PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Ortiz (ranked 1199 p4p, 1284 weight class) and Pitter Patter (ranked 160 p4p, 171 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ortiz
vs
Patter

185 cm
26
185
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
26
190
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pitter Patter!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Patter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pitter Patter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patter lands a head shot.
Patter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ortiz backs up against the cage.
Patter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Patter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Patter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Patter tried to score with a low kick but Ortiz checks it.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Patter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
As Patter looks to move away, Ortiz throws a big counter combo but Patter just gets out of the way.
Patter misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Patter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter misses with a straight left.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Patter moves out of range.
Patter misses with a looping right.
Patter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patter looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. Patter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Patter avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz misses with a hook. Patter ducked under it nicely.
Patter misses with a straight left.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
It looked like Ortiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Patter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
It looked like Ortiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patter misses with the combination.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand

and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Patter didn't expect that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Patter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patter has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Patter has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Patter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Patter has wrist control.

Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz stands up over Patter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up in Patter's guard and throws a big left but Patter blocks it.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Patter keeps moving.

Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz throws a strike but Patter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ortiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Ortiz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patter won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.

Patter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ortiz walks into a straight right hand from Patter.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patter misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Patter tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pitter Patter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ortiz thuds a left hand into Patter's body.
Patter misses with a body punch
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Patter.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Patter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Patter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patter thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Patter is rocked!
Ortiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Patter is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?

It looks like Adrian Ortiz has been cut.
Patter throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and Patter only half commits.
Patter seems to have recovered his senses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Patter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortiz has time to react.
Patter lands a right hook to the body.
Patter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Patter blocks a jab.
Patter's corner calls for a 1-2. Patter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patter.
Patter throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Ortiz gets a double leg takedown into Patter's guard.
Ortiz stops Patter from standing up.
Patter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Ortiz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Patter keeps moving.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Patter's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Patter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pitter Patter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patter throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Patter avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Patter is out of range.
Patter scores with a jab.
Ortiz checks a low kick from Patter.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patter avoids it really well and circles away.
Patter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Patter - just one landing.
Patter defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz blocks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Pitter Patter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Patter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patter misses with a body shot.
Patter throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patter connects with a looping right hand.
Patter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patter slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patter misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patter tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Patter misses the target.
Patter throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Patter as Ortiz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patter tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pitter Patter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adrian Ortiz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patter to score with a decent uppercut.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patter lands a jab.
Patter throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Patter misses with a hook to the body
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz lands with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Patter scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patter works the jab nicely.

Ortiz is rocked!
Patter misses with a hook to the body
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Patter does it's job there.
Patter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
Patter throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Patter does it's job there.
Patter misses the body punch
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Patter misses with a hook.
Patter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Patter as Ortiz shoots in.
Patter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Patter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.
Patter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Patter throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter throws out a counter right but Ortiz avoids it with no problem.
Patter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Patter.
Patter misses with a hook
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patter throws a big shot that misses.
Adrian Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Patter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Patter's corner calls for a 1-2. Patter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patter.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Patter shows good takedown defense.
Patter misses with a combination
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Patter misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Patter.
Patter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patter misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Patter slips the punch.
Patter loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Patter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range and Patter settles back down.
Pitter Patter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Patter.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patter.
Patter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Patter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Patter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortiz misses the target.
Patter throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Patter throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patter misses with a looping left.
Patter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patter lands with a shot to the body.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patter moves away.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Patter's head but Patter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Patter sizes up Ortiz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Patter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Patter.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Patter.
Ortiz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Patter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patter catches Ortiz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pitter Patter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pitter Patter!