PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheetoh Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen The Cheese Song as his entrance music. Cheetoh Ortiz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Darwin
vs
Ortiz

195 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 6 - 2

179 cm
27
217 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Global MMA Gear

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 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheetoh Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Darwin. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darwin counters with a two punch combo.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Darwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darwin catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook

and Darwin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Darwin is controlling well.
Darwin is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Darwin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darwin with the ground and pound but Ortiz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Darwin stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darwin is in close to Ortiz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Darwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darwin is one step ahead there.

Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Darwin defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Darwin controlling him for the moment.
Darwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortiz is looking to sweep but instead, Darwin has passed into half guard.

Ortiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Darwin pulls his head out easily.

Ortiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin controlling the action here.
Ortiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Darwin wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Darwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz tries to get to full guard but Darwin has control of the leg.
Darwin is looking to stall here but Ortiz recovers full guard.
Darwin wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Darwin postures up.

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 manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Darwin manages to get himself to full guard.
Darwin is looking to stand up but Ortiz isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Darwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Darwin!
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darwin postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz wants to hit a switch here but Darwin passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ortiz there!
Ortiz regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Darwin 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.

Darwin throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Darwin.
Darwin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ortiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Darwin is able to avoid easily.
Darwin throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Darwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.

Darwin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ortiz is trying to defend but Darwin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin trying to control from Ortiz's half guard. Ortiz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Darwin!
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz lands a big elbow - Darwin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Darwin is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cheetoh Ortiz!