PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Selleck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into the arena with Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. Selleck has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ortiz
vs
Selleck

188 cm
32
200 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
31
199 lbs
19 - 17 - 2

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Selleck!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Selleck misses with a looping left.
Selleck displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Selleck misses with a straight left.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Selleck.
Selleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.

Ortiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Selleck is trying to defend but Ortiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Selleck controlling the position well.
Selleck trying to control here.
Ortiz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Selleck is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Selleck keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

Dom Selleck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Selleck scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Selleck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Selleck wants it to stay on the feet.
Selleck lands with a nice body punch.
Selleck scores with a jab.

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Selleck to the mat! Selleck manages to get full guard.
Selleck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Selleck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stops Selleck from standing up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Selleck has wrist control.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Selleck controlling Ortiz's posture.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Selleck wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Selleck keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selleck wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling him.
Selleck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ortiz prevents Selleck from getting back to his feet.

Dom Selleck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Selleck. Those never looked like landing.
Selleck cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Selleck throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Selleck fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Selleck.
Selleck throws a right hand that misses

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Selleck's guard.
Selleck pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Selleck has wrist control.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Selleck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Selleck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Selleck keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dom Selleck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Selleck cracks Ortiz with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Selleck darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Selleck as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Selleck misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Selleck dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Selleck misses with a left hand

and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Selleck's guard.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Selleck keeps moving.
Selleck is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Selleck looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Selleck keeps moving.
Selleck is pulling down on Ortiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ortiz, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dom Selleck.
Selleck throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Selleck misses.
Selleck throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Selleck misses.
Selleck misses with a straight right.
Selleck throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Selleck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Selleck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Selleck as Ortiz shoots in.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Selleck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Selleck listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selleck throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Selleck.
Ortiz moves out of range as Selleck strikes.
Dom Selleck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Selleck.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Selleck.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Selleck.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Selleck.
Selleck with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz walks straight into a right hand from Selleck - that's dropped him! Selleck jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ortiz from any more punishment! Ortiz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dom Selleck!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dom Selleck waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.