PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Papaioanou
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
31
205 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

189 cm
31
202 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lorenzo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Papaioanou lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Papaioanou.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Papaioanou was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papaioanou.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou throws a nice outside leg kick.
Papaioanou misses with a lunging right hand
and Papaioanou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Papaioanou moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papaioanou shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Papaioanou slips under a jab from Ortiz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papaioanou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz lands with a hook. Papaioanou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Papaioanou.
Papaioanou moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Papaioanou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but Papaioanou seems unphased.
Papaioanou throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Papaioanou.
Ortiz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Papaioanou on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Papaioanou fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Papaioanou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Papaioanou saw that one coming.
Ortiz with a jab.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Papaioanou misses the shot to the body.
Papaioanou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papaioanou throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Papaioanou, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Papaioanou tries to move into range but Ortiz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Papaioanou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Ortiz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papaioanou finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Papaioanou misses the jab.
Papaioanou wants to slow Ortiz down by chopping away at his legs.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Papaioanou goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Papaioanou avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Papaioanou throws a counter high kick but Ortiz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Papaioanou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lorenzo Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Papaioanou lands with an uppercut that bounces Ortiz off the cage and back into range.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Papaioanou avoids it.
It looked like Papaioanou was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Papaioanou.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Papaioanou avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Papaioanou misses.
Papaioanou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
enabling Papaioanou to counter with a crisp jab.
Papaioanou misses with a looping left.
Papaioanou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Papaioanou.
Good standup being displayed there by Papaioanou as he connects with a hook.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Papaioanou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Papaioanou blocks the leg kick.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papaioanou is able to avoid easily.
Papaioanou throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Papaioanou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortiz's head.
Papaioanou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papaioanou checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papaioanou stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz lands a jab to Papaioanou's midsection.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Papaioanou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Papaioanou throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Papaioanou misses with a straight right.
Ortiz thumps Papaioanou with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papaioanou throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Papaioanou lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Ortiz takes a swing at Papaioanou's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Papaioanou tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Lefteris Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ortiz swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Papaioanou stuns Ortiz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ortiz throws an off balance right hand
and Papaioanou counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Papaioanou is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ortiz's half guard.
Still in half guard, Papaioanou seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz controlling the position well.
Papaioanou is looking to pass Ortiz's guard but actually Ortiz recovers to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Papaioanou's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Papaioanou from controlling successfully.
Papaioanou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Papaioanou continues to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Papaioanou misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

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 lands a right hook to the body.
Papaioanou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ortiz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Papaioanou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ortiz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Papaioanou blocks a jab.
A jab from Papaioanou misses.
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Papaioanou swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Papaioanou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Papaioanou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Lefteris Papaioanou is winning the standup battle so far.
Papaioanou throws a combination that misses
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Papaioanou doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Papaioanou throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Papaioanou is avoiding it.
Papaioanou scores with a one two! Ortiz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Papaioanou looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lefteris Papaioanou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws a good cross that connects.
Ortiz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortiz cracks Papaioanou with a nice body shot.
Papaioanou misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papaioanou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Papaioanou misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Papaioanou fails to land.
Papaioanou misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Papaioanou.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papaioanou tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou has had enough of the clinch but Ortiz keeps him there for the moment.
Papaioanou tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papaioanou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Papaioanou stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lorenzo Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papaioanou is out of range.
Papaioanou moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Papaioanou tried to score with a low kick but Ortiz checks it.
Papaioanou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Papaioanou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ortiz stuns Papaioanou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papaioanou throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz throws a fast counter high kick but Papaioanou manages to duck under it in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Papaioanou misses the target.
Ortiz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ortiz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Papaioanou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Papaioanou is able to avoid easily.
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Papaioanou saw it coming and moves away.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Papaioanou's front leg.
Donk. Ortiz catches Papaioanou right on the button with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a jab.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papaioanou.
A swing and a miss from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Papaioanou checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Papaioanou misses the target.
Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Papaioanou swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Papaioanou checks a leg kick.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papaioanou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Papaioanou misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou wants to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papaioanou's knee momentarily.
Ortiz throws a low kick but Papaioanou moves out of range easily.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Ortiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Papaioanou missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papaioanou misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz moves out of range as Papaioanou strikes.
Ortiz swings for the body but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Papaioanou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Papaioanou is looking to score with low kicks.
Papaioanou scores with a leg kick.
Papaioanou uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Papaioanou blocks a head kick by Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left and a right from Ortiz both land. Nice combination.
Papaioanou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Papaioanou. Papaioanou gets slowly back to his feet.
That kick from Ortiz tenderised Papaioanou's leg. Papaioanou is trying to keep his angry face on.
Papaioanou misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz throws a good cross that connects.
Ortiz lands with a nice body punch.
Papaioanou connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Papaioanous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Papaioanou misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Papaioanou is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Papaioanou throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Papaioanou throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papaioanou with a body shot.
Donk. Ortiz catches Papaioanou right on the button with a cross.
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Papaioanou walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ortiz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Papaioanou connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz defending well as Papaioanou loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Papaioanou with a body shot.
Ortiz tried to score with a low kick but Papaioanou checks it.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papaioanou lands with a slapping head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Ortiz!
Lorenzo Ortiz very nearly forgot to thank Machine Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.