PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Leonard (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.

Ortiz
vs
Leonard

170 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 St Petersburg, Forrest Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lenny Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard tries to move into range but Ortiz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Ortiz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Leonard to the ground! Ortiz dives into full mount looking to finish!

Leonard is rocked!
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Leonard is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him?
Leonard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leonard seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Leonard tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
Leonard punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leonard has a closed guard, preventing Ortiz from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Leonard pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard lands with a slapping head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leonard throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Leonard looks gassed!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leonard pinned against the cage. Leonard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz scores with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz throws a head kick that Leonard semi-blocks.
Leonard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz sizes up Leonard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz is looking to slow Leonard down with leg kicks.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Leonard's ribs.
Ortiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Leonard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Leonard clinches.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Leonard has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ortiz stalks Leonard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonard's face. Leonard staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonard's sensitive parts.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Leonard is avoiding it.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Leonard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Lenny Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard clinches but Ortiz breaks the clinch
and Ortiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leonard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leonard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Leonard.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Leonard.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Leonard sprawls well.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Ortiz is looking to wear down Leonard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Leonard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leonard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Leonard.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonard checks a low kick from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonard clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonard is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Ortiz lands a head kick!

Leonard takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Leonard drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Leonard tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leonard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Forrest Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Leonard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donk. Ortiz catches Leonard right on the button with a cross.
Leonard tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Leonard down.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lenny Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Leonard throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Leonard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Leonard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonard takes one to the chin there.
Leonard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz lands a high kick!
Leonard tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonard takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ortiz - that will leave a mark!
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz swinging wilding here.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Leonard.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Lenny Leonard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonard has time to react.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.

Leonard has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Leonard avoids it well.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Ortiz.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
Ortiz scores with a nice right hand.
Leonard closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Leonard shrugs it off.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.

Leonard tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Leonard throws knees to the body.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard misses with the combination.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Leonard throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leonard's head.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!