PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pontare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markinhos Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Pontare has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pontare
vs
Vinicius

170 cm
27
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Pontare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Markinhos Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontare on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Pontare changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vinicius looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pontare tries to advance to mount but can't.
Vinicius seems a little lost for a moment, as Pontare dominates the positioning.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet.
Pontare taking a breather here.
Vinicius is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vinicius is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pontare has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vinicius!
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pontare won't let Vinicius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pontare cracks Vinicius with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vinicius tries to buck Pontare off but he can't manage it.
Pontare content just to control the position here.
Vinicius trying desperately to get to his feet.
Pontare content just to control the position here.
Vinicius squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vinicius looks gassed!
Pontare content just to control the position here.
Pontare landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontare landing strikes from the mount and Vinicius is in trouble!
Pontare controlling his opponent.
Pontare is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vinicius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pontare tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pontare looking to finish Vinicius with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vinicius!
Pontare content just to control the position here.
Pontare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vinicius is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pontare punishing his opponent with strikes.
Vinicius wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pontare looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius really wants to buck Pontare off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pontare controlling the position easily from mount.
Pontare raining down shots from the mount!
Pontare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vinicius looks a forlorn figure.
Pontare controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontare's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger Pontare wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vinicius throws a series of punches but Pontare avoids them all with ease.

Pontare darts in and clinches Vinicius up against the cage.

Pontare jumps into guard, dragging Vinicius to the mat.

Pontare has his feet on Vinicius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pontare avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pontare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinicius to the mat! Vinicius manages to get full guard.
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet but Pontare is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pontare is pushing down on Vinicius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vinicius is fighting to maintain full guard but Pontare has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Pontare dominated that 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.

Vinicius tries to bum rush Pontare with a series of wild strikes but Pontare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinicius misses with a combination

and Pontare counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinicius fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vinicius is trying to force a seperation but Pontare has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pontare creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pontare throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Viniciuss head.
Vinicius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pontare lands a left hand.
Vinicius tries to circle away but Pontare has him pinned against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pontare.

Pontare drags the fight down to the ground.
Pontare has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Pontare has his feet on Vinicius's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vinicius lands a jab to the head.
Vinicius is breathing heavily.

Pontare shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vinicius's guard.
Pontare stands and throws Vinicius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pontare in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Vinicius is letting Pontare control him for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vinicius pushes Pontare away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pontare gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pontare is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pontare has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Pontare just wasn't active enough.
Vinicius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius tries to bum rush Pontare with a series of wild strikes but Pontare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinicius misses with a double jab

and Pontare counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vinicius working hard to break the clinch.
Pontare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pontare pushes Vinicius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinicius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pontare walks away with a smile on his face. Vinicius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Pontare looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vinicius!
Pontare looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vinicius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Roger Pontare wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Pontare drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pontare controls the position from side control.
Pontare working the ground and pound.
Vinicius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pontare asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pontare scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pontare controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontare is working Vinicius over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pontare has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pontare controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vinicius is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Pontare 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!

Vinicius throws a lazy uppercut

and Pontare counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vinicius!
You get the feeling that Vinicius really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pontare controlling from the full mount.
Pontare lands with some strikes.
Vinicius wants to try and get back to his feet.
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pontare lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vinicius hang on?
Vinicius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pontare controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Pontare connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pontare content just to control the position here.
Vinicius is trying to stand up.
Pontare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinicius can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Vinicius that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pontare content just to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roger Pontare.

Pontare closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pontare lands in his opponent's guard.
Pontare passes Vinicius's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vinicius is in trouble now - Pontare has advanced to mount!
Vinicius is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pontare controlling the position easily from mount.
Vinicius is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pontare breaks from Vinicius's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pontare cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pontare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pontare looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vinicius tries to buck Pontare off but he can't manage it.
Pontare lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vinicius hang on?
Vinicius tries to buck Pontare off but he can't manage it.
Pontare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Pontare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius wants to try and get back to his feet.
Roger Pontare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pontare controlling from mount.
Pontare landing shots from mount.
Pontare controlling from mount.
Pontare won't let Vinicius get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Pontare controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markinhos Vinicius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinicius flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Pontare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pontare, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Pontare!