PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Saucedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr.. Danny Saucedo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ricky Ortiz's chin.

Ortiz
vs
Saucedo

182 cm
27
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Saucedo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saucedo is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz misses with a takedown

so Saucedo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortiz looking to control.
Saucedo looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Saucedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Saucedo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but instead Saucedo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ortiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saucedo manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Saucedo is keeping the position.

Ortiz drops back looking for a leg! Saucedo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saucedo manages to kick Ortiz off! Ortiz jumps back into Saucedo's guard.
Ortiz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Saucedo is working away.
Saucedo tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.

Saucedo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stops Saucedo from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz prevents Saucedo from improving his position.

Ortiz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Saucedo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ortiz has cracked it and Saucedo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ortiz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Ortiz!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Ortiz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.