PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gelardie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gelardie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to domination by pantera. Ontario has chosen VHB - Freedom Fighter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gelardie
vs
Ontario

175 cm
26
166 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

192 cm
38
163 lbs
33 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gelardie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Erwin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ontario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gelardie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Gelardie.
Ontario throws a series of punches but Gelardie moves out of range.
Gelardie throws a shot from downtown. Ontario moves away and avoids it.
Gelardie scores with a decent looking hook.
Gelardie throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Gelardie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gelardie.
Ontario scores with a hook.
A big left from Gelardie misses.
Gelardie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ontario.
Ontario scores with the left hand. Gelardie knows he should have avoided that one.
Ontario is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gelardie tries to clinch up.
Gelardie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ontario counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ontario.
Ontario lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gelardie at a distance.
Ontario takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie misses with a wild combination.
Ontario delivers a nice body kick.
Ontario throws out a loose jab but Gelardie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ontario throws a body kick that misses.
Gelardie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ontario cracks Gelardie with an open hand slap.
Ontario scores with the left hand. Gelardie knows he should have avoided that one.
Ontario tries to bum rush Gelardie with a series of wild strikes but Gelardie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ontario fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gelardie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ontario lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ontario throws a head kick that Gelardie semi-blocks.
Ontario fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Gelardie blocks a low kick nicely.
Ontario connects with an inside leg kick.
Ontario lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ontario avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gelardie swings for the body but Ontario moves out of range.
Gelardie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ontario tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gelardie misses the target.
Gelardie misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ontario. Gelardie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ontario is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gelardie loads up on a big right hand but Ontario slips the punch.

Gelardie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gelardie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ontario is trying to improve his position.

Gelardie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gelardie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie trying to control the position but Ontario is working away.
Ontario dodges the ground and pound from Gelardie.
Ontario is looking for a sweep.
Gelardie working away.
Ontario is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gelardie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ontario is avoiding damage well.
Ontario is trying to control Gelardie's posture but Gelardie avoids it.
Gelardie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie working away.
Ontario tries to buck Gelardie off but Gelardie is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gelardie lands an elbow.
Ontario is not content to let Gelardie control the position.
Gelardie looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ontario is avoiding damage well.
Gelardie working away.

Gelardie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ontario knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ontario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erwin Ontario will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gelardie misses with a shot to the body
and Ontario counters with a body kick that stops Gelardie in his tracks momentarily.
Gelardie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ontario.
Ontario fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erwin Ontario seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gelardie misses the jab.
Ontario throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Gelardie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gelardie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gelardie looking to pass the guard.
Ontario being controlled here, momentarily.
Gelardie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gelardie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ontario is retaining full guard.
Ontario pulls Gelardie in to control the position.
Gelardie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ontario looking for a sweep. Not yet Ontario, not yet.
Ontario is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ontario controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Gelardie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ontario tries to bench press Gelardie off him but Gelardie keeps the position.
Ontario manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gelardie drops an elbow to the side of Ontario's head.
Ontario avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gelardie.
Gelardie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gelardie trying to control from half guard but Ontario is working away.
Ontario tries to get to full guard but Gelardie has control of the leg.
Gelardie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ontario manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gelardie trying to control but Ontario is working from the bottom.
Ontario looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ontario is pulling down on Gelardie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gelardie, at least for the moment.
Gelardie postures up.
Gelardie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gelardie wants to control from the top but Ontario keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ontario lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario sizes up Gelardie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Erwin Ontario is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gelardie fails to land the takedown.
Gelardie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ontario lands a nice looking body kick.
Gelardie takes one to the chin there.
Ontario connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gelardie. Gelardie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ontario lands with a nice body kick.
Ontario takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gelardie throws a jab when Ontario was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gelardie.
Ontario avoids the body shot from Gelardie.
Ontario stuns Gelardie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ontario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gelardie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ontario's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gelardie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ontario lands a leg kick that knocks Gelardie off balance momentarily.
Gelardie lands a jab to the nose.
Gelardie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ontario swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ontario scores with a body shot.
Ontario connects with a leg kick. Gelardie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ontario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gelardie.
Ontario connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Ontario misses its intended target.
Ontario throws a body punch but Gelardie moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ontario.
Gelardie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ontario throws a leg kick which misses Gelardie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gelardie tries to avoid it.
Gelardie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Ontario.
Ontario has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ontario moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erwin Ontario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Ontario swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Ontario.
Gelardie dips to his left and cracks Ontario with an uppercut!
Ontario goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ontario throws the left hand but Gelardie avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ontario.
Ontario scores with a leg kick.
Gelardie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ontario scores with a leg kick.
Ontario throws a hook but Gelardie avoids it easily.

Gelardie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gelardie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ontario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gelardie perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ontario tries to roll over but Gelardie keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelardie content to control rather than advance.

Ontario manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gelardie keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gelardie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gelardie keeps control of Ontario as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ontario's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ontario ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gelardie moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ontario.
Gelardie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gelardie.
Ontario is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ontario moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Ontario.
Gelardie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ontario circles away quickly and effectively.
Gelardie doesn't manage to clinch there - Ontario circles away.
Ryan Gelardie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ontario throws a wild body kick that Gelardie sees coming a mile off.
Gelardie throws a lazy right hand but Ontario sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ontario.
Ontario throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gelardie's head.
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!
Ontario looks to land a right hand but Gelardie moved out of range.
Ontario scores with a nice body kick.
Ontario lands a really nice looking cross but Gelardie seems unphased.
Ontario throws a chopping leg kick but Gelardie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ontario misses the shot to the body.
Ontario uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gelardie.
Ontario dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gelardie. That did some damage!
Ontario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gelardie throws a lazy uppercut
and Ontario counters with a stiff right hand.
Ontario rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gelardie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gelardie seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ontario cracks Gelardie with an open hand slap.
Ontario lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gelardie will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ontario chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Gelardie gets the takedown into side control.
Gelardie in side control, throwing shots but Ontario defends.
Ontario can't do much from the bottom here.
Gelardie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ontario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ontario wants to get back to full guard.
Gelardie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gelardie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ontario defending well though.
Gelardie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelardie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ontario keeps working.
Gelardie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ontario wants to get back to his feet.
Ontario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Erwin Ontario is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gelardie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gelardie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

It looks like Erwin Ontario has been cut.
Ontario tries to hold on but Gelardie pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Ontario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ontario winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Ontario!
Erwin Ontario gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Ryan Gelardie was interviewed post fight and said 'well shit....guess theirs a 1st time 4 everything lol '.