PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Ortiz (ranked 5291 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Kali Turner (ranked 542 p4p, 461 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ortiz
vs
Turner

180 cm
24
210
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
200
6 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Otto Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kali Turner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Turner instigates a clinch.
Ortiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Turner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.

Ortiz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Turner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz working over Turner with some ground and pound. Turner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Turner's head.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.
Turner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Turner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz uses his free foot to push down on Turner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Turner.
Ortiz thowing shots but they're missing.
Ortiz looking to control but Turner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Turner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Turner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Turner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz looking to finish Turner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Turner!
Ortiz lands with some strikes.

Turner is rocked!
Ortiz lands a big shot to the head and Turner winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Otto Ortiz!
Otto Ortiz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Kali Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck that nigga'.