PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Al Abib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Al Abib
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karim Al Abib!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Abib misses the shot to the body.
Al Abib throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Al Abib gets a double leg takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Al Abib is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Al Abib trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.

Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Al Abib defends it easily.

Ortiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al Abib is aware though and is defending well.
Al Abib sitting in guard here, content to control.
Al Abib postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Abib stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Al Abib postures up.

Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Al Abib defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abib wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.

Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Al Abib defends easily.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Abib looking to pass the guard.

Ortiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al Abib is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Al Abib is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Al Abib is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Al Abib but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Al Abib is in all sorts of trouble here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Abib holds on for dear life, controlling Ortiz's posture momentarily.
Ortiz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Abib tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.

Ortiz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Ortiz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Al Abib tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ortiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Al Abib is working away.
Ortiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Ortiz swings around for an armbar but Al Abib sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ortiz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Abib got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ortiz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Abib has managed to get both his arms back between Ortiz's legs - danger averted.
Ortiz looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ortiz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Al Abib doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Al Abib manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Al Abib trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Abib would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Al Abib slips an elbow through the middle.
Al Abib trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Al Abib defends it easily.
Al Abib trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ortiz's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ortiz wants to clinch up but Al Abib keeps it at a distance.

Al Abib clinches up against the cage.

Al Abib works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Al Abib from controlling successfully.

Ortiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Al Abib sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Al Abib slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Abib wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Al Abib is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Ortiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Al Abib is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

Ortiz pushes a forearm under Al Abib's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Al Abib is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Ortiz!
Daniel Ortiz made sure to mention his sponsor, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans in his post fight interview.