PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Ortiz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Ortiz
vs
Walker

195 cm
18
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

202 cm
22
278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Walker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ortiz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Walker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Walker slips a nice elbow through Ortiz's hands, connecting with Ortiz's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Walker.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Walker wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz is trying to stand up here but Walker is controlling him well.
Ortiz has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker 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.
Walker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has hold of Walker's hands but Walker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Walker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Walker there.
Walker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz controlling Walker's posture.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz is working hard here to advance position.

Ortiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walker lands a couple of elbows.
Walker works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.

Ortiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ortiz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Walker connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
Walker trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Walker dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ortiz fails with the takedown

and Walker counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.

Ortiz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walker distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walker distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Walker makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz is trying to keep Walker in close.
Walker with a nice head shot there.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Adrian Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walker works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker is in close to Ortiz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Walker 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.

Walker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ortiz dives on top into guard.
Ortiz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walker striking off his back.
Walker wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Ortiz stands and steps away. Walker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.

Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ortiz is working to get back to half guard.
Walker with good strikes from the mount here!
Walker avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker unloading with bombs!
Walker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walker tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Walker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Walker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Walker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walker working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walker landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ortiz tries to clinch

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Walker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walker lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Walker keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Ortiz is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Ortiz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Walker in his half guard.
Walker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Walker's head to control him but Walker postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Walker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Ortiz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortiz is looking to control Walker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is keen to just control but Ortiz is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz closes the distance but Walker moves to the side

and Walker counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz sneaks back into half guard.
Ortiz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Walker.
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.

Ortiz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz misses with a body punch

and Walker counters with a shoot takedown. Ortiz fights it but they end up in guard.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Walker stops Ortiz from standing up.
Walker works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz looking to control.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.

Walker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ortiz is trying to defend but Walker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Walker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adrian Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ortiz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nick Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Walker!