PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John West acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ortiz
vs
West

219 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isaias Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John West!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. West quickly recovers to half guard.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. West defending well though.
Ortiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

West kicks Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz moves out of range as West throws a body kick.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
West throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Ortiz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

West closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.

Ortiz wriggles free and stands up.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ortiz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Ortiz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

West closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with a body punch.

Ortiz manages to pull guard.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
Ortiz 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.
West lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
West being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

West is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ortiz advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Ortiz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ortiz lands an elbow.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at West to see if he's OK.
Ortiz taking a breather here.
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at West to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
West looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

West clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.

West closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ortiz jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in West's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ortiz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
West is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
West is breathing heavily.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ortiz is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Further stalling from Ortiz.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortiz is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.
Ortiz sitting in guard here, content to control.

West is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

West gets a double leg takedown into Ortiz's guard.

Ortiz pushes West off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaias Ortiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ortiz has managed to clinch.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but West has him pressed against the cage.

West wants the takedown. Ortiz is fighting it off but West persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ortiz's guard against the cage.

Ortiz pushes West off and scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from West misses.

West feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, West changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Ortiz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ortiz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Ortiz stands up and we're back to a striking position.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

West moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.

Ortiz pulls guard effortlessly.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ortiz manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Ortiz jumps into guard, dragging West to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.

Ortiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz continues to hold on tight.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
West being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Isaias Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ortiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by West.

Ortiz throws West to one side and escapes!
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from West.

West gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to West's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz postures up.

Ortiz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
West avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
West throws out a counter right but Ortiz avoids it with no problem.
John West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaias Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
West throws a right and a left that Ortiz avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Isaias Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaias Ortiz!