PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Ornatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Giraldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ornatowski
vs
Giraldo

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Ornatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ornatowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ornatowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Giraldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ornatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski closes the distance but Giraldo moves to the side
and Giraldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Giraldo counter with a right hand.
Giraldo lands a slapping body shot.
Giraldo cracks Ornatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giraldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giraldo avoids the head kick by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giraldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ornatowski swinging wildly here.
Ornatowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ornatowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Giraldo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giraldo.
Ethan Ornatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giraldo counter with a right hand.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Giraldo keeps it at a distance.
Ornatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giraldo.
Giraldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giraldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giraldo lands a body shot.
Giraldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ornatowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a wild combination.
Giraldo scores with a jab. Ornatowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ornatowski moves away.
Ornatowski stuns Giraldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Ornatowski clinches up against the cage.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ornatowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Ornatowski tries to work over Giraldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giraldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Giraldo won't allow it.
Ornatowski blocking some punches.
Giraldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giraldo stalling in the clinch.
Giraldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Giraldo keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giraldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ornatowski controls his hands.
Giraldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ornatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ornatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giraldo tries to work over Ornatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giraldo stalling in the clinch but Ornatowski improves position.
Giraldo tries to work over Ornatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ornatowski working aggressively here.
Giraldo has had enough of the clinch but Ornatowski keeps him there for the moment.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Giraldo pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ornatowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
Giraldo prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
Ornatowski misses with a body punch.
Ornatowski tries to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling the position.
Giraldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ornatowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Giraldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giraldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
Giraldo is trying to break the clinch but Ornatowski is controlling him.

Giraldo breaks from the clinch.
Ornatowski takes one to the chin there.
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 Ethan Ornatowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Ornatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giraldo moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ornatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ornatowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ornatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.
Ornatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ornatowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ornatowski slips under a jab.
Ornatowski misses with a double jab
and Giraldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ornatowski drops his hands momentarily and Giraldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giraldo lands the left hand.
Ornatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ornatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Giraldo.
Ornatowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ornatowski duly obliges.

It looks like Greg Giraldo has been cut.
Giraldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ornatowski moves in looking to clinch but Giraldo pushes him off.
Giraldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ornatowski swinging wildly here.
Giraldo misses with a wild body shot.
Giraldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ornatowski misses with a two punch combination.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a series of strikes. Ornatowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Giraldo misses its intended target.
Giraldo throws a hook but Ornatowski avoids it easily.
Ornatowski misses with a double jab
and Giraldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Giraldo is having none of it.
Giraldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ornatowski's hands.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giraldo. Ornatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giraldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ornatowski walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ornatowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giraldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Giraldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giraldo looks to throw the jab but Ornatowski is out of range.
Ornatowski walks into a left hand.
Ornatowski darts in trying to clinch
and Ornatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Giraldo is having none of it.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ornatowski walks into a straight right hand from Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Giraldo catches Ornatowski right on the button with a cross.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.
Ornatowski ducks under a wild hook from Giraldo.
Giraldo thuds his right hand into Ornatowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giraldo takes a swing at Ornatowski's ribcage but misses.
Greg Giraldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giraldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ornatowski tries to bum rush Giraldo with a series of wild strikes but Giraldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giraldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ornatowski in his tracks.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ornatowski walks into a straight right hand from Giraldo.
Ornatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ornatowski is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ornatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Ornatowski. Those never looked like landing.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ornatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giraldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ornatowski blocks a jab.
Giraldo takes a swing at Ornatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ornatowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ornatowski thows a leg kick but Giraldo checks it
and Giraldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo throws a body punch but Ornatowski moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giraldo, as that shot connected.
Giraldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Giraldo keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Giraldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Giraldo's cut.
That's time! Ornatowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ornatowski throws a right hand that Giraldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Giraldo also avoids with ease.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Ornatowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ornatowski avoids the body shot from Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Giraldo avoids it well.
Ornatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Giraldo does it's job there.
Giraldo misses the body punch
and Ornatowski counters with a two punch combo.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giraldo, as that shot connected.
Ornatowski avoids the body shot from Giraldo.
Ornatowski throws out a leg kick but Giraldo moves out of range and Ornatowski only half commits.
Giraldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Giraldo misses.
Ornatowski wants to land a leg kick but Giraldo is out of range.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giraldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ornatowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ornatowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giraldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Ornatowski's head.
Giraldo throws a shot to the body.
Giraldo connects with a body shot.
Giraldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Giraldo connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo misses the jab.
Giraldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ornatowski.
Giraldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giraldo lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Ornatowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giraldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Ornatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giraldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Giraldo.
Giraldo misses with an uppercut.
Giraldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ornatowski.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giraldo.
Giraldo connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giraldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giraldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giraldo.
A swing and a miss from Giraldo.
Ornatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giraldo connects with a body shot that sends Ornatowski's belly button to the back.
Giraldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ornatowski throws a right hand that Giraldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Giraldo also avoids with ease.
Giraldo throws a looping overhand right but Ornatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ornatowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ornatowski moves away.
Giraldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ornatowski throws a combination that misses
and Giraldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Giraldo avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Giraldo. That snapped Ornatowski's head back.
Ornatowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Giraldo scores with the left hand. Ornatowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Ornatowski walks into a jab.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giraldo counters with a straight right hand.
Giraldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giraldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ornatowski is just out of range.
Ornatowski misses with a combination
and Giraldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Giraldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ornatowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giraldo thuds a left hand into Ornatowski's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giraldo throws a good cross that connects.
Ornatowski moves in looking to clinch but Giraldo pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Giraldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giraldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Giraldo!