PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase's entrance music is Forever. A fine choice. Ortiz has chosen Bad Boy 4 Life as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chase
vs
Ortiz

191 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chase misses with a shot to the body
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Chase counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chase lands a jab to the head.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chase moves away.
Chase stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Chase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.

Chase closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Chase pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chase swivels and escapes.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Chase counters with a stiff right hand.
Chase lands a nice shot to the body.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into Chase's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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 throwing strikes but missing.
Chase wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Chase preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chase utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Chase keeps moving.
Chase wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chase is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chase keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz won't allow Chase to get back to his feet.
Ortiz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but Chase is blocking nicely.
Chase gets back to full guard.
Chase is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Chase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz stands up over Chase, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Chase had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ortiz defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz stops Chase from standing up.

Chase kicks Ortiz off and gets to his feet.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Ortiz tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
Chase leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Chase taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz lands an elbow.
Chase is looking for a sweep.
Chase is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ortiz is working Chase over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
Chase tries to improve position but can't.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chase has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz prevents Chase from escaping the position.
Ortiz is working Chase over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chase lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chase throws out the jab.
Chase cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
Chase thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Chase tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chase manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chase looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Chase takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Chase.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chase lands with a good body shot.
Chase dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.

Chase gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortiz wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chase escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chase lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
Chase throws a sloppy body shot

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chase tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz working over Chase with some ground and pound. Chase looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chase is trying to stand.
Ortiz passes to side control.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chase, who protects the arm well.
Chase tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Chase is working away.
Chase is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ortiz connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chase taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
Chase is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Chase is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Chase is not content to let Ortiz control the position.
Chase is looking to reverse the position.
Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chase some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working Chase over with some ground and pound from side control.
Chase struggling a bit here.
Chase taking punishment in the form of punches.

Ortiz tries for a kimura but Chase is defending well.

Ortiz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortiz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chase on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Chase is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Chase with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ortiz is working Chase over with some ground and pound from side control.

Ortiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chase knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ortiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase is looking for a sweep.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chase, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chase but Chase pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chase fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chase rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortiz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chase scores with a shot to the body.
Chase looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chase throws out the jab.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Ortiz.
Chase leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chase connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Chase dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Chase's head and hops out.
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz takes a swing at Chase's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chase scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chase blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
Chase dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
Chase dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chase with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Chase slips to the side
and Chase counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
A shot to the liver by Chase. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Chase moves into the clinch.

Chase breaks the clinch.

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Chase is trying to stand.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chase blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Chase wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chase looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Chase's hands, connecting with Chase's forehead.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.

Ortiz is trying for a kimura here. Chase looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ortiz wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tito Ortiz!