|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's entrance music is Break Stuff. A fine choice. Houston has chosen Born of a Broken Man as his entrance music. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
27
200 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
|
190 cm
25
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Houston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston is looking to clinch.
Houston will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.
Sloppy strikes there by Ortiz.
Houston is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ortiz connects with a decent elbow.
Ortiz looks up at the clock and then as Houston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ortiz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Houston wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Houston manages to get back to half guard.
Houston wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Ortiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Houston wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Houston is holding on to half guard well.
Houston trying to control but Ortiz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Houston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Houston taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ortiz throwing shots but Houston is blocking nicely.
Houston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Houston.
Houston looking to control.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Houston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz wanted to stand there but Houston had control of the position.
Houston keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Houston tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Houston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortiz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Houston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz is in close to Houston's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ortiz!
Houston avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Houston with a couple of short strikes.
Houston is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ortiz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Houston throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Houston looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Houston controlling the pace for now.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Houston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortiz is looking to escape.
Houston scoring with strikes but Ortiz is staying in there.
Houston trying to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Houston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Houston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ortiz's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.
Ortiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ortiz moves into full mount!
Houston wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz content just to control the position here.
Houston tries to reverse the position but Ortiz maintains control.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Houston gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Houston has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Houston blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortiz.
Houston is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Houston trying to control here.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Houston is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A big right from Houston misses.
Houston shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Houston moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Austin Houston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houston throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to control here.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Houston dodges it nicely.
Houston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ortiz throwing shots but Houston is blocking nicely.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Houston's head.
Houston trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houston's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houston is trying to get back to full guard.
Houston manages to get to full guard.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Houston is pulling down on Ortiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ortiz, at least for the moment.
Ortiz wanted to stand there but Houston had control of the position.
Houston working a defensive guard but Ortiz passes into half guard.
Houston won't allow Ortiz to pass to mount.
Houston wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Houston is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houston shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz lands a two punch combo.
Houston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Houston misses with a body kick.
Houston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houston tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Houston. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
Ortiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Houston's guard.
Houston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ortiz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houston closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Houston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Houston swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Houston trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Houston is working an open guard so Ortiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Houston slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Houston moves out of range.
Houston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz.
Houston misses with a body shot.
Houston jabs at Ortiz's body.
Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Houston tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Houston is just riding it out for now. Ortiz eventually gives up the hold.
Houston regains full guard. Nicely done.
Houston looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Houston controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houston wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Houston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Houston circles away.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Houston closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Houston slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Houston tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Houston fights it but they end up in guard.
Houston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Houston.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houston trying to control the position.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houston trying to control the position.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz tries to stand but Houston is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Houston thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four 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.
Houston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Houston.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Houston.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Houston throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Houston defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Houston rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Houston pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz works Houston's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
A jab lands there for Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Houston defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Houston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Houston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Houston misses with a wild combination.
Houston stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Houston closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ortiz trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Houston wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Houston is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control but Houston is working from the bottom.
Houston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Houston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Houston blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz thuds his right hand into Houston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Houston just misses with a punch to the body.
Houston misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Houston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Houston.
Houston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Houston gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Houston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortiz thinking.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz connects with the punch.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Houston tries to score with a low kick but Ortiz moves his leg out of the way.
Houston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Houston. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Houston.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Houston ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ortiz.
A big left from Houston misses.
Houston tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Houston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Houston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Houston rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Houston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Houston throws an elbow but misses.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Houston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Houston tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Houston back against the cage.
Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Houston up, before dumping him to the ground. Houston manages to land in guard.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Houston keeps moving.
Austin Houston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Houston working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz stands and throws Houston's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ortiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Houston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 40:36
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 40:36
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
