PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Palmer
vs
Ortiz

190 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
205 lbs
3 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Palmer scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
Ortiz tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Palmer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer 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.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer 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.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer 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.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ortiz throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.

Palmer clinches.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer tries to counter by clinching up but Ortiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.

Palmer rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Palmer clinches.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Palmer 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's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Palmer saw that one coming.
Mario Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Palmer.

Palmer closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Palmer dominated that second round.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Ortiz tries to keep at a distance but Palmer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ortiz.
Good work by Palmer as he checks the leg kick.

Palmer clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Mario Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer 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 tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.

Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Vince Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!