PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Carlos Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alonso
vs
Carlos Ortiz

169 cm
20
157 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! $20

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alonso was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Alonso throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz keeps control of Alonso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz lands a nice uppercut.

Alonso breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ortiz.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Alonso.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alonso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alonso thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.

Alonso closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortiz.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.
Ortiz has Alonso pushed against the cage.
Alonso blocking some punches.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alonso wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ned Alonso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alonso blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Alonso manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Alonso defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws an off balance right hand

and Alonso moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alonso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alonso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alonso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ortiz after a bit of a struggle.
Alonso looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso being controlled against the cage.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alonso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alonso looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ortiz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alonso tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

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

Alonso shoots in and bounces Ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Alonso manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is refusing to be controlled, as Alonso sits in half guard.
Alonso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alonso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alonso is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz is trying to control but Alonso passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alonso working the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alonso is working Ortiz over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos Ortiz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Alonso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A lazy left from Alonso finds it's target.
Alonso misses with a double jab

and Ortiz counters by clinching up.
A short left from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alonsos head.
Alonso is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Alonso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Ortiz.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Ortiz to work.
Alonso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alonso wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
A short right from Ortiz.
Alonso is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alonsos head.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, Alonso has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Alonso fails to land.

Alonso breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Ortiz coming out on top.

It looks like Ned Alonso has been cut.
Alonso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alonso wants to clinch but Ortiz slips to the side
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz throws a jab when Alonso was well out of range.
Alonso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz throws a hook but Alonso blocks it.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Alonso ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alonso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Alonso.

Alonso closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Juan Carlos Ortiz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alonso has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Alonso throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alonso backwards.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alonsos head.

Alonso manages to break the clinch.
Alonso misses with a few strikes there.
Alonso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Alonso tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alonso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alonso closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alonso moves to clinch but Ortiz breaks away
and Alonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alonso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Alonso wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ned Alonso's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alonso misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alonso throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.
Alonso tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Alonso counters with a three punch combo that has Ortiz backing up. Ortiz nods at Alonso to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Alonso.
Ortiz is looking to regain half guard here but Alonso keeps moving and retains side control.

Alonso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alonso working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alonso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alonso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alonso connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ortiz some visible discomfort.
Alonso grinds an elbow into Ortiz's temple.
Alonso lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alonso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alonso lands an elbow.
Ortiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Alonso asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alonso has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alonso is working Ortiz over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz is looking to regain half guard here but Alonso keeps moving and retains side control.
Ortiz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alonso lands an elbow.
Alonso is working Ortiz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alonso scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ortiz to see if he's OK.
Alonso grinds an elbow into Ortiz's temple.
Alonso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face as Alonso controls the position.
Ortiz looks to move to half guard but instead Alonso has passed into mount! Damn!
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes 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.
Alonso breaks from Ortiz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alonso raining down shots from the mount!
Alonso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ortiz looks a forlorn figure.
Alonso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso working Ortiz over with strikes here.
Alonso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Alonso prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso with shots to the head and body - Ortiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Ortiz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Alonso connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alonso landing strikes from the mount and Ortiz is in trouble!

Ortiz is rocked!
Alonso putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ned Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz is still in real trouble! Can Alonso finish him?
Alonso unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Ortiz wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Alonso celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Alonso!