PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where the hood at ?. Ortiz has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Anderson
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
24
202 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a right hand to the body.
Anderson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Ortiz jabs at Anderson's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson lands a jab-cross combination.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Ortiz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson shoots and misses

and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anderson's guard now.
Anderson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortiz defending well though.

Ortiz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson trying to control from Ortiz's half guard. Ortiz has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz seems keen to control Anderson's posture.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is keeping the position.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Anderson cracks Ortiz with a solid left hand.
Anderson tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Anderson gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ortiz misses with a body shot
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Anderson defends easily.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Ortiz blocks nicely.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.

Ortiz working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Anderson throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson working over Ortiz with some ground and pound. Ortiz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.

Anderson is looking for a kimura here.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ortiz to regain full guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson 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.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!

Anderson wriggles free and stands up.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Anderson fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Anderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ortiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Ortiz has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Anderson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz misses with a jab to the body
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anderson.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Ortiz's ribs.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Anderson counter with a right hand.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson feints and then cracks Ortiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortiz down.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ortiz did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Anderson looks to land a strike but Ortiz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ortiz working for submissions but it's allowed Anderson to get to half guard.
Anderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz is not content to let Anderson control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson 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.
Ortiz manages to get to full guard.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.

Anderson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.

Ortiz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderson has escaped and now he's on top!
Anderson wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.

Ortiz looking for subs off his back but Anderson has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Jason Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Anderson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ortiz is just riding it out for now. Anderson eventually gives up the hold.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!