PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irwin Ortiz (ranked 6503 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syntra Cynster (ranked 25740 p4p, 874 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ortiz
vs
Cynster

186 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Irwin Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Syntra Cynster!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cynster rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cynster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ortiz.

It looks like Irwin Ortiz has been cut.

Cynster tries to sprawl but Ortiz drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Cynster pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Cynster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Cynster fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz works over Cynster with some ground and pound from guard.

Ortiz gets to his feet - Cynster follows without any prompting.
Cynster looks winded!
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Cynster looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cynster's half guard.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cynster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Cynster dodges it nicely.
Cynster has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cynster has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Ortiz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Cynster kicks Ortiz off and gets to his feet.
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 closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Cynster throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz really is a fat lump.

Ortiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Cynster makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cynster throws a right hand that misses

so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Cynster pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Cynster.
Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Cynster sprawls well. He's pushed Ortiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irwin Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cynster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cynster looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Cynster tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Cynster's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syntra Cynster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Irwin Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cynster sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Cynster shows good takedown defense.

Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cynster blocks an uppercut.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cynster tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cynster is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cynster slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cynster swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cynster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortiz somewhat.
Cynster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irwin Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cynster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ortiz is defended easily by Cynster.

That's two 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.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Cynster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cynster misses with a series of wild punches.
Syntra Cynster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Cynster looking to score a takedown here. Ortiz is defending well but Cynster drives through and ends up in Ortiz's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cynster. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ortiz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cynster is looking to get back to is feet but Ortiz passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cynster is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.

Ortiz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cynster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz stands up and beckons Cynster to his feet.

Cynster shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Cynster is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Syntra Cynster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Irwin Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cynster throws a head kick that misses.
Cynster lands a jab-cross combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Cynster, which made it look bad.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cynster.

Ortiz sneaks out the side door and pushes Cynster away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cynster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cynster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cynster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortiz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Ortiz stands up.
Ortiz darts in looking for a takedown but Cynster gets double underhooks and turns Ortiz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irwin Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cynster throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Cynster stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cynster bucks up and tries to throw Ortiz off but instead Ortiz has got his back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cynster tries to escape the position.
Ortiz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Cynster is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks Cynster with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Cynster from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ortiz landing with strikes.

Ortiz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Cynster is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ortiz gets his way!

Cynster is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ortiz gets his way!
Ortiz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to control Cynster but Cynster is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cynster is trying to get back to his feet but Ortiz has full control of the position and if anything, Cynster has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ortiz biding his time, controlling Cynster.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cynster 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Syntra Cynster!