PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilmer Ramsey (ranked 6504 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Ortiz (ranked 25420 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ramsey
vs
Ortiz

158 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wilmer Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.

Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortiz advances to half guard.
Ramsey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ramsey continues to stall.
Ramsey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Ramsey is a slippery customer.
Ramsey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ortiz won't allow Ramsey to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ramsey is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey looking to slow down the pace here.

Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Ramsey up, before dumping him to the ground. Ramsey manages to land in guard.
Ramsey is controlling Ortiz's posture.
Ramsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramsey wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling him.
Ramsey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ortiz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz won't allow Ramsey to sweep him here.
Ramsey striking off his back but it's not causing Ortiz any problems.
Ramsey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ortiz shoots in and bounces Ramsey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ortiz slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ramsey.
Ortiz moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ramsey.
Ramsey is trying to improve his position.
Ortiz wants to control but Ramsey is keeping him busy.
Ramsey tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is working hard here to advance position.
Ortiz looking to control but instead Ramsey has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ortiz stops Ramsey from getting back to his feet.
Ramsey controlling the position well.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Ramsey is a slippery customer.

Ramsey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Ortiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ramsey pushes Ortiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ramsey is breathing heavily.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramsey has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ramsey wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsey keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is thwarting Ramsey's attempts to control the position.
Ramsey is concentrating on defense, preventing Ortiz from advancing position.
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 Wilmer Ramsey will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ramsey tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
A jab lands there for Ramsey.
Ramsey is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramsey is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz keeps control of Ramsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey looking to stall.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramsey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ortiz defends well and Ramsey ends up having to push Ortiz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramsey gets a double leg takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Ramsey throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ortiz keeps control of Ramsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramsey tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ortiz unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Ramsey up, before dumping him to the ground. Ramsey manages to land in guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Ramsey is working from the bottom.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilmer Ramsey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz pushes down on Ramsey's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ortiz is trying to control. Ramsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz wants to control but Ramsey is keeping him busy.
Ramsey controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Ramsey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramsey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramsey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ortiz is trying to control. Ramsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Ramsey has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Ramsey is defending the position.

Ramsey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.

Ramsey actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz is trying to control the action in half guard but Ramsey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz clinches.
Ortiz controlling the action here for a moment.

Ortiz gets control of Ramsey's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ortiz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramsey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Ramsey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramsey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramsey is in close to Ortiz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz is trying to keep Ramsey in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A head kick by Ortiz misses

and Ramsey counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramsey is one step ahead there.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortiz wants to control but Ramsey passes easily into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.
Ramsey drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ramsey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz moves into full guard.
Ortiz looking to control but Ramsey passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz actively working from the bottom here.
Ramsey is nestled in close to Ortiz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz has a hand on Ramsey's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ramsey takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ramsey unloading with bombs!
Ramsey lands a nice shot to the head.
Ramsey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramsey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramsey landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ramsey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramsey lands a heavy elbow.
Ramsey working Ortiz over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramsey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramsey with good strikes from the mount here!
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilmer Ramsey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ramsey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!