PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Jackson (ranked 1673 p4p, 1637 weight class) and Adrian Ortiz (ranked 218 p4p, 211 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jackson
vs
Ortiz

222 cm
27
191
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
27
185
6 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Saul Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ortiz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses the jab.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ortiz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Jackson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Jackson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Jackson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson slips a jab from Ortiz.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ortiz lands with a good body shot.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortiz's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jackson dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
Saul Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Saul Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ortiz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jackson has got the better of the exchanges.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
Jackson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Jackson looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ortiz tries to move into range but Jackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Ortiz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ortiz punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
A big left from Jackson misses.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
A big right from Ortiz misses.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jackson cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ortiz scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Jackson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jackson lands with a cross.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ortiz in his tracks.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Ortiz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ortiz cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Ortiz slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortiz! But no joy.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Adrian Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Jackson.
Jackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ortiz on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Ortiz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson tries to bum rush Ortiz with a series of wild strikes but Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A countering left hand to the body from Ortiz misses.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson slips under a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz swings widly with a right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Ortiz throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz cracks Jackson with a good jab.

Jackson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson glances at the clock... BAM! Ortiz nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Jackson crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Jackson is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Ortiz!