PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Survival of the Sickest by Saliva. Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Johnny Chan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chan
vs
Ortiz

178 cm
36
182 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

170 cm
32
180 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

5th Round Clothing

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 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Forrest Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan throws a leg kick but Ortiz checks it.
Chan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chan works the jab nicely.
Ortiz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Chan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chan.
Chan cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut

and Chan counters by clinching up.
Ortiz throws an elbow that misses.
Chan scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Chan.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chan.

Ortiz is rocked!
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Ortiz is still on wobbly legs! Can Chan finish him?
Ortiz tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Ortiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Chan cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Chan working aggressively here.
Chan misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Chan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.
Chan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Chan throws a big uppercut that drops Ortiz! More strikes from Chan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ortiz lies dazed against the cage as Chan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Chan!
A victorious Johnny Chan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.