PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hassel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame comes to the cage accompanied by Have A Cigar by Pink Floyd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lontrame
vs
Hassel

170 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 12 - 1

170 cm
22
176 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Hassel!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lontrame cracks Hassel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lontrame attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hassel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lontrame.
Hassel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lontrame.
Lontrame tries to move into range but Hassel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lontrame looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lontrame looks to land a left hand but Hassel moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Lontrame.
Lontrame scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hassel in his tracks.
Hassel misses with the combination.
Lontrame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hassel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hassel throws a lazy right hand but Lontrame sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lontrame dips to his left and cracks Hassel with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Hassel blocks the low kick.
Hassel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hassel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lontrame moves out of range as Hassel strikes.
Hassel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lontrame circles away quickly and effectively.
Lontrame on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hassel throws a looping overhand right but Lontrame ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Lontrame misses.
Hassel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hassel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hassel misses with a straight right.
Hassel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lontrame in his tracks.
Hassel thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the liver by Lontrame. Beautiful body shot.
Lontrame misses with a body shot
and Hassel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, jab by Hassel - just one landing.
Lontrame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lontrame with a jab.
Lontrame stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lontrame shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lontrame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hassel moves away.
Hassel avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hassel.
Lontrame throws a leg kick but Hassel checks it.
Lontrame throws out a loose jab but Hassel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Hassel.
Lontrame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hassel.
Some wild striking there from Lontrame.
Lontrame fails with a takedown attempt.
Lontrame walks into a stiff left hand from Hassel.
Lontrame takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lontrame goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lontrame swinging wildly here.
Lontrame moves forwards but Hassel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lontrame misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Chris Hassel has been cut.
Hassel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lontrame in his tracks.
Lontrame connects with a high kick.
Lontrame just misses with a punch to the body.
Chris Hassel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lontrame throws a looping overhand right but Hassel ducks down to avoid it.
Hassel jabs Lontrame to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No joy there for Hassel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lontrame is looking to chop away at Hassel's legs.
Lontrame slips under a jab.
Lontrame takes one on the button.
A cross from Hassel lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hassel swings for the body but Lontrame moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Hassel.
Hassel lands a lovely overhand right.
Lontrame has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lontrame there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lontrame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hassel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hassel throws a jab but it's blocked by Lontrame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lontrame. Lontrame circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hassel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lontrame moves out of range as Hassel strikes.
Lontrame swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hassel to counter with a crisp jab.
Lontrame throws a big shot that misses.
Hassel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lontrame looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lontrame tries to score with a low kick but Hassel moves his leg out of the way.
Hassel lands a lovely overhand right.
Lontrame misses with a hook. Hassel ducked under it nicely.
Hassel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hassel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lontrame shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hassel.
Lontrame looks to throw the jab but Hassel is out of range.
Lontrame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hassel manages to avoid it.
Donk. Lontrame catches Hassel right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Hassel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Hassel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lontrame looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassel is just out of range.
Lontrame avoids the body shot from Hassel.
Hassel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hassel duly obliges.
Hassel cracks Lontrame with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lontrame takes a swing at Hassel's ribcage but misses.
Hassel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lontrame fails to land with a series of punches.
Hassel misses with a series of wild punches.
Lontrame looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hassel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lontrame.
Hassel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lontrame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hassel.
Lontrame misses with a hook. Hassel ducked under it nicely.
Lontrame works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A lazy left from Hassel finds it's target.
Lontrame staying out of range there.
Lontrame fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lontrame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hassel is fending him off so far but Lontrame persists. Nope, Hassel circles away and we're back to standing.
Hassel lands with a good body shot.
Chris Hassel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lontrame fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lontrame takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lontrame takes one on the button.
Hassel scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Hassel.
Lontrame swings for the body but Hassel moves out of range.
Lontrame gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hassel.
Lontrame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hassel at a distance.
Lontrame misses with an uppercut
and Hassel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Lontrame misses.
Lontrame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Hassel misses.
Lontrame looks to land a combination but Hassel avoids it well.
