PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Touney Jack (ranked 4170 p4p, 3922 weight class) and Otto Ortiz (ranked 520 p4p, 0 weight class). Touney Jack has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jack
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
24
215
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
210
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Touney Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Jack catches Ortiz right on the button with a cross.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Ortiz is rocked!
Good exchange - Jack coming out on top.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Jack finish him?

Ortiz tries to keep at a distance but Jack has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack lands a nice uppercut.
Jack keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jack drops Ortiz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ortiz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Jack tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ortiz jumps into guard, dragging Jack to the mat.

Jack gets to his feet. Ortiz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Jack lands.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.

Jack lands a big uppercut and Ortiz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ortiz looks OK. Jack waves Ortiz back to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.

Jack moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jack.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack avoids the elbow strike from Ortiz, against the cage.
Ortiz wants to break free but Jack has control.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with some punches.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Jack is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.

Ortiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jack pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to free his trapped foot but Jack is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jack is in trouble now - Ortiz has advanced to mount!
Jack is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Ortiz has taken his back!
Good control from Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Touney Jack dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jack ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Touney Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.

Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Jack. Jack maintains the clinch.
Jack tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Touney Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Jack.
Jack lands a left hand.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz pushes off an throws an elbow but Jack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ortiz pulls guard.
Jack takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ortiz striking off his back but it's not causing Jack any problems.
Ortiz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Jack decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ortiz, up you get!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Jack. Jack maintains the clinch.
Jack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Ortiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Jack has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Jack.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.
Jack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Jack keeps him there for the moment.
Jack misses with some punches.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Touney Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otto Ortiz.
Jack misses with some punches.
Ortiz just leaning against Jack, taking a breather.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortiz leaning against his opponent.
Ortiz jumps guard but Jack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Jack holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Jack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ortiz takes a shot to the head.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.

Jack cracks Ortiz with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jack has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ortiz to stand back up!
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Jack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
and Jack counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ortiz! He's just covering up as Jack starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Touney Jack!
A very excited looking Touney Jack made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.