PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pandora's choice of entrance music: Gonna Fly Now. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ortiz
vs
Pandora

189 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
181 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Pandora sprawls well.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pandora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Pandora counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pandora counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Pandora counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pandora has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Pandora.

It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Pandora working Ortiz over with knees to the body.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pandora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Pandora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pandora clinches up against the ropes.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pandora working Ortiz over with knees to the body.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Pandora stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.

Pandora manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Pandora counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to clinch.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pandora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pandora tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pandora. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
Pandora fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Pandora circles away easily
and Pandora counters with a thumping low kick.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ortiz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Pandora counters with a head kick that wobbles Ortiz - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Pandora sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pandora!