PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski has chosen Sting Of The Bumblebee as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carlos Ortiz
vs
Kochanowski

170 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

178 cm
30
165 lbs
12 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Carlos Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kochanowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kochanowski.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Kochanowski's ribs.

Kochanowski gets tackled into the cage by Ortiz. Ortiz maintains the clinch.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.
Kochanowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Kochanowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kochanowski breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kochanowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kochanowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz connects with a body shot.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kochanowski misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz rushes Kochanowski and presses him up against the cage.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kochanowski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Kochanowski lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Kochanowski looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz cracks Kochanowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Kochanowski is out of range.

Kochanowski moves into the clinch.
Kochanowski working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Kochanowski is controlling him.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Kochanowski prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kochanowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kochanowski tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz cracks Kochanowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kochanowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski misses with a hook.
Kochanowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kochanowski is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Kochanowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Kochanowski throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps control of Kochanowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ortiz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.
Kochanowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kochanowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Kochanowski has the dominant position.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Kochanowski misses with some punches.
Kochanowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Kochanowski ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Kochanowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Kochanowski's head.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Kochanowski has him pressed against the cage.
Kochanowski takes a shot to the head.
Kochanowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kochanowski is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz lands a nice uppercut.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kochanowski has double underhooks.
Kochanowski is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kochanowski missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos Ortiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kochanowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kochanowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kochanowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Kochanowski's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juan Carlos Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Kochanowski tries to move into range but Ortiz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ortiz connects with a right hand. Kochanowski shakes it off.

Kochanowski is rocked!
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kochanowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortiz counters with a big right hand! Oh Kochanowski is in trouble here! Ortiz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos Ortiz!