PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Schwarzeneg
vs
ortiz

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, joe ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Schwarzeneg drops down looking for an ankle pick but ortiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schwarzeneg tries to clinch up but ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.

ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
ortiz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzeneg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Schwarzeneg successfully pulls guard.
ortiz wants to stand but Schwarzeneg has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
ortiz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Schwarzeneg kicks ortiz off and gets to his feet.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ortiz but ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veli Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from ortiz. No joy for Schwarzeneg on that attempt.
ortiz wants to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ortiz's guard now.
Schwarzeneg won't allow ortiz to get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg wants to pass the guard but ortiz is keeping the position.
ortiz wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg fails with a takedown attempt.
ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Schwarzeneg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
ortiz looks gassed!
Schwarzeneg stops ortiz from standing up.

ortiz pushes Schwarzeneg off and gets back to his feet.
ortiz tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves out of range.
ortiz wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side

and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.

Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ortiz, up you get!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schwarzeneg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ortiz misses with a knee to the head.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown attempt but ortiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

ortiz rushes Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by ortiz.
ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Schwarzeneg is blocking nicely.
ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
ortiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzeneg blocks it with crossed arms.
ortiz stops a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg.
ortiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzeneg blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwarzeneg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ortiz tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzeneg blocks with his arms.
ortiz prevents the takedown attempt.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown attempt but ortiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ortiz scores with a knee to the head.
ortiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
ortiz scores with a knee to the head.
ortiz misses with a knee to the head.
Schwarzeneg goes for a takedown in the clinch but ortiz prevents it.
Schwarzeneg is working for takedown but ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schwarzeneg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ortiz fights it off and pushes away nicely.

ortiz gets a clinch.

Schwarzeneg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
ortiz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schwarzeneg's guard.
ortiz prevents Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.
ortiz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schwarzeneg shoots for a double leg takedown but ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Schwarzeneg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schwarzeneg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
ortiz wants to clinch but Schwarzeneg slips to the side

and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ortiz wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - ortiz follows without any prompting.
Schwarzeneg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
ortiz tries to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.
ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
Schwarzeneg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of ortiz is proving hard to escape from.

Schwarzeneg decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ortiz, up you get!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzeneg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ortiz swivels and escapes.
Schwarzeneg misses with a body shot.

Schwarzeneg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Schwarzeneg is controlling him well.

Schwarzeneg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schwarzeneg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
ortiz pushes Schwarzeneg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Schwarzeneg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Schwarzeneg landing a few strikes.
ortiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Schwarzeneg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Schwarzeneg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but ortiz shows good takedown defense.
ortiz wants to clinch
and Schwarzeneg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Schwarzeneg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Schwarzeneg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ortiz tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves away

and Schwarzeneg counters with a single leg into guard. ortiz didn't expect that.
ortiz wants to stand up but Schwarzeneg is controlling him.
ortiz keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg advances position into side control!
Schwarzeneg is looking to take a break and control but ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veli Schwarzeneg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ortiz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schwarzeneg advances to mount.
ortiz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg looking to finish ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for ortiz!
Schwarzeneg won't let ortiz get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
ortiz wants to try and get back to his feet.
ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schwarzeneg. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwarzeneg wants to control the pace but ortiz is squirming around nicely.
ortiz really wants to buck Schwarzeneg off and get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg working ortiz over with strikes here.
Schwarzeneg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Schwarzeneg working for a guillotine from mount but ortiz is in no mood to give up.
ortiz wants to try and get back to his feet.
Schwarzeneg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
ortiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

ortiz wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Schwarzeneg has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! ortiz taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veli Schwarzeneg!