PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Griswold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hooking Up The Lights. Rusty Griswold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Ortiz's chin.

Griswold
vs
Ortiz

180 cm
29
196 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Griswold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griswold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortiz. That snapped Griswold's head back.

Griswold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortiz's guard.
Griswold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griswold wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Griswold postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow.
Griswold trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griswold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Griswold has passed into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Griswold looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griswold grinds an elbow into Ortiz's temple.
Griswold working away.
Griswold passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ortiz!
Griswold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Griswold throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griswold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Griswold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griswold scoring with strikes but Ortiz is staying in there.
Griswold unloading with bombs!

Ortiz is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Griswold! Ortiz is hurt baaadly! Griswold is firing away with more strikes - Ortiz is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Griswold!