PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vick Venom (ranked 4481 p4p, 4538 weight class) and Cezar Bononi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Venom
vs
Bononi

193 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

208 cm
25
280
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Venom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cezar Bononi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bononi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venom manages to avoid it.
Venom misses with a wild body shot.
Bononi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Venom throws a series of punches but Bononi avoids them all with ease.

Venom closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bononi quickly recovers to half guard.
Bononi is trying to stand back up but Venom is controlling him
Bononi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Venom.
Venom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bononi keeps working.
Venom scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bononi pushes Venom off looking to stand but Venom dives back in and keeps control.
Bononi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Venom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bononi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Venom's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Venom's back!
Even with his hooks in, Bononi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Bononi struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bononi gets his hands free as Venom looks to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bononi wants to control but Venom is keeping busy.
Bononi struggling to land strikes to the head as Venom covers up.
Venom is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bononi looking to hold on to the position here but Venom rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Bononi wants to control from the top but Venom keeps moving.
Venom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Venom has a closed guard, preventing Bononi from standing up.
Venom keeping moving, preventing Bononi from controlling successfully.
Bononi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Venom tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bononi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Venom is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bononi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Venom trying to control the position.
Venom wants to stand and escape but Bononi is having none of it.
Bononi throwing strikes from guard but Venom blocks nicely.
Bononi trying to control but Venom is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Venom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bononi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bononi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bononi throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bononi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bononi.
Bononi scores with a jab to the head.
Bononi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Venom.
Bononi throws a looping overhand right but Venom ducks down to avoid it.
Bononi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venom.
Venom misses with a right hand
and Bononi counters with a right hand to the body.
Venom could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Venom looks to throw the jab but Bononi is out of range.
Bononi cracks Venom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Venom swings for the body but Bononi moves out of range.
Venom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Venom is breathing heavily.

Venom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bononi!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bononi throws Venom to one side and escapes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venom swings for the body but Bononi moves out of range.
Bononi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

It looks like Vick Venom has been cut.
Bononi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bononi clobbers Venom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bononi lands a really nice looking cross but Venom seems unphased.
Venom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bononi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bononi catches Venom with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bononi just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Bononi catches Venom right on the button with a cross.
Bononi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bononi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bononi scores with a jab to the head.

Venom is rocked!
BAM! Bononi delivers a spinning backfist that drops Venom like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Cezar Bononi!