PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lontrame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontrame comes to the cage accompanied by Knife Party by Deftones. 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.

Lontrame
vs
Romero

170 cm
32
180 lbs
26 - 25 - 2

179 cm
28
180 lbs
21 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Brute

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 26 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Vincent Lontrame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cristian Romero!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero blocks a jab.
Romero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lontrame.
Lontrame misses with a right hand

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lontrame won't be happy with that.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Romero misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lontrame is trying to improve his position.

Romero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Romero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lontrame tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero cracks Lontrame with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame pushes Romero away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Romero gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Romero working the head with strikes.
Romero creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lontrame sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lontrame tries to buck Romero off but Romero is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero trying to control the position but Lontrame is working away.
Romero scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lontrame to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is looking to take a break and control but Lontrame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero scores with punches from side control.
Lontrame parries the strikes from Romero easily there. Romero is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lontrame to escape.
Romero lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Romero tries to move to mount but Lontrame blocks the move with his legs.
Lontrame is pushing Romero's head away, looking to escape. Romero manages to hold on to the position though.
Lontrame gets back to half guard.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet.
Romero trying to control from half guard but Lontrame is working away.

Lontrame manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Romero has Lontrame up against the cage in a clinch.
Romero changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lontrame fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lontrame throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lontrame shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Romero looking to score a takedown here. Lontrame is defending well but Romero drives through and ends up in Lontrame's guard.
Lontrame looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romero is one step ahead there.
Lontrame working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Romero.
Lontrame is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romero is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Romero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romero advances to half guard.
Lontrame is concentrating on defense, preventing Romero from advancing position.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Romero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romero is trying to control. Lontrame wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Romero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lontrame's head.
Romero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lontrame is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero wants to take a breather but Lontrame is having none of it.
Lontrame wants to get back to his feet.
Lontrame is staying active underneath Romero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lontrame manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lontrame looking to control.
Lontrame is pulling down on Romero's head. It's preventing any offense from Romero, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Lontrame misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
Romero ducks right into an uppercut from Lontrame.
Romero shoots for a double leg takedown but Lontrame sprawls well. He's pushed Romero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romero misses with a head kick.
Lontrame scores with a nice strike.
A cross from Lontrame lands.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt - Lontrame sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lontrame slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lontrame chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Romero moves into range and clinches up with Lontrame.
Lontrame lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lontrame tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Romero's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cristian Romero will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lontrame throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lontrame jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lontrame blocks a head kick by Romero.
Romero blocks a low kick nicely.

Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lontrame walks away with a smile on his face. Romero gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lontrame.
Romero looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lontrame throws a quick inside 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 lands with a good body shot.
Lontrame misses with a straight left.
Lontrame throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Romero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lontrame can pounce on him.
Romero is breathing heavily.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses.
Lontrame with a hook.
Lontrame feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Romero's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romero is fending him off so far but Lontrame persists. Nope, Romero circles away and we're back to standing.

Lontrame lands a big head kick that sends Romero tumbling to the mat! Lontrame takes a step backwards and waves Romero back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Romero is rocked!

It looks like Cristian Romero has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Romero with that takedown attempt.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Lontrame tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lontrame manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lontrame throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lontrame looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Lontrame throws a solid leg kick but Romero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lontrame.
Romero takes one on the button.
Lontrame scores with a decent looking hook.
Romero is still on wobbly legs! Can Lontrame finish him?
Lontrame looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Romero seems to have recovered his senses.
Vincent Lontrame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lontrame lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lontrame throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romero counters with a left and a right that stings Lontrame.
Lontrame throws a lazy right hand but Romero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lontrame throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cristian Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lontrame circles away.

Romero gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lontrame throws an elbow but misses.
Lontrame lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lontrame stops a takedown attempt from Romero.
Lontrame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Lontrame.
Lontrame is leaning against Romero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Lontrame.
Romero takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romero or not.
Lontrame misses with a knee strike.
Lontrame lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lontrame utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Lontrame manages to break the clinch.
Vincent Lontrame is winning the standup battle so far.
Lontrame misses with an uppercut.

Lontrame clinches.
Romero takes a shot to the head.
Lontrame throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Lontrame lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romero backwards.
Lontrame tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.

Romero breaks from the clinch.
Lontrame throws a right hand that misses

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lontrame won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lontrame gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lontrame is trying to stand back up but Romero is controlling him
Lontrame is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lontrame avoid being mounted?
Romero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Romero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cristian Romero has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lontrame is looking to control Romero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lontrame avoid being mounted?
Romero trying to control the action but Lontrame is working from the bottom.
Lontrame controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lontrame wants to control but Romero is keeping busy.
Lontrame looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Lontrame dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cristian Romero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lontrame with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lontrame connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Lontrame. Beautiful body shot.
Lontrame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lontrame throws a leg kick but Romero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Romero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lontrame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice jab there from Lontrame.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lontrame misses with the combination.
Lontrame scores with a sloppy right hand. Romero should have avoided that one.
Lontrame connects with a jab.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lontrame closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lontrame lands in his opponent's guard.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Lontrame from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lontrame is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Romero is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lontrame stopping the sweep attempt from Romero.
Lontrame has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Romero trying to control the position.
Lontrame wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Vincent Lontrame wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lontrame looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Lontrame lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Lontrame misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Romero pushes Lontrame up against the cage in a clinch.
Lontrame looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Lontrame unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lontrame landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lontrame lands a hook that snaps the head of Romero backwards.

Romero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lontrame tries a head kick but it misses.
Lontrame throws a head kick that misses.
Romero walks into a jab.
Lontrame throws a lazy uppercut

and Romero counters by moving into the clinch.
Lontrame tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero avoiding damage as Lontrame throws knees to the body.
Lontrame tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Lontrame tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Lontrame is pressed up against the cage. Romero has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lontrame down to the mat. Lontrame avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in but Lontrame avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vincent Lontrame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristian Romero.
Lontrame slaps away a takedown attempt from Romero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Romero shoots for a takedown but Lontrame saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lontrame throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Lontrame misses the jab.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lontrame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lontrame lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lontrame. Romero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lontrame misses with a leg kick

and Romero counters with a shoot takedown. Lontrame fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lontrame lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Romero!
Romero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lontrame is on top in guard.
Romero bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lontrame's guard.
Lontrame is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Romero trying to control but Lontrame is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romero preventing the sweep.
Romero cracks Lontrame with a solid left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Lontrame showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lontrame 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Lontrame!
Post fight, Vincent Lontrame took to the microphone: 'I am like Kobe Bryant in a Colorado hotel room...I am unstoppable!!'.