PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Matter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Click Click Boom. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ortiz
vs
Matter

185 cm
34
207 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
205 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dark Matter!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Matter persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Matter.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Matter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Matter trying to control the position but Ortiz is working away.
Ortiz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Matter in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ortiz pushes Matter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Matter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ortiz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matter connects with a decent elbow.

Matter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Matter wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matter is controlling him well.

Matter swings around for an armbar but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Matter's guard.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Matter working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.

Matter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ortiz has his hands clasped together but Matter extends an breaks Ortiz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Matter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dark Matter!