PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Marimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ortiz
vs
Marimo

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roronoa Marimo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with the left hand. Marimo knows he should have avoided that one.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Marimo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortiz. That snapped Marimo's head back.
Ortiz stalks Marimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marimo's face. Marimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roronoa Marimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marimo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marimo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Marimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Jab by Ortiz.
Marimo takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Marimo if he has to take too many more of those.
A combination from Marimo does no damage.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Marimo misses with a hook
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marimo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz lands with a shot to the body.
Marimo misses with a few strikes there.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marimo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marimo throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marimo scores with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Marimo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marimo misses with a two punch combination.
Marimo looks winded!
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Marimo avoids it well.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marimo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marimo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marimo misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Marimo.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
Marimo misses with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Marimo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Marimo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Marimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Marimo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marimo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Marimo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Marimo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Marimo misses with a left hand
and Marimo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marimo misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Marimo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marimo thinking.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Marimo misses with a looping right.
Marimo takes a kick to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marimo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Marimo misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Marimo tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Marimo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Marimo.
Marimo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a right hand that Marimo ducks under and follows up with a left that Marimo also avoids with ease.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Marimo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marimo tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marimo throws a right and a left that both miss.
David Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marimo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Marimo throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Marimo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marimo drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a hook.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marimo's head.
Marimo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Marimo swinging wildly here.
Marimo throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Marimo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marimo throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marimo throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Marimo.
Ortiz with a nice cross.
David Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marimo misses with the combination.
Marimo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Marimo throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Marimo moves out of range easily.

Marimo has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marimo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Marimo has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Marimo breaks the clinch.
Marimo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a combination. Marimo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marimo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marimo fails to land with a series of punches.
Marimo walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marimo throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Marimo with a hook.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Ortiz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marimo.
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marimo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Marimo.
Marimo looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Marimo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marimo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz cracks Marimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marimo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marimo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marimo misses with a double jab.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Ortiz scores with a jab. Marimo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz dips to his left and cracks Marimo with an uppercut!
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Marimo's front leg but catches the back leg as Marimo tries to avoid it.
Marimo thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marimo throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a body kick. Marimo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Marimo misses.
Marimo misses with a combination
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marimo swings widly with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Marimo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marimo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz cracks Marimo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but Marimo seems unphased.
Ortiz scores with the left hand. Marimo knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marimo throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Marimo misses its intended target.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Marimo.
Marimo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marimo blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Marimo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marimo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marimo misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marimo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marimo misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for David Ortiz!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for David Ortiz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for David Ortiz!

David Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious David Ortiz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.