PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 3690 p4p, 411 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 4523 p4p, 478 weight class). George Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Ortiz

187 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.

Ortiz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Diaz is trying to keep an underhook but Ortiz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ortiz working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ortiz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
Ortiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortiz in particular looking to stall.

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ortiz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ortiz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
More stalling from Ortiz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ortiz is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ortiz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Diaz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ortiz uses it to pass to side control.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Diaz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz staying calm.
Ortiz is continuing to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz advances nicely into full mount.
Ortiz lands a big elbow.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ortiz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Ortiz unloading with bombs!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ortiz is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortiz controlling his opponent.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ortiz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ortiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.

That's two 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 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ortiz controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Ortiz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ortiz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ortiz with more of the same as he continues to hold on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ortiz cracks Diaz with a solid left hand.
Ortiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Randy Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Ortiz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Ortiz stalls from top position.
George Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Randy Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diaz to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30

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