PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 1085 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Emilio Ortega (ranked 137 p4p, 178 weight class). Kekoa comes to the cage accompanied by Freelance Fiend. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kekoa
vs
Ortega

178 cm
40
185
24 - 13 - 1

188 cm
26
190
8 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa misses with a body shot.
Ortega falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Emilio Ortega has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kekoa.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kekoa.
Ortega misses with an uppercut
and Kekoa counters with a straight right hand.
Kekoa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kekoa misses with a low kick.
Ortega throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortega darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortega scores with the left hand. Kekoa knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kekoa moves into the clinch.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega takes a shot to the head.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Kekoa misses with a body punch.
Kekoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kekoa lands a nice uppercut.
Kekoa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kekoa.
Kekoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kekoa misses with an elbow strike.
Kekoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kekoa misses with some punches.
Ortega is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Ortega blocks an uppercut.
Kekoa lands a damaging elbow.
Kekoa misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekoa lands an elbow inside.
Kekoa scores with a shot to the side of Ortega's head.

Ortega jumps guard and drags Kekoa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kekoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kekoa passes Ortega's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ortega tries to get to full guard but Kekoa has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kekoa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortega is trying to maintain the position but Kekoa is very close to passing his half guard.
Ortega tries to roll over but Kekoa keeps him under control.
Kekoa is looking to advance position but Ortega won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kekoa is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kekoa has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Ortega works to full guard.
Kekoa trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Kekoa stopping the sweep attempt from Ortega.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortega throws a hook but Kekoa blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kekoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kekoa scores with a jab.

That has opened up Emilio Ortega's cut even more.
Ortega misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Kekoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kekoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekoa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa throws an elbow that misses.
Kekoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Kekoa throws an elbow but it misses.

Ortega pulls Kekoa into guard.
Kekoa preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa wants to get up but he can't break Ortega's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kekoa looking to sit in guard and control but Ortega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kekoa is looking for a triangle here but Ortega uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ortega wants to control but Kekoa is keeping him busy.
Kekoa looks to move to half guard but instead Ortega has passed into mount! Damn!
Ortega prevents Kekoa from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a heavy elbow.
Ortega landing strikes from the mount.
Kekoa wants to control but Ortega is having none of it.
Kekoa is looking to get to half guard.
Kekoa wants to hold on but Ortega pushes him away.
Kekoa can't escape the position.
Kekoa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa taking shots to the head.
Ortega raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kekoa gets back to half guard.
Ortega is just content to waste time from the top position. Kekoa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kekoa has control of Ortega's left arm, preventing Ortega from doing any damage.

Kekoa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortega gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kekoa wants to stand up but Ortega is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortega's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kekoa wants to sweep here but Ortega controlling him for the moment.
Ortega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kekoa is looking for a triangle but Ortega pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emilio Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emilio Ortega's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kekoa moves out of range as Ortega throws a body kick.
Kekoa tries to counter by clinching up but Ortega breaks away and moves out of range.
Ortega shoots in but Kekoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Kekoa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ortega.
Ortega misses with an uppercut
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Ortega cracks Kekoa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kekoa wants to clinch.
Ortega throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kekoa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Kekoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Ortega. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Kekoa moves out of range.
Kekoa is looking to clinch.
Eddie Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Kekoa's head but Kekoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kekoa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ortega swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortega.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ortega fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa wants to clinch up but Ortega keeps it at a distance.
Ortega dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa looks to throw the jab but Ortega is out of range.
Ortega drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kekoa defends it well.
Ortega misses with a double jab
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Kekoa throwing a counter right hand but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Eddie Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Kekoa's head but Kekoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Kekoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega throws out a loose jab but Kekoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kekoa scores with a body shot.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Nice shot lands for Kekoa.
Ortega works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ortega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega misses with a left hand
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ortega is rocked!
Kekoa lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ortega head around and knocks him out cold! Kekoa hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Kekoa!
Eddie Kekoa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.