PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheeto Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame comes to the cage accompanied by Rocket Skates by The Deftones. Vincent Lontrame has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lontrame
vs
Ortiz

170 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Cheeto Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Lontrame both land. Nice combination.

Lontrame shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Lontrame from controlling successfully.
Lontrame would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but instead Lontrame has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lontrame wants to stand up but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Lontrame is trying to control. Ortiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lontrame is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lontrame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lontrame napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lontrame pushes Ortiz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ortiz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lontrame is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lontrame some visible discomfort.
Lontrame is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ortiz connects with a decent elbow.
Ortiz working the ground and pound but Lontrame is defending the strikes.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz drags him back down.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Ortiz grinds an elbow into Lontrame's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lontrame sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet.
Lontrame is breathing heavily.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz is working Lontrame over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Lontrame takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ortiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz cracks Lontrame with a big right hand but Lontrame just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows.
Lontrame is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ortiz off and has taken his back!
Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A lull in the action here.
Lontrame has the hooks in. Ortiz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame is punishing Ortiz with strikes - can he finish him?!
Lontrame throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Ortiz wants to escape the position.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Lontrame just sinks the hooks in.
Ortiz tries to escape the position.
Ortiz trying to get back to his feet but Lontrame is in full control for now.
Lontrame is looking to control Ortiz but Ortiz is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ortiz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lontrame's guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Lontrame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lontrame cracks a nice hook into Ortiz's ribs.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Lontrame.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lontrame tries for a takedown but Ortiz circles away easily

and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheeto Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lontrame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lontrame lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a kick to the body.
Lontrame closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lontrame's guard now.
Lontrame utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lontrame is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Lontrame might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Lontrame uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Lontrame!
Cheeto Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lontrame is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
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 with the ground and pound but Lontrame uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ortiz is in close to Lontrame's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lontrame trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
Ortiz cracks Lontrame with a solid left hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lontrame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ortiz tries to work over Lontrame's front leg with a kick but Lontrame checks it.
Lontrame swinging wildly here.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Lontrame counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lontrame is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lontrame tries to work over Ortiz's front leg with a kick but Ortiz checks it.
Lontrame has his takedown stuffed

and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheeto Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lontrame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lontrame misses with the combination.
Lontrame misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lontrame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lontrame lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Lontrame counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.

Lontrame closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lontrame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lontrame moves into the clinch.
Lontrame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.

Lontrame breaks the clinch.
A jab from Lontrame misses.
Ortiz takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Lontrame misses with a head kick.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Lontrame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lontrame misses the shot to the body.

Ortiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz won't allow Lontrame to get back to his feet.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lontrame is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lontrame controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz won't allow Lontrame to sweep him here.
Vincent Lontrame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz postures up in Lontrame's guard and throws a big left but Lontrame blocks it.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lontrame's head.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cheeto Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Lontrame blocks nicely.
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lontrame wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cheeto Ortiz.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

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