PBP Commentary

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

Ortiz
vs
Padovan

219 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artemios Padovan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz digs a good hook to Padovan's body.
Padovan misses with a body kick.

Padovan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ortiz to the ground. Padovan is now in Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Padovan is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Padovan looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Padovan 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padovan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Padovan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padovan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padovan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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

Padovan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Padovan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Padovan is looking for a kimura but Ortiz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Padovan to get the leverage.
Padovan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ortiz is looking to escape.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Padovan is controlling well.
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.
Padovan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padovan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Padovan prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Padovan is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Padovan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ortiz wants to clinch

and Padovan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padovan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ortiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Ortiz is thwarting Padovan's attempts to control the position.
Ortiz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Padovan's head.
Ortiz trying to control from half guard but Padovan is working away.
Padovan keeping hold of Ortiz's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artemios Padovan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Padovan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ortiz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Padovan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.

Ortiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Padovan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Padovan looking to pass the guard.
Padovan is in close to Ortiz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padovan is stalling in the full guard.
Padovan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Padovan drops back looking for a leg! Ortiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortiz manages to kick Padovan off! Padovan jumps back into Ortiz's guard.
Padovan content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Padovan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Padovan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Padovan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz has a hand on Padovan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Padovan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Padovan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Padovan landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is desperately trying to improve his position but Padovan has a good base and remains in mount.
Padovan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Padovan postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ortiz badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Padovan around the waist but Padovan pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Padovan is the winner by TKO! Padovan jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artemios Padovan!