PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Williams
vs
Ortiz

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Fuel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Williams shoots in.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.

Williams clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz fails to pull guard.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz jumps guard but Williams stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Williams moves away

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz closes the distance but Williams moves to the side

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Williams avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Williams is trying to break free.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt

and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Williams wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Williams is trying to break free.

Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Williams trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Williams stands up from Ortiz's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ortiz thinking.
Ortiz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.

Ortiz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Williams regains guard immediately.
Williams looking to control.

Williams pushes Ortiz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams can't break the clinch.

Williams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Williams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Williams pushes Ortiz off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiz. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams with a hook.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz darts in trying to clinch

and Williams counters by clinching up.

Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ortiz regains guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Ortiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Ortiz controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams digs a right hand into Ortiz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ortiz's gas tank.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Nick Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ortiz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz closes the distance but Williams moves to the side

and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams cracks Ortiz with a big right hand but Ortiz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.

Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Nick Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Williams decides to stand back up. Williams steps back and let's Ortiz get back to his feet.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side

and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Ortiz jumps guard but Williams stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortiz jumps guard but Williams stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Williams 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!

Ortiz moves into range and clinches up with Williams.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortiz's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Williams stands up from Ortiz's guard - Williams perhaps looking for a knockout.

Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.

Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortiz pinned against the cage. Ortiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ortiz prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ortiz won't allow it.
Ortiz jumps guard but Williams stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz fails to pull guard.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Williams is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand but Ortiz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Ortiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams wants to control the position but Ortiz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position.
Ortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Williams working a defensive guard but Ortiz passes into half guard.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Tito Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Ortiz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Williams!