Victor Ortiz-Nate Campbell: Round by Round

The Theater at Madison Square Garden is the site for tonight's edition of HBO's Boxing After Dark, with two sweet fights on tap. Amir Khan and Paulie Malignaggi will get it on in the main event, but first up is Victor Ortiz taking on Nate Campbell.

Bob Papa and Max Kellerman discusses how Ortiz and Khan have each lost just once on the way to the top of the sport, but Golden Boy still has high hopes for both of them. Kellerman also narrates a video package about Khan, including his loss to Breidis Prescott, and puts him into context in a talent-filled 140-pound division that includes Timothy Bradley, Marcos Maidana, Devon Alexander, and Ortiz, who found out about Maidana the hard way.

It's almost time to get down to business as Ortiz makes his way to the ring. He has won twice since being stopped by Maidana last June, and his record now stands at 26-2-1 with 21 KOs.

Campbell is 15 years older than Ortiz but the former lightweight titleholder doesn't have tons of mileage on him. The Galaxy Warrior is 33-5-1 with 25 wins by KO.

Michael Buffer does the introductions, and we are set for a scheduled 10 rounds of junior welterweight action.

Round One

It'a a cautious start both ways as Ortiz circles around Campbell. Victor tries jabs to set up his left hand. Victor thumps some punches into Campbell's gloves. Nice one-two by Ortiz. Campbell is chasing a bit. Nate shakes his head as Ortiz tries some more power shots. Ortiz sneaks in a short left hand. Nate closes in and goes to the body. Ortiz looks like he shoves Campbell right before the bell, but the ref scores it a knockdown. Strange end to that round.

Tylwalk: 10-8 Ortiz
Parker: 10-8 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-8 Ortiz

Round Two

Replays showed there was a punch that landed, so it wasn't as questionable as it initially looked. Ortiz flashes some quick hands early in this frame, forcing Campbell to cover up. Nate fires back to the body. Victor tries to hook around the guard with both hands. Nate comes forward and roughs up his man a bit. More combination punching by Ortiz, and at least one landed clean. Nate gets popped by a few more lefts at the end of the round.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Three

Campbell tries rushing Ortiz right off the bat, but his success is minimal. He's trying the body but Ortiz is holding and throwing uppercuts inside. Victor pops right hooks and left hands as he moves. They lean on each other and Victor punches his way out with a left upstairs. Campbell measures with a jab and scores with a right hand. Ortiz is still moving very well.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Four

Victor hops in for a left and gets back out. Campbell is still coming forward but isn't throwing nearly enough. Ortiz makes Nate shake his head again. Victor is retreating a lot but is able to engage pretty much whenever he chooses. Ortiz lands mean body shots with both hands. He bulls his way forward and forces the ref to break them up. Nothing much to speak of in the final 10 seconds.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Five

Papa mentions that neither man is super busy, but all of Victor's connected punches are power shots. He goes to work again with several left hands. Finally Campbell lands a counter right. Ortiz pops the occasional left as he circles. He flurries but most of the shots are blocked. Campbell lands a punch that catches his foe off balance for a second. The ref stays busy as they lean on each other again. Ortiz backs his man into the ropes and fires away. Nate reverses things and they wrestle to the bell.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Six

The ref warned Ortiz for holding and Campbell for using his head in-between rounds. Nate finds some success with repeated right hands to the body. Ortiz tries uppercuts and hooks with a lot of power behind them. Nate scores with a right and Victor tries to laugh it off. Another right connects, but Ortiz fires back with two of his own. Campbell covers up well as Ortiz tries to wing some power shots.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Seven

Highlights are shown of Danny Jacobs' impressive win earlier tonight. Harold Lederman has given every round to Ortiz thus far. Campbell tries some wild shots that miss. Ortiz goes to the body with a left. Victor rushes him but Nate simply shakes his head. Ortiz goes with a straight left and a right hook that land. Campbell responds with more body work. Ortiz is showing a lot of patience, but he has that luxury because his opponent isn't too busy.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Eight

Both men are jabbing without connecting. The ref warns Ortiz for some low body shots. Nate is still chasing, looking to land a big right hand. This has been a pretty quiet round for Victor, but he's still throwing with plenty of pop. He sneaks two lefts through as moves to his left. Campbell scores with a right uppercut in close. As with many rounds, this one kind of peters out at the end.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Campbell
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round Nine

Nate tries some work on the inside as the ref warns both fighters not to hold. Ortiz dances but gets smacked with a right hand. Another one crashes home but Ortiz fires right back. Campbell keeps chasing and landing occasional rights until Ortiz backs him off with a left upstairs. Nate lands a light two-punch combo in the final 10 seconds.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Campbell
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Round 10

Ortiz picks up the pace a bit in the final frame. He still has plenty of bounce in his legs. Nice left hand by Ortiz starts off a bit of an exchange. Big swing and a miss by Nate. Ortiz is throwing just enough to keep his opponent back and avoid anything dramatic. The ref earns his money all the way until the end as there are plenty of clinches. We'll go to the cards.

Tylwalk: 10-9 Ortiz
Parker: 10-9 Ortiz
Uatu: 10-9 Ortiz

Tylwalk: 99-90 Ortiz
Parker: 99-90 Ortiz
Uatu: 100-89 Ortiz

The judges score it 100-89 twice and 99-90, all for the winner by unanimous decision, "Vicious" Victor Ortiz.

Nick Tylwalk is the editor and co-founder of BoxingWatchers.com . Follow his Twitter feed @Nick_Tylwalk or the site's feed @boxing_watchers .