PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jonathan Ortiz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Crack
vs
Ortiz

187 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Namunamu 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Crack's head but Crack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Crack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack walks into a jab.
Crack misses with a wild body shot.
Crack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crack slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Crack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Crack throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crack.
Crack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crack manages to avoid it.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crack.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Crack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack misses the jab.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz looks winded!
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Crack tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Crack.
Crack lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.

Crack clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Crack.
A head punch on the inside from Crack fails to land.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Ortiz is trying to push Crack away but Crack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crack obliges.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Crack connects with a knee to the head.
Crack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crack throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Crack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crack avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Crack.
Crack tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crack lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Crack with a knee to the head.
Crack tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the temple.
Crack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Crack with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Crack.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crack pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crack misses with an elbow over the top.
Crack lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Crack has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crack.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crack throws a head punch that misses.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Crack misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crack. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crack tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Nice straight punches there by Ortiz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ortiz.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ortiz in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ortiz misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Crack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Crack takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Crack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortiz tests Crack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Crack misses.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Crack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ortiz counters with a series of strikes. Crack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crack takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ortiz stalks Crack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crack's face. Crack staggers backwards, shaken.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz misses with a straight right.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crack throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Jonathan Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crack throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Crack is just out of range.
Crack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Crack closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Crack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jimmy Crack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

No joy there for Crack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crack throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Crack loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Crack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.
Crack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Crack.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Crack's shoulder, as Crack tries to avoid the shot.
Crack misses the shot to the body.
Crack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crack doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortiz takes a swing at Crack's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crack.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack moves out of range.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Crack avoids them all with ease.
Crack thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Crack misses its intended target.
Ortiz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crack throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Crack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Crack darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Crack has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Ortiz tries to break free but Crack pushes him back against the cage.
Crack 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 Crack keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to break free but Crack has control.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Crack throws knees to the body.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Crack.
Crack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Crack, against the cage.
Crack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crack lands an elbow inside.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Crack has double underhooks.
Crack lands an elbow inside.
Crack scores with a knee to the head.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Crack won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Crack fails to land.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Crack has double underhooks.
Crack has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Ortiz!
After the fight, Jonathan Ortiz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.