PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henry Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Mison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Mison

180 cm
18
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mariano Mison!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.

Ortiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mison's guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Mison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Mison controlling him for the moment.
Mison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mison is looking to advance position but Ortiz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ortiz trying to control but Mison is having none of it.
Mison manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mison regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.

Mison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mison is pulling down on Ortiz's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mison is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Mison is working away.
Mison is looking for a sweep. Ortiz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Mison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mison is just riding it out for now. Ortiz eventually gives up the hold.
Mison tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mison moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mariano Mison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Mison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Ortiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Mison controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.

Mison working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ortiz has passed into half guard!
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison wants to control the action here but instead Ortiz manages to pass to full mount!
Ortiz looking to control but Mison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mison wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Mison keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ortiz avoids the attempt from Mison to control.
Ortiz looking to control but Mison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mison manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mison works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mison has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Mison's legs - danger averted.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Mison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Mison throws an elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mison's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Mison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mison has an active guard here but Ortiz has managed to pass into half guard.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Henry Ortiz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mison goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ortiz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mison's guard! Nice work there by Ortiz!
Mison bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Mison wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Mison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mison's guard.
Mison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard.
Mariano Mison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mison is looking to get back to full guard here but Ortiz has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ortiz wants to control but Mison is keeping him busy.
Mison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Mison is working from the bottom.
Mison is trying to control Ortiz's posture but Ortiz avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Mison is working from the bottom.
Mison manages to get back to half guard.
Mison won't allow Ortiz to pass to mount.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Ortiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariano Mison.
I think Mison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Mariano Mison!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Henry Ortiz!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Mariano Mison!

Mariano Mison wins by split decision!