PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vega Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck Tyrone told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ortiz
vs
Tyrone

183 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

186 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vega Ortiz!
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, Buck Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.

Tyrone drives through and clinches with Ortiz against the cage.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz tries to clinch there but Tyrone circles away.
Tyrone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.

Tyrone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyrone.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyrone tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyrone.
Tyrone can't break the clinch.
Tyrone working aggressively here.
Tyrone is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Tyrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrone up against the cage.
Tyrone misses with the head strike.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.

Tyrone manages to break the clinch.
Tyrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.

Tyrone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Tyrone working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tyrone is controlling him well.
Ortiz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tyrone wants to free his trapped foot but Ortiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tyrone looks gassed!
Tyrone tries to stand and escape but Ortiz is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyrone wants to stand and escape but instead Ortiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyrone tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyrone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone misses with a head kick.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Tyrone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Tyrone does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone misses the target.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Tyrone.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a big head kick but Tyrone shrugs it off.
Tyrone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Tyrone is avoiding it.
Tyrone misses with a wild combination.
Tyrone tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Tyrone is avoiding it.
Tyrone has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrone misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyrone.
Tyrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Tyrone throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrone throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tyrone darts in trying to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Tyrone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab from Tyrone misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Tyrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Tyrone lands a jab to the nose.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Tyrone moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Tyrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Tyrone 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.
Ortiz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tyrone finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz's head.
Tyrone has his takedown stuffed

and Ortiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vega Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Tyrone.
Tyrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyrone can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vega Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ortiz is looking to clinch but Tyrone is avoiding it.
Ortiz slips a jab from Tyrone.
Tyrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone misses with a straight right.
Tyrone fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ortiz cracks Tyrone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vega Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Tyrone.
Ortiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrone. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Tyrone throws a sloppy head kick

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Tyrone didn't expect that.

Tyrone pushes Ortiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyrone closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tyrone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Tyrone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tyrone tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Ortiz works his way into side control.
Tyrone is trying to control Ortiz's posture but Ortiz avoids it.
Tyrone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Tyrone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyrone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyrone, who protects the arm well.
Tyrone is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz tries to advance to mount but can't.

Ortiz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tyrone, who protects the arm well.
Tyrone is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyrone throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Tyrone misses the jab.
Tyrone throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Tyrone shrugs it off.
Tyrone throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Tyrone looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Buck Tyrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrone throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tyrone is looking to reverse the position.

Ortiz decides to stand back up. Ortiz steps back and let's Tyrone get back to his feet.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Tyrone is avoiding it.
Tyrone misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.

Tyrone takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
A head kick by Tyrone misses

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Tyrone didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrone throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Tyrone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyrone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyrone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortiz is controlling him.
Tyrone trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vega Ortiz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyrone connects with a looping right hand.

Tyrone clinches.
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Tyrone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tyrone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrone.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ortiz on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrone throws a sloppy head kick

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Tyrone's temple.
Tyrone wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Vega Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Tyrone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ortiz stands up out of the half guard.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Tyrone sprawls well.

Tyrone gets caught flat footed, as Ortiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyrone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyrone is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz trying to control but Tyrone is working from the bottom.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.

Tyrone is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone is trying to break free.
Tyrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Ortiz jumps guard and drags Tyrone to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Ortiz has his foot on Tyrone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tyrone works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Tyrone from controlling successfully.
Tyrone looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ortiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Tyrone.

Ortiz gets to his feet. Tyrone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tyrone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Tyrone tries to clinch

and Ortiz counters by clinching up.

Tyrone manages to break the clinch.
Tyrone misses with a straight left.
Tyrone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Buck Tyrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyrone throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tyrone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a big head kick but Tyrone shrugs it off.
Tyrone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyrone but Tyrone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyrone closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side

and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Tyrone scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tyrone is looking to clinch.
Tyrone blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Tyrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Vega Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

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