PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 1233 p4p, 145 weight class) and Carlos Ortega (ranked 1193 p4p, 139 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

O Whitersson
vs
Ortega

175 cm
29
168 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

169 cm
30
158 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Whitersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
It looked like O Whitersson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortega.
O Whitersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Ortega moves into the clinch.
Ortega lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, O Whitersson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, O Whitersson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortega's brow.
A short left from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Whitersson has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

O Whitersson manages to break the clinch.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Whitersson.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Ortega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ortega tries to land a front kick but O Whitersson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ortega scores with a leg kick.
Ortega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Whitersson misses with a body shot.
Ortega tries to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick from Ortega misses.
O Whitersson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Whitersson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
O Whitersson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortega lands a jab to the nose.
Ortega keeps O Whitersson at a distance using the push kick.
Carlos Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega misses with a hook.
O Whitersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Whitersson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Whitersson.
Ortega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Whitersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Whitersson. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Whitersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortega.
Ortega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega wants to clinch.

O Whitersson tries to keep at a distance but Ortega has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson takes a shot to the head.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
Ortega lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
Ortega scores with a shoulder strike.
O Whitersson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortega pushes O Whitersson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
Ortega is working O Whitersson over against the ropes.
Ortega has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. O Whitersson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ortega can turn it around.
Ortega lands a body punch.
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortegas head.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by O Whitersson.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Whitersson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortega.
O Whitersson throws an elbow that misses.
Ortega scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortega has a couple of punches blocked by O Whitersson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a hook that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Ortega lands a nice uppercut.
Ortega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
O Whitersson misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson misses with the head strike.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
O Whitersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ortega lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson scores with a shot to the side of Ortega's head.
O Whitersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike from O Whitersson.
A short right from Ortega.
Ortega tries a body shot but O Whitersson blocks it.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
O Whitersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by O Whitersson.
A body shot lands from Ortega.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortega.
O Whitersson trying to land knees to the body.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ortega scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Whitersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Whitersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ortega lands a right hand.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from O Whitersson.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Whitersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
O Whitersson gets through Ortega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega lands with a right to the head.
Ortega lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortega tries to work over O Whitersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Whitersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

O Whitersson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Ortega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Whitersson takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from O Whitersson.
Ortega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Whitersson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortega.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
Ortega is looking to slow O Whitersson down with leg kicks.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ortega's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Whitersson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ortega scrambles back to his feet.
O Whitersson misses the jab.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
Ortega lands a jab to O Whitersson's midsection.
Ortega tries to clinch but O Whitersson is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Ortega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a body kick that misses.
O Whitersson misses with a looping right.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but O Whitersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega.
Ortega connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Whitersson momentarily.
Ortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Whitersson.
Ortega swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Ortega closes the distance and pushes O Whitersson back into the ropes.
Ortega is working O Whitersson over against the ropes.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
Ortega lands a left hand.
Ortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlos Ortega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Whitersson has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Whitersson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Whitersson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortega avoids the damage to the body.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega can't find room to land a body shot as O Whitersson controls the action.
O Whitersson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Ortega.
Ortega throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Whiterssons head.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Whitersson lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ortega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh O Whitersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by O Whitersson.
Ortega throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson seems to have got his legs back now.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson working aggressively here.
O Whitersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
O Whitersson tries to work over Ortega's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortega controls his hands.
Ortega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ortega scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Whitersson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
O Whitersson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortega.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ortega.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
Ortega doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortega.
Ortega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ortega.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.

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!

O Whitersson breaks the clinch.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortega smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Ortega clinches with his opponent.
O Whitersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Ortega fails to land.
O Whitersson lands a body shot.
Ortega misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Whitersson has had enough of the clinch but Ortega keeps him there for the moment.
Ortega lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body.
Ortega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ortega wants to clinch.
Ortega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Ortega.
Ortega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortega connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from O Whitersson misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
O Whitersson loads up on a big right hand but Ortega slips the punch.
O Whitersson darts in looking for a takedown but Ortega gets double underhooks and turns O Whitersson into the ropes.
O Whitersson misses with a straight left.
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson misses with a hook. Ortega ducked under it nicely.
O Whitersson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Whitersson tries to land a leg kick but Ortega saw it coming and moves away.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch but O Whitersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortega moves in looking to clinch but O Whitersson pushes him off.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Ortega moved out of range.
Ortega misses with a looping right.
O Whitersson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ortega connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Whitersson scrambles back to his feet.
O Whitersson defending well as Ortega loads up on a big left hand.
Ortega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlos Ortega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Whitersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson just misses with a punch to the body.
O Whitersson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to clinch but O Whitersson moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and O Whitersson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortega was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
Ortega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ortega blocks a low kick nicely.
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Whitersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortega.
Ortega throws a half hearted mid kick.
O Whitersson lands with an overhand left.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ortega - that will leave a mark!
Ortega lands a leg kick that knocks O Whitersson off balance momentarily.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Ortega avoids it easily.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Ortega pushes O Whitersson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Ortega.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson lands with a left to the head.
O Whitersson misses with an elbow strike.
Ortega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.

O Whitersson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Whitersson.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Ortega tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Whitersson throws a big shot that misses.
O Whitersson throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
O Whitersson throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.

Ortega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortega misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortega tries to work over O Whitersson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortega misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a body punch.
O Whitersson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortega.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega throws a punch but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
Ortega misses with the head strike.
Ortega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Whitersson's elbow.
O Whitersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whitey O Whitersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Whitersson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortega blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Whitersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortega is leaning against O Whitersson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but O Whitersson avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the ropes.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega managing to block the knees to the body from O Whitersson.
Ortega gets through O Whitersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortega struggles to land a body shot inside as O Whitersson controls his hands.
O Whitersson throws a head punch that misses.
O Whitersson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Whitersson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Ortega!
Carlos Ortega decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.