round!

Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Piqueno counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ortiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Piqueno counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortiz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ortiz wants to control but Piqueno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Piqueno 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.
Piqueno trying to pass the guard but Ortiz defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Piqueno.
Piqueno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz trying to control from the bottom.
Piqueno trying to pass the guard but Ortiz defending well.
Ortiz wants to control but Piqueno is keeping busy.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Piqueno sits in half guard.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortiz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Piqueno with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Piqueno didn't expect that.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Piqueno working a defensive guard here.
Piqueno looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Piqueno is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ortiz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ortiz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ortiz is working Piqueno over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Piqueno has wrist control.
Piqueno is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Piqueno prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Ortiz gets full guard.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piqueno passes into half guard.
Piqueno is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piqueno is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ortiz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ortiz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Piqueno takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Piroco Piqueno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ortiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Piqueno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Piqueno is looking to reverse the position.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Piqueno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Piqueno is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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