PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Ornatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ornatowski
vs
Reyes

178 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

182 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Ornatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rob Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes fails with the takedown.
Reyes throws a leg kick but Ornatowski moved away.
Ornatowski misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes blocks a leg kick.
Reyes throws a good cross that connects.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski tries to score with a low kick but Reyes moves his leg out of the way.

Ornatowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ornatowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reyes tries to break free but Ornatowski pushes him back against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Ornatowski clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ornatowski manages to break the clinch.
Reyes throws a head kick but Ornatowski moves out of range.
Ornatowski misses with the combination.
Reyes slips a jab and a cross from Ornatowski.

Ornatowski closes the distance and pushes Reyes back into the cage.
Ornatowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes has Ornatowski pressed against the cage, preventing Ornatowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ornatowski breaks from the clinch.
Reyes misses with a head kick.
Ornatowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Ornatowski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reyes, pushing him back against the cage.
Ornatowski effectively controlling the action here.
Ornatowski has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ornatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ethan Ornatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ornatowski moves into range and clinches up with Reyes.

Ornatowski breaks from the clinch.
Reyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ornatowski instigates a clinch.

Ornatowski breaks from the clinch.
Ornatowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Reyes moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reyes.
Ornatowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ornatowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Ornatowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Reyes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reyes feints and as Ornatowski raises his hands in defense, Reyes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ornatowski wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.
Ornatowski keeping moving, preventing Reyes from controlling successfully.
Reyes prevents Ornatowski from getting back to his feet.

Ornatowski is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ornatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ornatowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Reyes keeps control of Ornatowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reyes fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reyes tries to bum rush Ornatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ornatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ornatowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ornatowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Reyes is controlling him.
Ornatowski has Reyes pressed against the cage.
Ornatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ornatowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ornatowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ornatowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Ornatowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes is looking to chop away at Ornatowski's legs.

Ornatowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ornatowski.
A short right from Ornatowski on the inside.
Ornatowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Reyes.
Ornatowski lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes tries to throw a body punch but Ornatowski avoids it by throwing Reyes back against the cage.

Ornatowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.

Reyes moves into the clinch.
Reyes pushes Ornatowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ornatowski is trying to break free.
Reyes throws an elbow that misses.
Ethan Ornatowski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ornatowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ornatowski lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ornatowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Ornatowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ornatowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reyes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ornatowski is fending him off so far but Reyes persists. Nope, Ornatowski circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.

Ornatowski moves into the clinch.

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

Ornatowski forces Reyes back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Ornatowski - that landed with a thud.
Ornatowski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reyes's efforts to push away.

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

Ornatowski rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ornatowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ornatowski has Reyes pressed against the cage, preventing Reyes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ornatowski has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes is trying to break the clinch but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Ornatowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ornatowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Reyes pushes him back against the cage.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ornatowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ornatowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ornatowski slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Ornatowski dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ornatowski has Reyes up against the cage in a clinch.

Ornatowski breaks the clinch.
Ornatowski thuds a left hand into Reyes's body.
Ornatowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reyes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ornatowski throws out the jab.
Ornatowski misses with the combination.
Ornatowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reyes counters with a left and a right that stings Ornatowski.

Reyes gets tackled into the cage by Ornatowski. Ornatowski maintains the clinch.

Ornatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Ornatowski.

Ornatowski instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Reyes prevents a body shot from Ornatowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ornatowski.
Reyes trying to land knees to the body.

Ornatowski manages to break the clinch.
Ornatowski tries to bum rush Reyes with a series of wild strikes but Reyes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ornatowski misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ornatowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Reyes. Those never looked like landing.

Ornatowski closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Ornatowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reyes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ornatowski has him pressed against the cage.
Reyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Ornatowski is controlling the position.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Ornatowski is controlling the position.
Ornatowski is struggling to control the position.
Reyes working hard to break the clinch.
Ornatowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ornatowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reyes is trying to break free.
Ornatowski tries a body shot but Reyes blocks it.
Reyes wants to break free but Ornatowski has control.
Reyes is trying to break free.
Ornatowski has Reyes pushed against the cage.
Reyes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski working aggressively here.
Reyes is trying to force a seperation but Ornatowski has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reyes.
Reyes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ornatowski controlling the action here for a moment.

Ornatowski breaks the clinch.
Ornatowski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ornatowski throws a sloppy body shot
and Reyes counters with a body kick that stops Ornatowski in his tracks momentarily.
Ornatowski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rob Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Ornatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reyes blocks a head kick by Ornatowski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Ornatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ornatowski, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Ornatowski!