PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Driver (ranked 2542 p4p, 889 weight class) and Carter Ortiz (ranked 351 p4p, 127 weight class). Carter Ortiz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Driver
vs
Ortiz

187 cm
23
180
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
170
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carter Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Driver misses with a head kick.
Driver pushes Ortiz away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Driver.
Driver throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Driver misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Driver throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Carter Ortiz has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Driver. That one must have hurt.

Driver sends Ortiz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Driver is motioning to the referee to let Ortiz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Driver.
Driver throws a head kick that misses.
Driver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driver throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ortiz feints the counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Driver.
Ortiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Driver misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver tries a head kick but it misses.
Driver throws a leg kick

and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.

Ortiz has hold of Driver's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Driver seems comfortable defending it but Ortiz has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Driver is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Driver is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ortiz couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carter Ortiz!
An out of breath Carter Ortiz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.