Hassel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame loads up on a big right hand but Hassel slips the punch.
Hassel throws a big shot that misses.
Hassel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lontrame eats them both and turns towards Hassel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lontrame lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hassel dodges the punch combination from Lontrame.
Hassel lands a head shot.
Hassel throws a series of punches but Lontrame moves out of range.
Hassel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hassel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lontrame.
Hassel ducks under a wild hook from Lontrame.
Lontrame moves out of range as Hassel strikes.
Lontrame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lontrame throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hassel moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lontrame misses
and Hassel counters with a two punch combo.
Hassel throws a hook but Lontrame avoids it easily.
Hassel misses with a double jab.
Lontrame throws the left hand but Hassel avoids the punch easily.
Lontrame fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hassel on the side of the head.
Hassel throws a nice looking combination but Lontrame bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lontrame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lontrame takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hassel checks a leg kick.
Lontrame looks to throw the jab but Hassel is out of range.
Hassel scores with a body shot.
Vincent Lontrame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lontrame throws a series of punches but Hassel avoids them all with ease.
Lontrame catches Hassel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hassel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lontrame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lontrame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hassel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lontrames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lontrame throws a hook but Hassel blocks it.
Lontrame looks to score with a jab to the body but Hassel is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lontrame throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hassel.
Hassel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lontrame.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Lontrame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hassel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lontrame rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hassel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lontrame fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassel throws a series of punches but Lontrame avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hassel punishes Lontrame's body with a nice straight punch.
Lontrame tries to bum rush Hassel with a series of wild strikes but Hassel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Lontrame misses.
Hassel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Hassel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Hassel's cut.
That's time! Lontrame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lontrame shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lontrame throws out a loose jab but Hassel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lontrame throws a combination that misses
and Hassel counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassel slips a jab and a cross from Lontrame.
Hassel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lontrame takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hassel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lontrame on the side of the head.
Hassel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hassel throws a one two combo.
Hassel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hassel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lontrame circles away quickly and effectively.
Lontrame throws a right hand that misses
and Hassel counters with a right hand to the body.
Lontrame throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lontrame takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lontrame throws a hook to the side of Hassel's head but Hassel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassel lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassel dips to his left and cracks Lontrame with an uppercut!
Hassel avoids the body shot from Lontrame.
Hassel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lontrame was well out of range. Poor timing from Hassel.
Hassel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hassel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hassel.
Lontrame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassel.
Hassel moves out of range as Lontrame strikes.
Hassel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hassel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lontrame moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hassel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lontrame eats them both and turns towards Hassel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Lontrame. Those never looked like landing.
Hassel misses with an uppercut.
Hassel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hassel slips a straight right by Lontrame.
Hassel throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hassel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lontrame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Hassel.
Hassel dodges the punch combination from Lontrame.
A shot to the body from Lontrame misses
and Hassel counters with a left to the body.
Hassel ducks under a wild hook from Lontrame.
Hassel connects with a crisp jab.
A cross from Hassel lands.
Lontrame misses with a kick to the body.
Lontrame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vincent Lontrame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hassel moves out of range of the strikes.
Hassel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hassel duly obliges.
A big left from Hassel misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lontrame backs up against the cage.
Lontrame walks into a jab.
Lontrame lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hassel at a distance.
Lontrame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hassel.
Lontrame on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lontrame misses with a lunging right hand
and Hassel counters with a one-two to the body.
Lontrame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chris Hassel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lontrame slips a jab and a cross from Hassel.
A jab lands there for Hassel.
Hassel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hassel cracks Lontrame with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lontrame walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hassel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hassel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lontrames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Donk. Hassel catches Lontrame right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame tests Hassel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lontrame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hassel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lontrame.
Hassel lands an overhand right.
Hassel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hassel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lontrame moves away from the strike by Hassel.
Hassel throws a hook to the side of Lontrame's head but Lontrame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hassel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lontrame.
Lontrame scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame swings for the body but Hassel moves out of range.
Lontrame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lontrame takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Hassel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hassel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Hassel!
Chris Hassel made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery in his post fight interview.