PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilo BJJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Ortega has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ortega
vs
BJJ

188 cm
22
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hilo BJJ!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega tries to bum rush BJJ with a series of wild strikes but BJJ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BJJ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
BJJ throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortega thows a body shot but no joy.
BJJ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tito Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BJJ takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
BJJ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortega.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
BJJ blocks a low kick nicely.
Ortega moves out of range of the leg kick from BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BJJ misses with the combination.
Ortega swinging wilding here.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Ortega falls off balance throwing a combination

and BJJ counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
BJJ postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BJJ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortega is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BJJ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BJJ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing BJJ from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

BJJ drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ortega looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ortega looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ortega!
BJJ prevents Ortega from moving into mount.
Ortega blocks the strikes from BJJ.
Ortega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BJJ on the ground.
BJJ sneaks back into half guard.
It looks like Ortega is going to stand back up.
Ortega is looking to advance position but BJJ won't allow it.

BJJ looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BJJ has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortega is working away from the top position though.
BJJ has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega prevents BJJ from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
BJJ looks to throw the jab but Ortega is out of range.
BJJ shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortega as he avoids it easily.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
BJJ throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tito Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Ortega throws a lazy right hand but BJJ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
BJJ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega blocks a head kick by BJJ.
BJJ throws a front kick aimed at Ortega's knee but Ortega avoids it well.
BJJ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Ortega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Hilo BJJ has been cut.
Ortega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting BJJ counter with a right hand.
Ortega keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortega misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tito Ortega will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hilo BJJ's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

BJJ throws a low kick but Ortega avoids it.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but BJJ was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Nice sprawl there from Ortega as BJJ shoots in.
Good shot there by Ortega.
BJJ moves out of range as Ortega strikes.
A combination from Ortega does no damage.
BJJ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.

BJJ drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortega parries the strikes from BJJ easily there. BJJ is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ortega to escape.
Ortega tries to bench press BJJ off him but BJJ keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BJJ is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortega is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
BJJ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ortega struggling a bit here.
Ortega wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ortega avoids any damage from the ground and pound of BJJ.
Ortega is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, BJJ asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BJJ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortega.
BJJ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
The fighters circling - BJJ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortega throws a combination that misses

so BJJ counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortega looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but BJJ puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortega is refusing to be controlled, as BJJ sits in half guard.

BJJ is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ortega is just riding it out for now. BJJ eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BJJ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ortega wants to improve his position but BJJ is controlling well.
Ortega wants to sweep but BJJ has passed to side control!
Ortega tries to improve position but can't.

That's four 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.
BJJ in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ortega is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, BJJ asserts his dominance and retains side control.
BJJ trying to control the position but Ortega is working away.
Ortega wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
BJJ shoots in for a takedown but Ortega shows good takedown defense.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Ortega throws a left and a right that both miss
and BJJ counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilo BJJ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hilo BJJ's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from BJJ does no damage.
Ortega throws a right and a left that both miss.
BJJ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Ortega lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - BJJ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
BJJ is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
BJJ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortega throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and BJJ makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
BJJ doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortega circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

BJJ moves into range and clinches up with Ortega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BJJ is stalling here.

Ortega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

BJJ gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
BJJ seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
BJJ fails to pull guard.
BJJ is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
BJJ has Ortega pressed against the cage.
BJJ wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hilo BJJ.
Ortega tries to bum rush BJJ with a series of wild strikes but BJJ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
BJJ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
BJJ misses with a shot to the body
and Ortega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortega swings away with a body shot that misses
and BJJ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Ortega misses.
BJJ with a lazy takedown attempt
and BJJ takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by BJJ or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortega which made him look bad.
Tito Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hilo BJJ.
BJJ throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.

BJJ gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to control BJJ's posture but BJJ avoids it.
Ortega taking a bit of punishment here - BJJ scoring with strikes.
Ortega is not content to let BJJ control the position.
Ortega prevents BJJ from improving position.
An elbow from BJJ crashes against the mat.
BJJ advances to full mount.
Ortega's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand 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.
BJJ pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortega is squirming around, avoiding BJJ's attempts to control the action.
BJJ scoring with strikes but Ortega is staying in there.
Ortega working to try and regain half guard.
BJJ landing strikes, looking to finish!
BJJ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortega is looking to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hilo BJJ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think BJJ has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hilo BJJ!