PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meas Chanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chanta comes to the cage accompanied by get up-50 cent. Lontrame is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Song Remains The Same by Led Zeppelin. This should be fireworks!

Chanta
vs
Lontrame

185 cm
24
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meas Chanta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Lontrame!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lontrame throws a hook but Chanta blocks it.
Lontrame waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chanta.
No joy there for Lontrame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Chanta.
Chanta is looking to clinch but Lontrame is avoiding it.
Lontrame getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Meas Chanta has been cut.
Lontrame looks to land a left hand but Chanta moved out of range nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lontrame throws a head punch that misses.
Lontrame is trying to push Chanta away but Chanta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lontrame misses with some punches.
Lontrame with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chanta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chanta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chanta.
Lontrame tries a body shot but Chanta blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chanta.
Chanta with a knee to the head.
Lontrame misses with a punch on the inside.
Lontrame misses with a body punch.
Chanta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lontrame tries to work over Chanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lontrame lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chanta backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lontrame.
Chanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lontrame's face.
A knee to the head by Chanta.
Lontrame swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanta blocking some punches.
Chanta landing knees to the head.
Chanta blocking some punches.
Chanta tries a knee to the head but Lontrame blocks it.
Chanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Chanta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chanta landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch but Chanta keeps him there for the moment.
Chanta lands a good knee to the midsection. Lontrame won't want to take too many of those.
Chanta landing knees to the head.
Lontrame misses with the head strike.
Chanta with a knee to the head.
Chanta is breathing heavily.
Chanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lontrame tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chanta with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chanta pushes Lontrame back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lontrame is trying to push Chanta away but Chanta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lontrame doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lontrame lands a shot to the body.

Lontrame manages to break the clinch.
Chanta doesn't manage to clinch there - Lontrame circles away.
Lontrame throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chanta counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lontrame. Chanta does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Meas Chanta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lontrame misses with an uppercut

and Chanta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Lontrame working aggressively here.
Chanta tries to land a knee to the head but Lontrame blocks with his arms.
Chanta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lontrame misses with a punch to the body.
Chanta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lontrame backwards.
Chanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lontrame.
Chanta landing knees to the body.

Lontrame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Lontrame.
Lontrame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lontrame misses with a double jab
and Chanta counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lontrame darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lontrame trying to mount his opponent but Chanta defends it.

Lontrame seems to be working for a kimura but Chanta defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lontrame stops Chanta from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chanta trying to control from the bottom.
Chanta controlling the position well.

Chanta is defending against the submission attempts here by Lontrame.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Lontrame will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Meas Chanta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chanta drives through and clinches with Lontrame against the cage.
Lontrame wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chanta lands a nice knee to the body.
Lontrame scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lontrame misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lontrame's face.

It looks like Vincent Lontrame has been cut.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lontrame is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chanta is keeping busy.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Lontrame misses with the head strike.
Chanta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chanta prevents Lontrame from breaking the clinch.
Chanta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lontrame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanta lands with a light punch inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chanta obliges.
Chanta looking to throw knees to the head but Lontrame is blocking nicely.
Chanta tries to land knees in the clinch but Lontrame avoids the damage to the body.
Lontrame lands with a short shot to the head.
Lontrame misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lontrame.
Meas Chanta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lontrame lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Chanta.
Lontrame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lontrame has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Lontrame's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lontrame takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chanta misses with a knee strike.
Lontrame lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame misses with the head strike.
Chanta keeps control of Lontrame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chanta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chanta lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chanta lands a knee to the body.

Lontrame's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lontrame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Lontrame.
Lontrame throws an off balance right hand
and Chanta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lontrame's knee momentarily.
Lontrame tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chanta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lontrame swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lontrame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Chanta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lontrame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lontrame tries to work over Chanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lontrame misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanta cracks Lontrame with a nice body shot.
Chanta lands with a short shot to the head.
Lontrame blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chanta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lontrame working hard to break the clinch.
Chanta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lontrame is defending well for now.
Lontrame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chanta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lontrame misses with a punch on the inside.
Lontrame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chanta has Lontrame pressed against the cage, preventing Lontrame from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chanta blocks an uppercut.
Chanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lontrame working aggressively here.
Chanta scores with a shoulder strike.
Chanta prevents a body shot from Lontrame.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chanta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lontrame in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lontrame takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chanta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chanta landing knees to the head.
Chanta connects with a knee to the head.
Chanta lands with a right to the head.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chanta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lontrame is trying to push Chanta away but Chanta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lontrame wants a takedown.
A short right from Chanta on the inside.
Lontrame working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lontrame tries a knee to the head but Chanta blocks it.
Lontrame has a couple of punches blocked by Chanta.
A knee to the head by Chanta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meas Chanta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chanta tries to clinch
letting Lontrame counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Lontrame misses.
Lontrame keeps the fight on the outside.
Lontrame takes a swing at Chanta's ribcage but misses.
Chanta avoids the body shot from Lontrame.
Chanta is looking to clinch but Lontrame is avoiding it.
Chanta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chanta tries to close the distance and clinch but Lontrame swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meas Chanta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lontrame looks to land a combination but Chanta avoids it well.
Lontrame swats away the attempt to clinch by Chanta.
Chanta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lontrame.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chanta wants to clinch up but Lontrame keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chanta wants to clinch.
Chanta tries to clinch up.
Lontrame circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lontrame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chanta tries to clinch but Lontrame moves out of range.
Chanta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lontrame throws a hook but Chanta blocks it.
Lontrame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chanta manages to avoid it.
Lontrame throws a leg kick that is checked

and Chanta moves into the clinch.
Lontrame can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame has a couple of punches blocked by Chanta.
Lontrame wants to break free but Chanta has control.
Lontrame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chanta has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lontrame misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lontrame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chanta prevents Lontrame from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chanta.
Chanta misses with a knee to the head.
Lontrame struggles to land a body shot inside as Chanta controls his hands.
Lontrame gets through Chanta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lontrame is trying to break free.
Chanta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chanta scores with a knee to the head.
Lontrame has a couple of punches blocked by Chanta.
Lontrame managing to block the knees to the body from Chanta.
Chanta with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chanta misses with a knee to the head.
Lontrame misses with a punch to the body.
Chanta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lontrame.
Lontrame lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chanta connects with a knee to the head.
Lontrame tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lontrame throws a punch but it's blocked by Chanta.
Chanta missing with knees to the body.
Lontrame misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lontrame avoiding damage as Chanta throws knees to the body.
Lontrame lands a right hand.
Chanta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lontrame's efforts to push away.
Lontrame managing to block the knees to the body from Chanta.
Chanta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lontrame wants to get back to striking at distance but Chanta won't allow it.
Lontrame has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame swings wildly with an uppercut but Chanta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chanta keeps control of Lontrame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chanta scores a nice knee to the body.
Chanta landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lontrame is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chanta scores a nice knee to the body.
Lontrame lands a left hand.
Chanta connects with a knee to the head.
Chanta lands a knee to the head.
Lontrame is trying to break free.
Chanta tries a body shot but Lontrame blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chanta missing with knees to the body.
Lontrame takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lontrame tries to work over Chanta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lontrame tries to break the clinch but Chanta is controlling the position.

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 Meas Chanta.
I think Chanta 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meas Chanta!
Meas Chanta took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.