PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diaz Ortiz (ranked 4573 p4p, 5611 weight class) and Ivan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Amagov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ortiz
vs
Amagov

205 cm
25
270
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
265
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diaz Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Amagov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz forces Amagov back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amagov backwards.

It looks like Ivan Amagov has been cut.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Amagov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Amagov is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
A short right from Ortiz on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ortiz - that landed with a thud.
Amagov looks winded!
Amagov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ortiz.
Ortiz pushes Amagov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz gets through Amagov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That has opened up Ivan Amagov's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ortiz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Amagov is rocked!
Amagov managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Amagov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Amagov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ortiz lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Ivan Amagov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ortiz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ortiz lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Amagov's head.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
Ortiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz works on Amagov's body with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ivan Amagov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ortiz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Amagov to his knees! Ortiz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diaz Ortiz!
Our winner, Diaz Ortiz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.