PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chet Lamare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lamare comes into the arena with Opeth blaring out of the sound system. Victor Loosa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lamare
vs
Loosa

175 cm
29
172 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

181 cm
29
179 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent
Sun-Tzu

Hellbent

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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chet Lamare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Loosa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lamare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loosa digs a right hand into Lamare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lamare's gas tank.
Lamare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loosa.
Lamare blocks a body shot from Loosa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lamare.
Lamare gets through Loosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
A right hand to the body from Lamare.
Lamare unloads a knee to the mid-section.
I was talking to Lamare's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lamare blocks a body shot from Loosa.
Loosa avoiding damage as Lamare throws knees to the body.
Lamare blocks a body shot from Loosa.
Loosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare digs a right hand underneath Loosa's ribcage. Loosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare throws an elbow that misses.
Lamare misses with the head strike.
Lamare gets through Loosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamare obliges.
Loosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamare.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike.
Lamare lands a nice uppercut.
Lamare missing with knees to the body.
Lamare is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loosa is defending well for now.
Lamare misses with an elbow over the top.
Lamare has a couple of punches blocked by Loosa.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Lamare.
Lamare lands a shot to the body.
Loosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loosa misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loosa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare can't find room to land a body shot as Loosa controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamare creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loosa's defenses.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Lamare working aggressively here.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Loosa misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Loosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lamare.
Lamare scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Loosa in his tracks for a moment.
Loosa presses Lamare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamare obliges.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Loosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamare misses with a body punch.
Loosa avoiding damage as Lamare throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare throws a punch but it's blocked by Loosa.
Loosa blocks a body shot from Lamare.
Lamare prevents a body shot from Loosa.
Loosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lamare throws an elbow but misses.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamare landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loosa's brow.
Lamare landing knees to the body.
A short left from Lamare.
Lamare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loosa can't break the clinch.
Lamare missing with knees to the body.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare lands an elbow just above Loosa 's eye.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamare controls his hands.
Lamare lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loosa misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Lamare on the inside.
Loosa managing to block the knees to the body from Lamare.
Lamare tries to work over Loosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loosa lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loosa's brow.
Lamare tries a knee to the head but Loosa blocks it.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
Lamare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike.
Lamare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamare creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loosa's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Loosa clinches up with Lamare and pushes him back against the cage.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loosa can't find room to land a body shot as Lamare controls the action.
Chet Lamare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loosa backwards.
Lamare lands with a light punch inside.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loosa can do to turn this around?
Lamare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lamare landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lamare tries a knee to the head but Loosa blocks it.
Loosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lamare or not.
Loosa pushes Lamare back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamare looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare prevents Loosa from breaking the clinch.
Loosa dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Loosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamare misses with some punches.
Lamare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Loosa misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike.
Loosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamare's elbow.
Lamare has a couple of punches blocked by Loosa.
Loosa works on Lamare's body with a couple of short punches.
Loosa throws a head punch that misses.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loosa avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamare.
Lamare lands with a right to the head.
Loosa lands with a light punch inside.
Lamare throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loosa takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamare's elbow.

Loosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamare ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loosa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lamare.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Lamare moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Lamare wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamare moves away.
A jab from Loosa finds it's way through Lamare's defenses.
Lamare just misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamare moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loosa misses with a low kick.
Loosa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Loosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lamare ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
Loosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loosa. Lamare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamare fires out a quick counter leg kick but Loosa just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamare connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loosa lands a left hand.
Lamare scores with a shot to the side of Loosa's head.
Loosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare scores with a shoulder strike.
Lamare misses with an elbow strike.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
Lamare working Loosa over with knees to the body.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Lamare.
Loosa is breathing heavily.
Lamare gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Loosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loosa managing to block the knees to the body from Lamare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamare lands an elbow inside that Loosa shrugs off.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lamare pushes off an throws an elbow but Loosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lamare pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lamare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Loosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamare moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Lamare forces Loosa back against the cage and clinches.
Loosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lamare misses with a punch to the body.
Lamare comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loosa avoids the elbow strike from Lamare, against the cage.
Lamare throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chet Lamare dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Loosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamare.
Lamare lands with a shot to the body.
Chet Lamare is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lamare, as that shot connected.
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Lamare's head but Lamare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loosa throws an overhand right that lands on Lamare's shoulder, as Lamare tries to avoid the shot.
As Loosa tries to get set, Lamare tries to push him back and clinch up but Loosa manages to avoid the attempt.

Loosa darts in and clinches Lamare up against the cage.
Loosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loosa dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare throws an elbow but it misses.
Loosa blocking some punches.
Lamare lands a hook that snaps the head of Loosa backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamare lands with a left to the head.
Loosa misses with a body punch.
Lamare misses with an elbow over the top.
Loosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamare's elbow.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loosa avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa digs a right hand underneath Lamare's ribcage. Lamare let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lamare misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loosa.
Loosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Lamare won't allow it.
Lamare misses with a body punch.
Loosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamare's elbow.

Loosa breaks the clinch.
Loosa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Loosa throws a big shot that misses.
Loosa loads up on a big right hand but Lamare slips the punch.
Lamare tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Loosa manages to circle out of the way.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamare connects with an inside leg kick.
Lamare throws a right and a left that Loosa avoids nicely.
Loosa throws a jab when Lamare was well out of range.
Lamare thows a body kick. Loosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lamare connects with a leg kick. Loosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lamare rushes Loosa and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamare just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loosa's brow.
Victor Loosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Lamare.
Lamare lands an elbow that stopped Loosa in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loosa tries a body shot but Lamare blocks it.
Loosa dodges an elbow strike from Lamare.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loosa avoids it.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loosa avoids it.
Loosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loosa lands a shoulder strike.
Lamare tries to land knees in the clinch but Loosa avoids the damage to the body.
Lamare lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lamare.
Loosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lamare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Loosa on the inside.

Loosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Loosa clinches up with Lamare and pushes him back against the cage.
Lamare scores with a knee to the head.
Loosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lamare has him pressed against the cage.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Loosa tries to throw a body punch but Lamare avoids it by throwing Loosa back against the cage.
Loosa lands a shoulder strike.
Loosa misses with some punches.
Loosa blocks an elbow strike from Lamare.
Lamare misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamare.
Loosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamare working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lamare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lamare unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
Lamare lands with a right to the head.
Lamare tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Loosa avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Lamare.
Lamare trying to land knees to the body.
Lamare works on Loosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Lamare is leaning against Loosa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lamare lands an elbow just above Loosa 's eye.
Lamare lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lamare with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lamare with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Loosa takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamare scores with a shot to the side of Loosa's head.
Lamare goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamare.
Lamare lands a nice elbow.
Lamare lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamare controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chet Lamare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lamare, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chet Lamare!
Our winner, Chet Lamare, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.