PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titou Ortizzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chaz Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titou Ortizzz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortizzz
vs
Michaels

188 cm
30
219 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

186 cm
31
218 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titou Ortizzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chaz Michaels!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Michaels shoots in and bounces Ortizzz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Michaels stands and throws Ortizzz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

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

Michaels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Michaels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels prevents Ortizzz from escaping the position.

Michaels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Michaels wants to control but Ortizzz is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortizzz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortizzz tries to bench press Michaels off him but Michaels keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortizzz is not content to let Michaels control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels tries for a kimura but Ortizzz is defending well.
Ortizzz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Michaels asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortizzz keeps working.
Ortizzz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Michaels's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.

Ortizzz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Ortizzz's shoulder, as Ortizzz tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels throws a hook but Ortizzz avoids it easily.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Titou Ortizzz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortizzz tries to clinch up.
Ortizzz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ortizzz staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Michaels takes a shot to the head.
Michaels tries to work over Ortizzz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortizzz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortizzz blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Ortizzz trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortizzz into the cage.

Ortizzz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titou Ortizzz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortizzz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortizzz doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Ortizzz wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Ortizzz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortizzz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortizzz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Michaels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortizzz blocks a jab.
Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Ortizzz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ortizzz has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
Ortizzz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortizzz stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
Ortizzz misses with the head strike.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Ortizzz avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.
Ortizzz lands a right hand.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortizzz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortizzz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortizzz blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ortizzz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortizzz lands with a right to the head.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortizzz's elbow.
Michaels can't get the takedown.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Ortizzz blocking some punches.
Ortizzz leaning his opponent against the cage.

Ortizzz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ortizzz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortizzz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Ortizzz is working Michaels over against the cage.
Ortizzz lands with a light punch inside.
Ortizzz has Michaels pushed against the cage.
Michaels has Ortizzz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ortizzz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Titou Ortizzz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Michaels.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Ortizzz.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.
A short right from Ortizzz on the inside.
The referee calls for Ortizzz to work.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortizzz controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ortizzz.
Ortizzz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ortizzz digs a right hand underneath Michaels's ribcage. Michaels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Titou Ortizzz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortizzz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Ortizzz scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Ortizzz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortizzz.
Ortizzz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Michaels is rocked!
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ortizzz lands a left hand.

Ortizzz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ortizzz clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ortizzz has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Ortizzz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz stalls.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Titou Ortizzz.

Ortizzz takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Titou Ortizzz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortizzz is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Ortizzz moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Ortizzz tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortizzz is just out of range.

Ortizzz clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Ortizzz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortizzz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ortizzz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortizzz.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortizzz lands with a right to the head.
Michaels wants to break free but Ortizzz has control.
Ortizzz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Ortizzz pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michaels up against the cage.
Ortizzz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortizzz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortizzz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Ortizzz is controlling him.
Good body shot from Ortizzz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortizzz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortizzz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortizzz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortizzz finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortizzz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortizzz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortizzz creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Michaels's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Michaels drops to his knees and Ortizzz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Titou Ortizzz!