PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Ortega (ranked 2701 p4p, 5243 weight class) and Sebastian Kluba (ranked 353 p4p, 565 weight class). Kluba has chosen Kiss The Girl as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ortega
vs
Kluba

183 cm
31
174
12 - 19 - 0

179 cm
38
177
23 - 36 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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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 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sebastian Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.

Ortega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortega in particular looking to stall.

Kluba looking for submissions off his back.
Kluba wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba won't allow Ortega to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kluba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
Kluba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega is thwarting Kluba's attempts to control the position.
Kluba wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega controlling the pace.
Ortega tries to pass to full mount but Kluba defends it.
Ortega prevents Kluba from improving his position.
Ortega trying to control the pace.
Kluba wants to control but Ortega is keeping busy.

Ortega is looking for a kimura here.

Ortega is working for a kimura but Kluba is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Ortega is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kluba sees it coming and defends easily.
Kluba is not content to let Ortega control the position.
Ortega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kluba gets back to full guard.
Ortega wants to pass the guard but Kluba is keeping the position.
Ortega trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Ortega distracts Kluba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega trying to control but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Ortega passes Kluba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ortega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Kluba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kluba is looking for a sweep. Ortega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortega wants to take a breather but Kluba is having none of it.
Ortega controlling the action here.
Ortega seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kluba for as long as he can get away with.
Ortega looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is looking to improve his position.
Ortega stalling.
Ortega wants to pass the guard but Kluba is defending well.
Ortega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Ortega seems to be working for a kimura but Kluba defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kluba is not content to let Ortega control the position.
Ortega wants to pass to mount but Kluba is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Ortega dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kluba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortega tries to counter with a takedown but Kluba is quick to defend against it.
Ortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluba throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Kluba misses with a hook.
Kluba swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Kluba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ortega is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kluba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortega.
Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Kluba's head back.

It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kluba lands a nice shot to the body.
Kluba throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kluba.

Ortega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kluba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortega scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throwing shots but Kluba is blocking nicely.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kluba can do to turn this around?
Ortega slows the pace down in half guard.
Ortega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ortega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kluba keeps working.
Ortega stalling.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kluba is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Kluba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Ortega is nestled in close to Kluba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Noah Ortega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega 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.
Ortega moves into full mount! Kluba won't be happy about that!
Kluba regains half guard.
Ortega wants to take a breather but Kluba is having none of it.
Ortega controlling the action here.

Ortega is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kluba is just riding it out for now. Ortega eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortega lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega working Kluba over with strikes.
Ortega stalling away here and it's allowed Kluba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ortega content to stall in guard here.
Kluba can't keep his opponent in guard - Ortega advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ortega uses his free foot to push down on Kluba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kluba.
Ortega landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kluba is squirming around, avoiding Ortega's attempts to control the action.
Ortega punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega content just to control the position here.
Ortega looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ortega takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kluba sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kluba trying to control from the bottom.
Ortega trying to control the action but Kluba is working from the bottom.
Ortega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ortega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kluba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortega.
Kluba is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Ortega dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
Ortega lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Kluba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega is looking to control Kluba's arms but Kluba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortega has his back to the cage.

Kluba manages to break the clinch.
Kluba jabs at Ortega's body.

Ortega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kluba managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.

Kluba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortega with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kluba to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortega moves into the clinch.
Kluba is trying to push Ortega away but Ortega has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kluba after a bit of a struggle.
Ortega prevents Kluba from breaking the clinch.
Kluba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kluba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ortega seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kluba can turn it around.
Kluba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kluba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kluba is pressed up against the cage. Ortega has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kluba down to the mat. Kluba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortega attempts a counter takedown but Kluba avoids it well and moves away.
Kluba digs a good hook to Ortega's body.
Noah Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Kluba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kluba misses with a body shot.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kluba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kluba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Ortega closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortega lands in his opponent's guard.
Kluba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega pushing down on Kluba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ortega wants to control but Kluba is keeping him busy.
Kluba is looking for a sweep. Ortega is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ortega takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortega is trying to control the action in half guard but Kluba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortega controlling the pace.
Ortega is keen to just control but Kluba is a slippery customer.
Ortega blocks the strikes from Kluba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is pressing down on Kluba's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kluba is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortega lands a nice short elbow.
Kluba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
Ortega drops an elbow to the side of Kluba's head.
Ortega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Ortega is working for a submission of some sort.
Kluba trying to hold on to Ortega's head to control him but Ortega postures up.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba is refusing to be controlled, as Ortega sits in half guard.

Ortega seems to be looking for submissions.

Ortega is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kluba sees it coming and defends easily.
Ortega trying to control from half guard but Kluba is working away.
Noah Ortega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ortega working over Kluba with some ground and pound. Kluba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortega trying to pass the guard but Kluba defending well.
Kluba is trying to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noah Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortega, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Ortega!
Noah Ortega thanked the fans post fight for their support.