PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ribery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Badboy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortiz
vs
Ribery

188 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ribery!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribery throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz shoots in but Ribery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribery stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ribery looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ribery circles away.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ribery but Ribery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Ribery saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Ribery saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Ribery.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Ribery swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.

Ribery gets caught flat footed, as Ortiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ribery looking for a sweep. Not yet Ribery, not yet.
Ribery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ortiz stops Ribery from standing up.
Ribery wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz passes into half guard.
Ribery holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ribery tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Ribery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ribery looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz tries to pass to full mount but Ribery defends it.
Ribery regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ortiz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribery swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribery keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ribery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribery misses with a two punch combination.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Ribery sprawls well.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank Ribery is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz moves out of range as Ribery strikes.
Ribery throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ribery.
Ribery misses with an uppercut.
Ribery waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ribery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Ribery moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribery 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.
Ribery misses with a looping right.
Ribery connects with a jab.
Ribery loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ribery scores with a nice strike.
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ribery pinned against the cage. Ribery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ribery throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
Decent striking displayed by Ribery there.

Ortiz is rocked!
Ribery drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Ortiz's head, knocking him out cold! Ribery is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Ribery!