PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by The game. Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tito Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Thompson
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
31
201 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

188 cm
31
200 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Sublime Supplements

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 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz with a nice cross.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the body

and Thompson moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thompson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thompson tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Ortiz gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joe Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Thompson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thompson lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to take the fight to the mat but Thompson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thompson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Thompson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortiz prevents it.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
A body shot lands from Thompson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thompson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson 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.
Ortiz wants a takedown.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz prevents the takedown attempt.

Thompson has clasped his hands together around Ortiz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Ortiz is rocked!

Thompson decides to stand back up.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?

Thompson shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Ortiz is out cold and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Joe Thompson!