PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger McMaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McMaster has chosen Dropping Bombs as his entrance music. Roger McMaster will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ortiz
vs
McMaster

188 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger McMaster!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMaster lunges at Ortiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ortiz's hand.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMaster throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
McMaster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McMaster throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
McMaster dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
McMaster dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
McMaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McMaster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McMaster's guard.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McMaster keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but McMaster blocks nicely.
McMaster keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but McMaster blocks nicely.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. McMaster uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by McMaster!
McMaster tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
McMaster with a flurry of punches that miss.

McMaster stands up from Ortiz's guard - McMaster perhaps looking for a knockout.
McMaster scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMaster lands a jab-cross combination.
McMaster lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from McMaster.
McMaster works over Ortiz's head and body with a nice combination.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McMaster lands a glancing blow to the side of Ortiz's head.
McMaster moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMaster throws a one two combo.

Tito Ortiz's cut is getting worse.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for McMaster. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
McMaster stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
McMaster jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
McMaster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roger McMaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from McMaster both land. Nice combination.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
McMaster ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
McMaster moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McMaster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortiz scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McMaster lands a left and a right that send Ortiz crashing to the mat, dazed. McMaster thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Ortiz is rocked!
McMaster lands a big right hook! Ortiz looks hurt but is still standing! McMaster lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ortiz falls down and McMaster dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ortiz's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and McMaster runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roger McMaster!