PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Ortiz (ranked 2971 p4p, 328 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 2679 p4p, 306 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ortiz
vs
Thoressen

171 cm
20
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thoressen lands with a nice body kick.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Eduardo Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Thoressen is out of range.
Ortiz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thoressen.
Ortiz clobbers Thoressen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thoressen swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Thoressen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Thoressen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab from Ortiz.
Thoressen lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thoressen fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortiz in the body.
Thoressen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thoressen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thoressen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz moves out of range as Thoressen throws a body kick.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Thoressen saw that one coming.
Thoressen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
Thoressen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Thoressen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Thoressen.
Ortiz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] in the buildup to the fight.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thoressen.
Thoressen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ortiz if he has to take too many more of those.
Thoressen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but Thoressen manages to avoid it.
Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Thoressen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ortiz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoressen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thoressen connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Thoressen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thoressen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thoressen can pounce on him.
Ortiz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thoressen throws a wild body kick that Ortiz sees coming a mile off.
Thoressen's coach down at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Thoressen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Thoressen throws a push kick but Ortiz slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz lands with a right hand.
Thoressen slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Ortiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thoressen. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thoressen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Thoressen defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Thoressen is looking to land body kicks.
Thoressen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Thoressen.
Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick.
Thoressen lands with a slapping head kick.
Thoressen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut
and Thoressen counters with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thoressen.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Thoressen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz is looking to counter punch.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoressen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thoressen - the referee stops the clock and Ortiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thoressen. Ortiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortiz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thoressen can pounce on him.

Thoressen clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to break free but Thoressen has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoressen looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Thoressen is leaning against Ortiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thoressen has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Thoressen breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz throws a jab when Thoressen was well out of range.

Thoressen pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Thoressen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Thoressen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thoressen lands a slapping body shot.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thoressen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thoressen moves out of range of the strikes.
Thoressen slips under a jab from Ortiz.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Thoressen throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thoressen.
Ortiz throws a series of strikes that have Thoressen backpedaling.
Thoressen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thoressen lands a right hook to the body.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Thoressen is out of range.
Thoressen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thoressen - the referee stops the clock and Ortiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thoressen. Ortiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Thoressen.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a hook but Thoressen avoids it easily.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thoressen circles away quickly and effectively.
Thoressen is trying to counter with his kicks.

Thoressen closes the distance and clinches.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Thoressen is stalling here.
Thoressen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thoressen stalling the fight.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Thoressen has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Thoressen has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Thoressen.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Thoressen is controlling the position.
Thoressen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Thoressen won't allow it.

Thoressen breaks the clinch.
Thoressen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thoressen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz misses with a hook. Thoressen ducked under it nicely.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thoressen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thoressen throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thoressen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Thoressen is out of range.
Thoressen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Thoressen off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen misses with a low kick.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Thoressen.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoressen moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Thoressen.
Thoressen connects with a knee to the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thoressen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Thoressen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thoressen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thoressen moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Thoressen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Ortiz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thoressen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortiz at a distance.
Thoressen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
Thoressen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thoressen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Thoressen.

Thoressen lands a big head kick that sends Ortiz tumbling to the mat! Thoressen takes a step backwards and waves Ortiz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ortiz is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thoressen, right into the meat.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Ortiz crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Magnus Thoressen!