PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ortiz
vs
Harris

188 cm
35
200 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Harris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Ortiz has the dominant position.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Harris is calmly controlling the position for now.

Harris breaks the clinch.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harris avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris misses with an uppercut

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Harris didn't expect that.
Harris wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ortiz dives into side control.
Harris is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
Harris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz cracks Harris with a big right hand but Harris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Ortiz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Ortiz 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.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harris is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harris, who protects the arm well.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Harris is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Harris avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ortiz.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.

Ortiz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Harris is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tito Ortiz!