PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbossa's entrance music is Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys. A fine choice. Ortiz has chosen I am a real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barbossa
vs
Ortiz

182 cm
37
242 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

198 cm
36
269 lbs
30 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz scores with a jab. Barbossa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz cracks Barbossa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Barbossa looks for a takedown but Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz wants to counter the offense by Barbossa and move into the clinch position.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the body.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbossa is looking to counter punch.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbossa keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortiz rushes Barbossa and presses him up against the cage.

Barbossa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barbossa at a distance.
Randy Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz digs a right hand into Barbossa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barbossa's gas tank.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Ortiz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ortiz misses with an elbow strike.
Barbossa wants a takedown.
Barbossa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barbossa is defending well for now.
Ortiz works on Barbossa's body with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Barbossa is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is leaning against Barbossa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ortiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbossa backwards.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ortiz just leaning against Barbossa, taking a breather.
Ortiz controlling the action here for a moment.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ortiz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barbossa is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ortiz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barbossa tries to pull guard but Ortiz won't allow it.
Ortiz lands a body punch.
Ortiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Jake Barbossa has been cut.
Ortiz lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ortiz slowing the pace effectively.
Barbossa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Barbossa wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ortiz is working Barbossa over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
Barbossa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbossa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz lands an uppercut.
Ortiz throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working Barbossa over against the cage.
Ortiz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbossa up against the cage.
Barbossa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Barbossa blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barbossa is rocked!
Ortiz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oh Barbossa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ortiz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ortiz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ortiz creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Barbossa's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Barbossa drops to his knees and Ortiz pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Ortiz!
Randy Ortiz made sure to mention his sponsor, Museum of Monsters & Madmen in his post fight interview.
Jake Barbossa spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm no stranger to losses. This one is no different than the others. I'll bounce back. Congratulations to my opponent. Great fighter.'.