PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Conde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonio Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conde kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tic Tic Tac. Ortega is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last Caress. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Conde
vs
Ortega

180 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

169 cm
22
147 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Conde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tonio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Conde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conde misses with a right hand
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago Conde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conde throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ortega to counter with a crisp jab.
Conde throws a right hand that misses
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Conde misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Conde. Those never looked like landing.
Ortega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Conde connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conde throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Conde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ortega thumps Conde with a low kick.
Conde on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortega. Ortega obviously looking to wear him down.

Ortega has closed the distance and engaged Conde in a clinch.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Conde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conde's face.
Conde is breathing heavily.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega stalling.
Ortega lands an elbow inside that Conde shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortega obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Ortega.
Ortega content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ortega lands a body punch in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortega lands a hook that snaps the head of Conde backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ortega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Conde is trying to force a seperation but Ortega has the dominant position.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Conde working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ortega.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Conde won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conde's efforts to push away.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Conde avoids a wild elbow strike from Ortega.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Conde can't break the clinch.
Conde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
Conde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Conde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conde can't break the clinch.
Conde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Conde avoids the damage to the body.
Conde can't break the clinch.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conde is defending well for now.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega lands a good knee to the midsection. Conde won't want to take too many of those.

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.
Conde lands with a right to the head.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by Conde.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Conde can't break the clinch.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conde's efforts to push away.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Conde trying to control the position but instead, Ortega has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conde into the cage.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but Conde blocks it.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Conde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Conde is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortega gets an underhook and turns Conde into the cage.
Ortega lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ortega ducks under a wild hook from Conde.
Conde misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortega counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ortega on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortega throws a leg kick which misses Conde's front leg but catches the back leg as Conde tries to avoid it.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conde loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
Conde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortega counters with an inside leg kick.
Conde throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conde looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.

Ortega closes the distance and pushes Conde back into the cage.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega is breathing heavily.
Ortega comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but Conde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but Conde blocks it.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega prevents Conde from breaking the clinch.
Ortega tries to land knees in the clinch but Conde avoids the damage to the body.
Conde managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Conde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega keeps control of Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.
Conde tries to circle away but Ortega has him pinned against the cage.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Conde is trying to break the clinch but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortega keeps control of Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conde can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conde.
Conde looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but Conde blocks it.
Conde takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conde is trying to stall.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega trying to land knees to the body.
Conde is trying to break the clinch but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Conde looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Conde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Ortega throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Conde tries to break the clinch but Ortega is controlling the position.
Conde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conde on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Conde is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Conde managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortega is looking to control Conde's arms but Conde gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortega has his back to the cage.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Ortega keeps control of Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega trying to stall but Conde improves his position.
Conde is trying to break free.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Ortega keeps control of Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conde taking a breather.
Ortega pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortega keeps control of Conde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Ortega using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conde has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Nice shot by Conde.
Ortega slips a jab from Conde.
Conde throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortega counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortega.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortega.
Conde throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortega counters with an inside leg kick.
Ortega tries to bum rush Conde with a series of wild strikes but Conde uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortega tries to clinch but Conde is having none of it.
Conde checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega lands with a shot to the body.
Ortega lands a leg kick that knocks Conde off balance momentarily.
Conde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Conde is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conde swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortega. That snapped Conde's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conde throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Ortega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortega lands a nice leg kick that just misses Conde's sensitive parts.

Ortega rushes Conde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortega works on Conde's body with a couple of short punches.
Conde takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conde being controlled against the cage.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega lands a shot to the body.
Ortega tries a knee to the head but Conde blocks it.
Ortega misses with a knee strike.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Ortega misses with some punches.
Conde is trying to break the clinch but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortega lands an uppercut.
Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Ortega missing with knees to the body.
Ortega has Conde pressed against the cage, preventing Conde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conde lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Conde takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conde's efforts to push away.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conde.
Ortega prevents Conde from breaking the clinch.
Ortega misses with a knee strike.
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortega keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conde's efforts to push away.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Ortega with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Conde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.
Ortega crunches a lovely knee into Conde's ribcage.
Conde is looking to control Ortega's arms but Ortega gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conde has his back to the cage.
Ortega is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conde is defending well for now.
Conde wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Conde is trying to break free.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conde is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.

That's four 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.
Conde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortega is keeping busy.
Ortega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conde.
Conde blocks the elbow strike.
Conde looking to slow down the pace here.
Conde wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Ortega - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ortega tries to land a knee to the head but Conde blocks with his arms.
Ortega looking to throw knees to the head but Conde is blocking nicely.
Conde wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortega won't allow it.
Conde tries to break free but Ortega pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Ortega landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thiago Conde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conde misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonio Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonio Ortega!