PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abi Tural (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ortiz
vs
Tural

175 cm
32
160 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

170 cm
29
153 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miguel Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abi Tural!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tural throws out the jab.
Tural catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tural is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tural follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Tural moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Tural was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Tural sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tural checks a leg kick.
Tural looks like he wants to counter punch here.
No joy there for Tural, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tural looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tural cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tural misses with a looping left.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Tural avoids nicely.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Tural appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Tural swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tural lands with a slapping head kick.

Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tural moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Abi Tural seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tural lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tural listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tural lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tural jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Tural smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tural tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Tural cracks Ortiz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ortiz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tural finish him?
Nice defenses there by Tural.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Tural tries a quick counter leg kick but Ortiz is wise to it.
Tural throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Ortiz stumbling backwards into the cage! Ortiz bounces back off the cage towards Tural, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tural lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tural celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abi Tural!
After winning the bout, Abi Tural thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.