PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Winford Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ortega
vs
Li

216 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Winford Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yonglong Li!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega slips a jab from Li.
Li throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.

It looks like Winford Ortega has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortega.
Li leaves Ortega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Li jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.

Ortega is rocked!
Ortega shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
Oh Ortega is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winford Ortega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li jabs at Ortega's body.
Ortega seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortega is breathing heavily.

Li forces Ortega back against the cage and clinches.

Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega fails with the takedown.
Crunch! Li slams his shin into Ortega's torso.
Li lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li throws a shot to the body.
Li lunges at Ortega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ortega's hand.
Li scoring well with a low kick there.
Li cracks Ortega with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ortega tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Li pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ortega is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonglong Li!