PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patterson Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Anzhor Azhiev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Azhiev

167 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
22
166 lbs
5 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Patterson Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anzhor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz has managed to clinch.
Ortiz landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anzhor Azhiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Azhiev gets slowly back to his feet.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azhiev backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortiz.
Azhiev drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ortiz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.

Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Azhiev can't get the takedown.
Patterson Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz is stalling here.
Azhiev tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Ortiz.
A frustrated look appears on Azhiev's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Ortiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azhiev 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.
Azhiev looks winded!

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Azhiev in a clinch.
Ortiz lands an elbow just above Azhiev 's eye.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz moves into the clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Azhiev wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azhiev, pushing him back against the cage.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz throws a series of strikes that have Azhiev backpedaling.
Azhiev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Azhiev darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.
Azhiev tries for a takedown but Ortiz manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ortiz instigates a clinch.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhiev backwards.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz drives through and clinches with Azhiev against the cage.
Azhiev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azhiev is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ortiz to keep the fight standing.
Azhiev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortiz prevents Azhiev from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch.
Azhiev wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Azhiev in a clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ortiz stalling against the cage.
Ortiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Azhiev.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ortiz obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Azhiev tries to move into range but Ortiz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ortiz has managed to clinch.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhiev's head.

Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Azhiev back into the cage.
Ortiz lands with a light punch inside.

Azhiev is rocked!
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
Azhiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Azhiev seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patterson Ortiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ortiz lands a head kick. Azhiev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Ortiz rushes Azhiev and presses him up against the cage.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson Ortiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz is leaning against Azhiev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azhiev takes a knee right on the jaw!

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Azhiev instigates a clinch.
Azhiev 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.
Azhiev looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhiev wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Patterson Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhiev is breathing heavily.

Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Azhiev in a clinch.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz drives through and clinches with Azhiev against the cage.
Azhiev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azhiev fails to pull guard.
Ortiz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Azhiev up against the cage.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Patterson Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz connects with a high kick.

Azhiev takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz stuns Azhiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patterson Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ortiz clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice uppercut.
Ortiz lands an elbow that stopped Azhiev in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz landing knees to the body.
Ortiz holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

A jab-cross combination lands for Ortiz and sends Azhiev crashing to the mat! Ortiz follows him down to the mat - Azhiev regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz is trying to control. Azhiev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.

Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Azhiev has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Azhiev is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ortiz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Azhiev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Patterson Ortiz!
Patterson Ortiz very nearly forgot to thank Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.