PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Maniche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Carlos Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maniche
vs
Carlos Ortiz

176 cm
28
156 lbs
14 - 20 - 1

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 14 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Maniche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Maniche throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Sam Maniche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniche pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ortiz back to the cage. Maniche follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maniche moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maniche on the side of the head.

It looks like Sam Maniche has been cut.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maniche lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maniche.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniche.
Maniche scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Maniche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maniche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a swing at Maniche's ribcage but misses.
Maniche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Maniche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniche throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maniche scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Maniche saw that one coming.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maniche throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maniche bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maniche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maniche throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ortiz with a nice cross.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Maniche's head but Maniche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maniche moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Maniche throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Maniche moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Maniche avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Maniche.
Maniche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Maniche.
Maniche lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Maniche slips a jab from Ortiz.
Maniche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maniche misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maniche ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Maniche slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz tests Maniche's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maniche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Maniche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Maniche is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Maniche avoids the punch easily.
Maniche slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maniche.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Maniche counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Maniche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maniche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Maniche lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortiz backs up against the cage.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Maniche listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Maniche.
Maniche misses with the combination.
Maniche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maniche is breathing heavily.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Maniche's head.
Maniche throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniche.
Nice uppercut there from Ortiz.
Maniche scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maniche scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Maniche will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam Maniche's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maniche misses with a hook
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maniche lands with a nice body kick.
Maniche's corner calls for a 1-2. Maniche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Maniche slips under a jab.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Maniche throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Maniche lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Maniche will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maniche.
Maniche lunges at Ortiz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ortiz's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz misses with a hook
letting Maniche counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maniche, as that shot connected.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz thuds his right hand into Maniche's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maniche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortiz throws a hook but Maniche blocks it.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the body.
Maniche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Maniche moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz lands a head shot.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Maniche's shoulder, as Maniche tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz misses with a right hand
and Maniche counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz connects with the punch.

Maniche is rocked!
Maniche has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maniche looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Maniche is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniche misses with a looping right.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Maniche moved out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maniche manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sam Maniche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Maniche. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz cracks Maniche with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Maniche avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maniche.
Maniche seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Maniche's head.
Maniche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maniche.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maniche fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Maniche's head but Maniche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maniche misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maniche. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Maniche moves away and avoids it.
Maniche slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maniche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maniche staying out of range there.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maniche moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniche.
Maniche throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniche misses with a few strikes there.
Maniche connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maniche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Maniche slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Maniche ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.

Sam Maniche's cut is getting worse.
Maniche throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ortiz throws a poor cross that misses
and Maniche counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maniche walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maniche counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maniche looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ortiz lands a right hand from hell, dropping Maniche. Ortiz pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos Ortiz!