PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crews comes to the cage accompanied by Born on the FM Waves - Against Me. Randy Ortiz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crews
vs
Ortiz

198 cm
20
236 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

198 cm
21
232 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dario Crews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews throws a big shot that misses.
Crews misses with a body shot

and Ortiz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ortiz stalling against the cage.
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Crews drops back down to his feet.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crews fails to pull guard.
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Crews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
Crews jumps guard but Ortiz stands there with Crews around his waist. Crews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.

Ortiz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ortiz manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Crews parries the strikes from Ortiz easily there. Ortiz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crews to escape.
Ortiz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Crews tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz controls the position.
Crews taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes.
Ortiz is staying tight to Crews's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ortiz lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz lands some shots froms side control.
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Crews is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crews takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz is working Crews over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crews is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crews takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz controls the position.
Crews is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ortiz is working Crews over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crews can't do much from the bottom here.
Crews is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ortiz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crews is trying to control Ortiz's posture but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crews misses with a left hand

and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
Crews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ortiz smiles and moves away.
Crews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz drops his hands momentarily and Crews takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ortiz swings for the body but Crews moves out of range.
Dario Crews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crews throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crews misses with an uppercut
and Ortiz counters with a straight right hand.
Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Crews's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Crews.
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Crews with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crews misses the jab.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.

Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crews's half guard.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crews trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ortiz stalling.
Crews makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crews.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortiz cracks Crews with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz won't allow Crews to sweep him here.

Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crews is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Crews is keeping the position.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz trying to control but Crews is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Ortiz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Crews ducks under and follows up with a left that Crews also avoids with ease.
Crews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crews throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crews takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Crews's head but Crews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crews with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ortiz blocks a jab.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz tries to move into range but Crews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Crews is avoiding it.
Ortiz dives in and grabs Crews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crews pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out.
Crews blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crews.
Crews misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Dario Crews is winning the standup battle so far.
Crews throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crews throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Crews as Ortiz shoots in.

Crews tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crews fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crews tries to pull guard but Ortiz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Crews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz cracks Crews with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Ortiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Crews is trying to keep an underhook but Ortiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ortiz stalling.
Ortiz is thwarting Crews's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Ortiz seems content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Randy Ortiz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ortiz with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a body shot.

Ortiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crews did well to prevent Ortiz getting side control.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Crews dodges it nicely.
Randy Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Randy Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Crews defending well.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz prevents Crews from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
Ortiz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Crews wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Dario Crews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crews scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortiz lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

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