PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between paulo vener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rr mijares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

vener
vs
mijares

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, paulo vener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, rr mijares!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from vener.
mijares looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
mijares has a takedown stuffed.
vener stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mijares tries for a takedown but vener sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
paulo vener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rr mijares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vener swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
vener throws a right and a left that mijares avoids nicely.
mijares is looking to clinch but vener is avoiding it.
vener throws a right and a left that mijares avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mijares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
vener throws a series of strikes that have mijares backpedaling.
vener throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mijares slips a jab and a cross from vener.
mijares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says vener as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from vener both land. Nice combination.
vener throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from vener misses.
vener throws a series of punches but mijares moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A combination from vener does no damage.
paulo vener is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
mijares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from vener.
vener swinging wildly here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
mijares misses with a takedown attempt - vener sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

paulo vener dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

vener throws a right and a left that mijares avoids nicely.
vener throws a series of punches but mijares moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from vener.
mijares tries to clinch up.
mijares is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for mijares with that takedown attempt.
mijares tries to clinch up but vener circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
vener throws a combination. mijares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
paulo vener is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
vener fails to land with a series of punches.
mijares looks for a takedown but vener sprawls well.
vener throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vener fails to land with a series of punches.
mijares fails with a takedown attempt.
paulo vener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rr mijares.
mijares dodges the punch combination from vener.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
vener tries to bum rush mijares with a series of wild strikes but mijares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
vener fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
vener throws a right hand that mijares ducks under and follows up with a left that mijares also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

paulo vener dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

vener throws a nice looking combination but mijares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
vener misses with a few strikes there.
rr mijares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
vener throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mijares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from mijares.
mijares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
vener throws a nice looking combination but mijares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vener throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mijares.
Left hook, right uppercut from vener.
mijares misses with a takedown attempt - vener sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
No joy there for vener, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for vener, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
vener misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mijares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
paulo vener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rr mijares.
vener throws a right hand that mijares ducks under and follows up with a left that mijares also avoids with ease.
vener displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
vener stuffs the takedown attempt from mijares. mijares gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
vener throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mijares slips a jab and a cross from vener.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
vener will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
paulo vener showed his dominance in that final round.
Well vener has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... paulo vener!