PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Boyette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Boyette will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fortiz
vs
Boyette

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 Los Angeles, Brian Fortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trent Boyette!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyette moves in looking to clinch but Fortiz pushes him off.

Fortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boyette napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fortiz slows the pace down.
Boyette prevents Fortiz from improving position.
Boyette is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fortiz controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortiz advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyette is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fortiz controlling from the full mount.
Fortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fortiz tries to take Boyette's back but instead Boyette uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fortiz prevents Boyette from standing back up.
Fortiz is looking to advance position but Boyette won't allow it.

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.
Fortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boyette is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boyette is trying to stand back up but Fortiz is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boyette swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boyette throws a shot from downtown. Fortiz moves away and avoids it.

Fortiz scores with a takedown into Boyette's guard.
Fortiz works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortiz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fortiz pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Fortiz controlling his opponent.
Boyette tries to buck Fortiz off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortiz content just to control the position here.
Boyette wants to get back to his feet.
Boyette looks winded!
Fortiz content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fortiz clinches up against the cage.
Boyette is looking to take this one to the mat.

Boyette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortiz goes for a double leg but Boyette avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyette continues to drive forward.
Boyette is looking to control Fortiz's arms but Fortiz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyette has his back to the cage.
Boyette tries to pull guard but Fortiz won't allow it.
Boyette is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fortiz is keeping busy.

Boyette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fortiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boyette looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boyette is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Boyette is letting Fortiz control him for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortiz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boyette!
Fortiz controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fortiz fails to take his opponent's back.
Fortiz controlling the pace for now.
Boyette tries to buck Fortiz off but he can't manage it.
Fortiz controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brian Fortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Further stalling from Fortiz.
Fortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boyette is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Boyette is breathing heavily.
Fortiz wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Fortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Fortiz is stinking the place up with his stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Fortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Fortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boyette enables Fortiz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boyette manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyette's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortiz stops Boyette from getting back to his feet.
Fortiz controlling the pace.
Fortiz works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Boyette's face as Fortiz controls the position.

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.
Fortiz has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fortiz wants to take his opponent's back but Boyette doesn't allow it.
Fortiz controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyette has given up his back.
Boyette is trying to get back to his feet but Fortiz has full control of the position and if anything, Boyette has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Boyette is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fortiz.
Boyette trying to get back to his feet but Fortiz is in full control for now.
Boyette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boyette is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brian Fortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyette is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fortiz, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fortiz!