PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Venkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Venkman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Venkman
vs
Wright

185 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Venkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Wright!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wright looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Venkman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Wright is working for a submission of some sort.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Venkman's head.
Wright wants to take a breather but Venkman is having none of it.

Wright is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Venkman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wright thows a huge punch but Venkman dodges it nicely.
Wright passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Venkman!
Wright throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wright controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wright with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Wright looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wright throws some wild stikes that Venkman manages to avoid easily.
Wright controlling from the full mount.

Wright goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Venkman turns into him and now he's in Wright's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to keep Venkman in close.
Venkman stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.

Wright looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venkman being controlled here momentarily.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Venkman from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Venkman advances to half guard.

Wright is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Venkman pulls his head out easily.
Wright wants to improve his position but Venkman is controlling well.
Wright landing small, sideways elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venkman is thwarting Wright's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wright manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Venkman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Venkman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Venkman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Venkman is one step ahead there.
Wright is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cedric Wright 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.

Venkman throws out a leg kick but Wright moves out of range and Venkman only half commits.

Venkman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Venkman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Wright has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Venkman is looking to defend but Wright has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Venkman! Wright pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Venkman taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cedric Wright!