PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snoky (ranked 3153 p4p, 388 weight class) and Brandon Ortega (ranked 7921 p4p, 657 weight class). Chris Snoky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snoky
vs
Ortega

185 cm
26
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

181 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

424 Co.

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Snoky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Snoky at a distance.
Ortega scores with a nice strike.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Snoky.

It looks like Brandon Ortega has been cut.
A short right from Snoky on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Snoky.
Snoky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Snoky lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Snoky as Ortega tries to tie him up.
Snoky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snoky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega trying to control the position but instead, Snoky has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortega into the cage.
Ortega prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snoky's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Snoky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Snoky misses with the head strike.
Snoky holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega blocking some punches.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Snoky keeps him there for the moment.
Snoky misses with a punch on the inside.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snoky tries to throw a body punch but Ortega avoids it by throwing Snoky back against the cage.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Snoky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snoky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snoky misses with some punches.
Snoky tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Snoky.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Snoky won't allow it.
Snoky presses Ortega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Snoky presses Ortega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Snoky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snoky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
Snoky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Snoky.
Ortega looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Snoky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Snoky lands an uppercut.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Snoky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Ortega's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Snoky rushes Ortega and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snoky.
Ortega letting Snoky take a breather here.
Snoky presses Ortega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Snoky has Ortega pushed against the cage.
Snoky stalling.
Snoky tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snoky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky leaning against his opponent.
Snoky misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Snoky won't allow it.
Snoky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Snoky.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?
Snoky can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega wants to break free but Snoky has control.
Snoky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Snoky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Snoky avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Snoky has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snoky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky tries a body shot but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Snoky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Chris Snoky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Snoky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snoky keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snoky scores with a shoulder strike.
Snoky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoky struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoky tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snoky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Snoky lands a body shot.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Snoky has double underhooks.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as Snoky controls his hands.
Snoky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Snoky taking a breather.
Snoky controlling the action here for a moment.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snoky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Snoky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega being controlled against the cage.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Snoky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Snoky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Ortega'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. This is the final round!

Snoky moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Snoky.
Snoky prevents a body shot from Ortega.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Snoky pushes Ortega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Snoky scores with a shoulder strike.
Snoky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
A head punch on the inside from Snoky fails to land.
Snoky lands a nice uppercut.
Snoky swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee calls for Snoky to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Snoky.
Snoky gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snoky stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snoky.
Snoky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Snoky throws a head punch that misses.
Snoky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snoky.
Come on Snoky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega letting Snoky take a breather here.
Ortega being controlled against the cage.
Snoky throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega tries to circle away but Snoky has him pinned against the cage.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snoky is stalling here.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as Snoky controls the action.
Snoky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
Snoky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Snoky.
Snoky swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Snoky.
Snoky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ortega prevents a body shot from Snoky.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snoky lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Chris Snoky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega is trying to stall.
Snoky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ortega up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Snoky has him pressed against the cage.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Snoky slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortega tries to break free but Snoky pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Snoky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snoky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Snoky!
In his post fight interview, Chris Snoky started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.