PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenko Shinata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Ortiz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ortiz
vs
Shinata

199 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tenko Shinata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shinata is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shinata to regain full guard.
Shinata seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shinata is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinata wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Shinata blocks nicely.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shinata is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shinata tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ortiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shinata sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinata is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shinata manages to get back to half guard.
Shinata controlling the position well.
Ortiz prevents Shinata from improving his position.

Shinata actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shinata controlling the position well.
Ortiz prevents Shinata from improving his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shinata is controlling Ortiz's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ortiz looking to score a takedown here. Shinata is defending well but Ortiz drives through and ends up in Shinata's guard.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shinata pulls Ortiz in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shinata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Shinata has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shinata is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shinata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shinata pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shinata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinata controlling Ortiz's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ortiz dives in and scores a takedown into Shinata's guard.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shinata has control of Ortiz's left arm, preventing Ortiz from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shinata is continuing to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four 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.

Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Shinata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shinata keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Ortiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shinata quickly recovers to half guard.

Ortiz seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinata is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz throwing shots but Shinata is blocking nicely.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shinata wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinata is trying to maintain the position but Ortiz is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shinata quickly recovers to half guard.

Ortiz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Shinata wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shinata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shinata is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinata is pressing down on Ortiz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shinata controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shinata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shinata or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz, which made it look bad.

Ortiz rushes Shinata and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz jumps guard and drags Shinata to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Shinata slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shinata trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinata postures up.

Shinata is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Shinata postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shinata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tenko Shinata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

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