PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nguyen Giap
vs
Ortiz

177 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

175 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Giap. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
Giap misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ortiz misses with a takedown

and Giap moves into the clinch.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Giap pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
Ortiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Giap avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Giap won't allow it.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Giap.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Giap gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giap is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Giap keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Giap is controlling him.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz has Giap pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Giap manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Angel Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Giap is pressed up against the cage. Ortiz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Giap down to the mat. Giap avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ortiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortiz somewhat.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ortiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giap, pushing him back against the cage.
Giap pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Giap pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Giap stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Giap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
No joy there for Giap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vo Nguyen Giap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.

Giap gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Giap manages to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Giap pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Giap misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Giap counters with a one-two to the body.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Giap avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ortiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Giap looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Giap gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Giap kicks off Ortiz and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giap sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortiz somewhat.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vo Nguyen Giap will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angel Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Giap, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Giap against the cage but Giap circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Giap moves out of range.
Giap defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Angel Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Giap. Giap maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ortiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Giap fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap throws a series of strikes that have Ortiz backpedaling.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Giap sprawls well.
Giap tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.

Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Giap wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Ortiz goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Giap has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ortiz but great work by Giap.

Giap stands up and beckons Ortiz to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giap fails with an attempt to clinch.

Giap instigates a clinch.
Giap stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap gets underhooks to prevent Ortiz's takedown attempt.
Giap throws an elbow that misses.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz tries to break free but Giap pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Giap gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Giap landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Giap unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Giap lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giap is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Giap is trying to stall.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Ortiz is trying to drag Giap to the mat but Giap just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giap lands a knee to the head.
Giap looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Giap has the dominant position.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giap gets underhooks to prevent Ortiz's takedown attempt.
Giap stalling in the clinch but Ortiz improves position.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
Giap tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Giap pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Ortiz rushes Giap and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giap tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Giap throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vo Nguyen Giap dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angel Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Ortiz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Giap moves into the clinch successfully.
Giap using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Giap scores with a knee to the head.
Giap is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Giap seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Ortiz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Giap.
Vo Nguyen Giap has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giap content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ortiz can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Giap has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Giap is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Ortiz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giap keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz wants a takedown but no success here.
Giap scores with a knee to the head.
Giap stalling in the clinch but Ortiz improves position.
Giap taking a breather.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
Giap stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vo Nguyen Giap.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Giap tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Giap, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Giap against the cage but Giap circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ortiz.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz misses with a takedown

and Giap holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap lands a nice knee to the body.
Giap lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Giap lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
A bit of stalling here from Giap.
Giap with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Angel Ortiz's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Giap.
Giap comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giap with a knee to the head.
Giap lands a damaging elbow.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Giap missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Giap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Giap has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz tries to score a body lock takedown but Giap shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Giap connects with a knee to the head.
Giap is trying to stall.
Vo Nguyen Giap is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Giap prevents it.
Ortiz wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Angel Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vo Nguyen Giap showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giap, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vo Nguyen Giap!