PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Contini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contini has chosen . as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ontario
vs
Contini

192 cm
20
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Erwin Ontario!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luciano Contini!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario moves in looking to clinch but Contini pushes him off.
Contini misses the jab.
Ontario slips a jab and a cross from Contini.
A telegraphed right hand from Contini misses the target.

Contini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ontario tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Contini wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Contini.
Ontario wants to control but Contini postures up.
Ontario sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Contini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ontario tries to roll over but Contini keeps him under control.
Ontario on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Contini trying to control the action but Ontario is working from the bottom.
Ontario has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Contini is working away from the top position though.
Contini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Ontario looking for a guillotine here but Contini defends easily.
Contini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ontario looking to hit a scissor sweep but Contini is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Contini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Contini misses.
Ontario misses with a body kick.
Ontario dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ontario tries to bum rush Contini with a series of wild strikes but Contini uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Ontario.
Contini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ontario scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontario connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Contini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ontario counters with a left and a right that stings Contini.
Ontario scores with a leg kick.
Contini looks to land a combination but Ontario avoids it well.
A head kick from Ontario lands but Contini takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ontario. Contini shrugs it off though.
Ontario connects with a solid leg kick.
Contini looks gassed!
Ontario's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ontario duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Contini there.
Ontario lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Luciano Contini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ontario throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contini throws a hook but Ontario blocks it.
Contini keeps the fight on the outside.
Ontario works Contini's body with a nice hook.
Ontario wants to clinch.
Erwin Ontario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ontario ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ontario scores with a push kick.
Contini is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Contini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ontario.
Ontario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Contini paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ontario clinches with his opponent.
Contini on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ontario lands a good knee to the midsection. Contini won't want to take too many of those.
Ontario effectively controlling the action here.
Contini avoids a wild elbow strike from Ontario.
Contini managing to block the knees to the body from Ontario.
Ontario tries to land knees in the clinch but Contini avoids the damage to the body.
Ontario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ontario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Contini is defending well for now.
Ontario crunches a lovely knee into Contini's ribcage.
Ontario misses with a knee to the head.
Ontario blocks an elbow strike from Contini.
Ontario lands an elbow inside that Contini shrugs off.
Ontario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ontario is leaning against Contini and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ontario scores with a knee to the head.

Contini is rocked!
Ontario connects with a nasty looking knee right to Contini's face.
Contini is still on wobbly legs! Can Ontario finish him?
Ontario creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Contini with a big uppercut! Contini tries to clinch up but Ontario pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Contini to the mat! Contini covers up and Ontario unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Erwin Ontario!
Erwin Ontario is the new welterweight champion!