PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Duckk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duckk has chosen Du Hast: Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justin Ortiz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dolph Duckk's chin.

Ortiz
vs
Duckk

180 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
168 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dolph Duckk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ortiz with a hook.
Ortiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ortiz lands a left and a right that send Duckk crashing to the mat, dazed. Ortiz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Duckk is rocked!
Justin Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Ortiz.
Duckk is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duckk.
Duckk seems to have recovered his senses.
Duckk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Duckk is looking to clinch.
Ortiz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Duckk's shoulder, as Duckk tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Duckk moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Duckk has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.

Ortiz has picked Duckk up - he's going for a ride! Ortiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Duckk wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.

Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ortiz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Duckk wants to get back to his feet.

Duckk actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckk trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz wants to control but Duckk is keeping him busy.
Duckk is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Duckk wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound but Duckk is blocking nicely.
You get the feeling that Duckk really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Duckk's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duckk wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duckk tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz unloads with some shots from mount but Duckk bucks and avoids them well.
Ortiz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Duckk wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Duckk tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz lands a big shot there that rocks Duckk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ortiz tries to control but Duckk wriggling away.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Duckk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz raining down hammerfists from mount.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Duckk wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Duckk is looking to escape.
Ortiz prevents Duckk from getting the reversal.
Duckk tries to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz blocks Duckk's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ortiz trying to control but Duckk is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Duckk as Ortiz shoots in.

Ortiz drops Duckk with a beautiful combination! Duckk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ortiz is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ortiz lands a big uppercut and Duckk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Duckk looks OK. Ortiz waves Duckk back to his feet!

Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duckk is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Duckk is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Duckk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Duckk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been informed that Duckk has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Duckk keeps working.
Duckk tries to bench press Ortiz off him but Ortiz keeps the position.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Duckk is working away.
Ortiz in side control, throwing shots but Duckk defends.
Ortiz working away.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz cracks Duckk with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortiz.
Dolph Duckk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duckk.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into Duckk's body.
Duckk takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duckk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Duckk napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Duckk explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Ortiz lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Duckk falls backwards - clearly groggy! Ortiz dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Ortiz!
After winning the bout, Justin Ortiz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.