PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Click Click Boom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tito Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gibson
vs
Ortiz

180 cm
31
222 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

185 cm
33
207 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.

Gibson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.
Gibson throws an elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gibson's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!

Gibson pushes Ortiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ortiz scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Ortiz misses
letting Gibson counter with a right hand.
Gibson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Gibson persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.

Gibson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gibson is in Ortiz's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Gibson isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gibson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gibson won't allow Ortiz to get back to his feet.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Gibson is controlling him.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gibson throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Gibson prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Gibson stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him.

Gibson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Gibson shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gibson.
Gibson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gibson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gibson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ortiz on his heels. He'll look to pass Ortiz's guard now, I'm sure.
Gibson is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gibson throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Gibson 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.
Gibson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gibson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
Gibson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Gibson is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gibson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gibson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Gibson with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Gibson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gibson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortiz.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gibson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gibson checks it well.
Gibson looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a front kick that sends Gibson stumbling back into the cage.
Gibson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Gibson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Gibson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Gibson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but Gibson is having none of it.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Gibson isn't so interested in that idea.
Robert Gibson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gibson is controlling him.
Gibson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gibson trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Gibson tries to pass.
Gibson throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz tries to stand but Gibson is controlling from the bottom.

Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gibson avoids the head kick by Ortiz.

Gibson feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Gibson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gibson throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ortiz has his feet on Gibson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Robert Gibson has been cut.
Gibson shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tito Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gibson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.

Gibson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gibson showed some decent athleticism there.

Ortiz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gibson throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gibson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Gibson jumps back.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gibson.
Gibson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gibson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throws a lazy head kick

and Gibson counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Gibson looking to pass the guard.
Gibson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tito Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Gibson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Gibson tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Gibson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gibson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Gibson moves out of range easily.
Gibson lands a jab to the head.

Gibson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz tries to kick Gibson off but Gibson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Gibson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gibson circles away quickly and effectively.

Gibson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gibson is in Ortiz's guard.
Gibson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gibson prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Gibson wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson stops Ortiz from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Gibson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gibson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ortiz throws out a leg kick but Gibson moves out of range and Ortiz only half commits.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gibson will feel that in the morning.
Gibson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Gibson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Gibson fails with the takedown.
Gibson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gibson. That did some damage!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gibson!
An inside leg kick from Ortiz misses.
Gibson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gibson.
Gibson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibson throws a low kick, looking for Ortiz's leg but Ortiz calmly moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gibson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson is looking to clinch.
Ortiz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gibson eats them both and turns towards Ortiz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Gibson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
Tito Ortiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.