PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Ortiz JR (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slikdik Rikbitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikbitch has chosen Thizzle dance by MAC DRE as his entrance music. Slikdik Rikbitch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Ortiz JR's chin.

Ortiz JR
vs
Rikbitch

190 cm
30
260 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

195 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Ortiz JR!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slikdik Rikbitch!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz JR shoots in for a takedown but Rikbitch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz JR looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ortiz JR has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rikbitch finds it's way round the side to connect with Ortiz JR's head.
Ortiz JR takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz JR on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rikbitch dips to his left and cracks Ortiz JR with an uppercut!
Rikbitch digs a good hook to Ortiz JR's body.
Rikbitch connects with a right hand. Ortiz JR shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz JR walks into a jab.
Ortiz JR on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortiz JR ducks right into an uppercut from Rikbitch.
Rikbitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikbitch lands with a nice body punch.

Rikbitch drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rikbitch wants to pass the guard but Ortiz JR is keeping the position.

Rikbitch gets to his feet - Ortiz JR follows without any prompting.

Rikbitch feints and as Ortiz JR raises his hands in defense, Rikbitch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rikbitch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikbitch is looking to stand up but Ortiz JR won't let him.
Rikbitch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rikbitch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rikbitch wants to stand but Ortiz JR is controlling his posture from full guard.

Slikdik Rikbitch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rikbitch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ortiz JR on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ortiz JR takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Rikbitch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rikbitch showed some decent athleticism there.

Rikbitch is working for a kimura but Ortiz JR is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rikbitch seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Rikbitch seems content to control.
Rikbitch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz JR. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rikbitch seems to be working for a kimura but Ortiz JR defends the submission attempt.
Rikbitch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Rikbitch is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ortiz JR has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikbitch tries to stand and escape but Ortiz JR is controlling the position.
Rikbitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rikbitch wants to stand up but Ortiz JR has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikbitch not doing much here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Slikdik Rikbitch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ortiz JR gets caught flat footed, as Rikbitch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortiz JR looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rikbitch is one step ahead there.
Rikbitch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz JR is proving hard to escape from.
Rikbitch tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz JR is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz JR can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rikbitch controls the pace.
Rikbitch wants to stand but Ortiz JR is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slikdik Rikbitch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ortiz JR takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Rikbitch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rikbitch wants to get back to his feet.
Rikbitch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rikbitch wants to stand but Ortiz JR has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rikbitch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slikdik Rikbitch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rikbitch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz JR looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rikbitch lands a nice shot to the body.
Rikbitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rikbitch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikbitch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rikbitch connects with a jab.

Rikbitch shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rikbitch was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rikbitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Rikbitch get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rikbitch cracks Ortiz JR with a right hand to the side of the head.
Slikdik Rikbitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rikbitch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz JR quickly recovers to half guard.
Rikbitch seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Rikbitch is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ortiz JR is just riding it out for now. Rikbitch eventually gives up the hold.
Rikbitch wants to stand but Ortiz JR has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Rikbitch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rikbitch tries to stand and escape but Ortiz JR is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rikbitch stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ortiz JR to get to his feet.
Rikbitch cracks Ortiz JR with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A cross from Rikbitch lands.
James Ortiz JR is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rikbitch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rikbitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rikbitch wants to get back to his feet.
Rikbitch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Rikbitch is going to stand back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rikbitch wants to pass to mount but Ortiz JR is defending the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Slikdik Rikbitch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rikbitch jabs Ortiz JR right on the nose. Ortiz JR blinks but takes it well.

Rikbitch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz JR has a closed guard, preventing Rikbitch from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slikdik Rikbitch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ortiz JR's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Rikbitch finds it's way through Ortiz JR's defenses.
Rikbitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ortiz JR.
Ortiz JR takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rikbitch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rikbitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ortiz JR takes one on the button.
Rikbitch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rikbitch scores with a nice strike.
Rikbitch jabs Ortiz JR right on the nose. Ortiz JR blinks but takes it well.
Ortiz JR looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ortiz JR takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Ortiz JR is rocked!
Rikbitch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rikbitch.
Oh Ortiz JR is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz JR walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rikbitch lands a right hook to the body.
Rikbitch digs a good hook to Ortiz JR's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Rikbitch has knocked Ortiz JR down with a huge combo! Rikbitch steps away and waves a wobbly Ortiz JR back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rikbitch digs a good hook to Ortiz JR's body.
Rikbitch pounces like a tiger and cracks Ortiz JR with a vicious hook! Ortiz JR is down but not out! Rikbitch follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Slikdik Rikbitch!
An out of breath Slikdik Rikbitch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.