PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Squirrel comes to the cage accompanied by Bio Crisis - Delirio. Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cisco Kid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Squirrel
vs
Ortiz

195 cm
24
226 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Squirrel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Squirrel. Squirrel gets slowly back to his feet.

Squirrel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Squirrel trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Squirrel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Squirrel is looking to advance position but Ortiz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel regains half guard.
Squirrel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Squirrel is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've been hearing good reports from Squirrel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Squirrel keeping control of the position.
Squirrel regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Squirrel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Squirrel haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Squirrel throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Squirrel pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Squirrel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Squirrel postures up and lands a big shot to Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Squirrel is fighting to break Ortiz's control of his arms but Ortiz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Squirrel.
Squirrel being controlled here momentarily.
Squirrel postures up in Ortiz's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
Squirrel stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel throws a big right hand that misses.
Squirrel content to stall in guard here.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Ortiz has wrist control.
Squirrel throws an elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Squirrel's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!

Squirrel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Squirrel is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Squirrel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Ortiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ortiz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Squirrel is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Squirrel can't do much from the bottom here.
Squirrel manages to get back to half guard.
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 Steve Squirrel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Squirrel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Squirrel checks a leg kick.
Squirrel misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz leaves Squirrel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz throws out a counter right but Squirrel avoids it with no problem.
Steve Squirrel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Squirrel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Squirrel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Squirrel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Squirrel shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ortiz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Squirrel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Squirrel misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Ortiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Squirrel avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Ortiz has Squirrel pressed against the cage.
Squirrel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Squirrel backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Squirrel.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Squirrel.
Squirrel misses with a hook from the clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Squirrel wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Squirrel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Squirrel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ortiz works Squirrel's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squirrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Lorenzo Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz punishes Squirrel's body with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Squirrel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Squirrel doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Squirrel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Squirrel doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortiz jabs at Squirrel's body.
Ortiz throws a front kick that sends Squirrel stumbling back into the cage.
Ortiz's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortiz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Squirrel is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Squirrel right on the button. Squirrel goes down! Ortiz follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ortiz gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lorenzo Ortiz!
Lorenzo Ortiz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.