PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Rios (ranked 6280 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 4750 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rios
vs
Ortiz

172 cm
24
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cornelius Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz looking to score a takedown here. Rios is defending well but Ortiz drives through and ends up in Rios's guard.
Ortiz is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Rios could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rios being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rios wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Ortiz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rios to the ground. Ortiz is now in Rios's guard.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ortiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ortiz is trying to work for a kimura but Rios is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Rios's temple.
Ortiz throwing shots but Rios is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz wants to control but Rios is keeping him busy.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Rios dodges it nicely.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
Rios has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz working Rios over with strikes.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Rios's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rios quickly recovers to half guard.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rios has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rios on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Ortiz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rios tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz slows the pace down in half guard.
Rios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Rios dodges it nicely.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rios's head.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Rios has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Rios regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ortiz closes the distance and pushes Rios back into the cage.

Ortiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rios is trying to keep an underhook but Ortiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Rios, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ortiz is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Rios, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rios tries to kick Ortiz off but Ortiz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rios with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Rios is rocked!
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Oh Rios is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rios is hurt! He's hurt bad - Ortiz fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rios from any more punishment! Congratulations to Ortiz! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Ortiz!