PBP Commentary

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

Iago
vs
Venris

185 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Iago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iago takes a swing at Venris's ribcage but misses.
Iago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venris wants to clinch up but Iago keeps it at a distance.
Iago shoots in for a takedown but Venris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Iago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Venris's waist but Venris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iago off to one side.
Iago looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iago throws a solid leg kick but Venris takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Iago.
Venris throws a body punch but Iago moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Iago or perhaps it was just good defense by Venris which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Iago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iago shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Venris's waist but Venris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iago off to one side.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Iago paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Venris darts in and clinches Iago up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iago tries to pull guard but Venris holds him up against the cage and eventually Iago drops back down to his feet.
Iago jumps guard but Venris stands there with Iago around his waist. Iago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Iago jumps guard but Venris stands there with Iago around his waist. Iago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Iago jumps into guard, dragging Venris to the mat.

Iago is working an open guard so Venris takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Iago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venris moves in looking to clinch but Iago pushes him off.
Venris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Venris wants it to stay on the feet.
Iago will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iago is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iago. Venris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iago wants to clinch up but Venris keeps it at a distance.

Venris has Iago up against the cage in a clinch.
Iago tries to pull guard but Venris won't allow it.
Venris prevents a takedown attempt there.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Iago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Iago in his tracks for a moment.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Iago wants to stall.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venris scores a nice knee to the body.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Venris.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Venris landing knees to the body.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.

It looks like Fabio Iago has been cut.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iago managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Iago is trying to break the clinch but Venris has him pressed against the cage.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Venris scores a nice knee to the body.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Iago avoids the damage to the body.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Iago avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venris lands a good knee to the midsection. Iago won't want to take too many of those.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris lands a knee to the body.
Venris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Iago avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Iago in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iago avoids it.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iago.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Iago taking a breather.
Venris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iago avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Venris putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Iago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Venris working Iago over with knees to the body.
Iago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Iago in his tracks for a moment.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Venris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Iago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Venris forces Iago back against the cage and clinches.
Iago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Venris lands a knee to the body.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Iago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Iago in his tracks for a moment.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Iago managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Iago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Venris prevents it.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Iago is working for takedown but Venris is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Venris obliges.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Venris.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Iago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iago has Venris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Venris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Iago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venris lands a nice knee to the body.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Iago letting Venris take a breather here.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Iago is trying to stall.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris lands a knee to the body.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris working Iago over with knees to the body.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Solomon Venris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Iago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris lands a knee to the body.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Venris scores a nice knee to the body.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Iago avoids the damage to the body.
Iago is looking to control Venris's arms but Venris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Iago has his back to the cage.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Venris has Iago pressed against the cage.
Iago tries to pull guard but Venris won't allow it.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris lands a good knee to the midsection. Iago won't want to take too many of those.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iago avoids it.
Venris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Iago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Iago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Venris has him pressed against the cage.
Venris scores a nice knee to the body.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Venris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabio Iago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Iago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Venris defends it nicely.
Iago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Solomon Venris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venris tries to clinch there but Iago circles away.

Venris moves into the clinch successfully.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Iago shrugs off.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Venris lands a good knee to the midsection. Iago won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Iago.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Iago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Iago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris lands an elbow inside.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Iago takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Venris crunches a lovely knee into Iago's ribcage.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Iago is defending well for now.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Venris lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Venris lands an elbow just above Iago 's eye.
Venris lands a nice elbow.
Venris landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Iago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Venris.
Iago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Venris smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Iago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venris thows a left - swing and a miss!

Venris darts in and clinches Iago up against the cage.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iago avoids it.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Iago avoids the damage to the body.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Venris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Iago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Venris walks away with a smile on his face. Iago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Iago is defended easily by Venris.
Venris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Venris avoids it really well and circles away.
Fabio Iago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Venris rushes Iago and presses him up against the cage.
Solomon Venris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Iago's defenses.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Iago wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knees to the body from Venris.
Iago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Iago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Venris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Venris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Venris.

Venris moves into range and clinches up with Iago.
Iago is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Iago avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from Venris.
Venris lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Venris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Venris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Venris!