PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Daniels
vs
Lontrame

178 cm
23
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lontrame gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lontrame seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lontrame is trying to keep Daniels in close.
Daniels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Daniels passes Lontrame's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Lontrame is keeping him busy.
Lontrame gets full guard.
Lontrame utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lontrame wants to stand but Daniels is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Lontrame controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lontrame is on top in guard.
Daniels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Lontrame from controlling successfully.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lontrame is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Lontrame circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Lontrame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lontrame is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Lontrame circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lontrame circles away.
Lontrame shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lontrame fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lontrame misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Lontrame or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels shoots and misses

and Lontrame counters with a takedown into side control.
Daniels tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lontrame wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lontrame in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lontrame prevents Daniels from escaping the position.
Daniels tries to bench press Lontrame off him but Lontrame keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is letting Lontrame control him for a moment.
Daniels is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lontrame blocks the strikes from Daniels.
Lontrame slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
Lontrame prevents Daniels from improving his position.
Lontrame is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lontrame dominated that round.
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.

Lontrame with a lazy takedown attempt

and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
Daniels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lontrame's guard.
Lontrame striking off his back but it's not causing Daniels any problems.
Daniels with a nice head shot there.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Lontrame keeps moving.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lontrame on the ground.
Daniels is really struggling to control Lontrame but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels punishes Lontrame's body with a nice straight punch.
Lontrame throws a combination. Daniels tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels dives in and grabs Lontrame's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lontrame pushes down on Daniels's head and hops out.
Lontrame shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels looks to land a combination. Lontrame sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lontrame looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lontrame looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daniels trying to control the position but Lontrame is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame manages to get back to half guard.
Daniels missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Lontrame is keeping him busy.
Lontrame preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lontrame is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
Lontrame is punishing Daniels with strikes - can he finish him?!
Daniels can't escape the position.
Lontrame has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Daniels's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lontrame is hanging on to Daniels's back as he tries to escape.
Jack Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lontrame trying to control.

That's four 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.
Daniels grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Lontrame 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.
Daniels staying busy and making it hard for Lontrame to control.
Lontrame lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Daniels.
Even with his hooks in, Lontrame manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Lontrame is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Lontrame. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lontrame's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Daniels dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daniels stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniels.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Lontrame clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lontrame avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.

Lontrame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lontrame but Lontrame pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lontrame throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daniels gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Lontrame is having none of it.
Lontrame has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels is trying to control. Lontrame wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lontrame slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daniels!
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Lontrame has a good base and remains in mount.
Lontrame can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Daniels is looking to escape.
Daniels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Lontrame is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is desperately trying to improve his position but Lontrame has a good base and remains in mount.

Lontrame stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A combination from Lontrame does no damage.
Lontrame tries to move into range but Daniels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lontrame misses with a two punch combination.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Lontrame saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lontrame misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Daniels.

Daniels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Daniels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daniels prevents Lontrame from standing back up.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Daniels is pressing down on Lontrame's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lontrame is holding on for now.
Lontrame is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lontrame is trying to stand back up but Daniels is controlling him
Lontrame desperately trying to maintain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Daniels.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Daniels!