PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leto Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khel Gianan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ortiz
vs
Gianan

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leto Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khel Gianan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gianan scores with a nice body kick.
Gianan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gianan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gianan tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gianan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gianan is working to get back to half guard.
Gianan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ortiz. What's that going to do exactly?
Ortiz won't let Gianan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound but Gianan is blocking nicely.
Ortiz throwing strikes here but Gianan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ortiz blocks Gianan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Gianan is working to get back to half guard.
Ortiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gianan is looking to escape.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Gianan is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz working Gianan over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Gianan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Gianan is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ortiz won't let Gianan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gianan on the ground.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Gianan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz lands with some strikes.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gianan looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz with the ground and pound from mount.
Ortiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gianan?
Ortiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Gianan is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Gianan is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to finish Gianan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gianan!
Gianan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Gianan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ortiz trying to control but Gianan is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to control but Gianan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leto Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Gianan misses with a body shot.
Gianan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gianan as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Gianan sprawls well. He's pushed Ortiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gianan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big left from Gianan misses.
Leto Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gianan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gianan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortiz somewhat.
Gianan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gianan as he jumps to the side.
Gianan slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Gianan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.

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.
Gianan moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Gianan, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Gianan against the cage but Gianan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gianan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gianan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Gianan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gianan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz has a takedown stuffed.
Gianan misses with a head kick.
Leto Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gianan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Gianan as Ortiz shoots in.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Gianan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Gianan's ribs.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ortiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gianan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gianan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz working the strikes but Gianan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gianan is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Gianan defending well.
Ortiz is trying to control. Gianan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz prevents Gianan from standing back up.
Gianan is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gianan stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khel Gianan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gianan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gianan - the referee stops the clock and Ortiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gianan. Ortiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Gianan.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Gianan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gianan as he avoids it easily.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Gianan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leto Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gianan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Gianan.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gianan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gianan.
Nice body kick there by Gianan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gianan scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gianan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gianan swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt - Gianan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gianan throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Gianan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gianan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gianan misses with a head kick.
Gianan slaps away a takedown attempt from Ortiz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gianan doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.

Gianan closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Gianan manages to get underhooks.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Gianan holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz is trying to trip Gianan. He has hold of a leg but Gianan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ortiz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ortiz stands up over Gianan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gianan wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gianan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Gianan is retaining full guard.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gianan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ortiz stands up over Gianan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz is working Gianan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Gianan keeps moving.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gianan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz trying to control but Gianan is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khel Gianan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gianan 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khel Gianan!