PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 4258 p4p, 554 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 4201 p4p, 548 weight class). Julio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ortiz
vs
Silva

190 cm
27
226 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

194 cm
25
220 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ortiz !

Ortiz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to pull guard but Ortiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Silva.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ortiz defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Ortiz 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.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ortiz slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ortiz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Ortiz dives into Silva's guard.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.

Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.

Ortiz stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

Ortiz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ortiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Ortiz stands up from Silva's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva has hold of Ortiz 's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ortiz is staying active.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortiz distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ortiz postures up.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a triangle here but Ortiz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Ortiz decides to stand back up.

Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Ortiz 's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Silva regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Silva has his foot on Ortiz 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

Silva working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.

Ortiz gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Julio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva with the counter takedown but Ortiz avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz !