PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arbi Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Click Click Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Minasian

185 cm
35
207 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 18 - 6 - 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arbi Minasian!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Minasian misses.
Minasian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ortiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Minasian's brow.
Ortiz landing knees to the head.
Ortiz is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ortiz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Minasian's brow.
Minasian jumps guard but Ortiz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Minasian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Minasian is blocking nicely.
Ortiz has Minasian pressed against the cage.
Minasian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arbi Minasian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian looking for a takedown.
Ortiz lands a knee to the head.
Minasian wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortiz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minasian's efforts to push away.
Minasian is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Minasian is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minasian's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Minasian duly obliges.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minasian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz counters with a big head kick but Minasian shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Minasian circles away from the clinch attempt.

Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz gets control of Minasian's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ortiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Minasian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Minasian looking to pass the guard.
Minasian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minasian is controlling him.
Minasian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minasian postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Minasian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Minasian avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Minasian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minasian scores with a punch to the head.
Minasian throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Minasian throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz thumps Minasian with a low kick.
Minasian misses with a straight right.
Minasian swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minasian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minasian throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.

Minasian feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Minasian wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Minasian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz wants to stand but Minasian is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minasian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Arbi Minasian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Minasian is looking to take this one to the mat.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Minasian.
Minasian throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz moves to clinch but Minasian breaks away
and Minasian counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minasian.
Minasian fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tito Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Minasian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minasian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minasian stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minasian won't allow Ortiz to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minasian is standing up over Ortiz. Ortiz looks to escape but Minasian dives into side control.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Minasian has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Minasian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Minasian controlling the position.
Minasian tries to score with some ground and pound. Ortiz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ortiz is trying to escape the position but Minasian is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minasian throwing strikes but Ortiz manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ortiz prevents Minasian from escaping the position.
Minasian gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Minasian's temple.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minasian trying to control here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minasian is trying to stand back up but Ortiz is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arbi Minasian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Minasian throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minasian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minasian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz tries to clinch up
and Minasian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Arbi Minasian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz tries a low kick but Minasian avoids it.
Minasian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Minasian circles away and keeps his distance.
Minasian attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.

Ortiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Minasian to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minasian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minasian stops Ortiz from standing up.
Minasian cracks Ortiz with a solid left hand.
Minasian throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Minasian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minasian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Minasian trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minasian slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but Minasian is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arbi Minasian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ortiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minasian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ortiz clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tito Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Minasian gets a takedown into half guard.
Minasian thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Ortiz is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Minasian seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ortiz is trying to stand back up but Minasian is controlling him

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arbi Minasian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Minasian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Minasian.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Minasian slips to the side
enabling Minasian to counter with a crisp jab.
Minasian throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Minasian gets a takedown into half guard.
Minasian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arbi Minasian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minasian 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arbi Minasian!
Arbi Minasian thanked the fans post fight for their support.