PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khanom Tom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Round 5. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ventura
vs
Khanom Tom

178 cm
24
180 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ventura.
Khanom Tom darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Khanom Tom misses

and Ventura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ventura trying to control but Khanom Tom is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ventura won't allow Khanom Tom to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khanom Tom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ventura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ventura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khanom Tom keeping moving, preventing Ventura from controlling successfully.
Ventura engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khanom Tom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ventura is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ace Ventura.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Khanom Tom , right into the meat.

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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ventura is defended easily by Khanom Tom .
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ventura just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick by Khanom Tom misses
and Ventura counters with a head kick.
Khanom Tom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Khanom Tom throws a sloppy head kick

and Ventura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom 's guard.
Ventura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khanom Tom wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ventura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khanom Tom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ventura working to try and regain half guard.
Khanom Tom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ventura is looking to escape.
Khanom Tom raining down shots from the mount!
Ventura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ventura regains half guard.
Ventura gets back to full guard.

Khanom Tom stands up from Ventura's guard - Khanom Tom perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ventura blocks a head kick by Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Khanom Tom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ventura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khanom Tom swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Ventura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Khanom Tom !
Khanom Tom is looking to improve his position but Ventura isn't that keen on the idea.
Khanom Tom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Khanom Tom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ventura is working away from the top position though.
Khanom Tom is refusing to be controlled, as Ventura sits in half guard.
Khanom Tom is controlling Ventura's trapped leg to prevent Ventura from advancing to side control.
Ventura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khanom Tom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is positioning himself well to prevent Ventura advancing to mount.
Khanom Tom is looking to control Ventura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khanom Tom avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nai Khanom Tom .
Ventura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom misses with a hook
and Ventura counters with a leg kick.
Khanom Tom gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ventura counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Ventura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ventura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khanom Tom is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ventura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Khanom Tom holds of for dear life.
Khanom Tom bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ventura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Khanom Tom puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ventura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ventura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ventura wants to sweep but no luck.
Khanom Tom trying to control the position from guard on top but Ventura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ventura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khanom Tom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ventura is keeping the position for now.
Ventura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khanom Tom is one step ahead there.

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.
Khanom Tom is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nai Khanom Tom was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick
and Ventura counters with a left to the body.
Khanom Tom throws a lazy head kick
and Ventura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Khanom Tom misses with a leg kick
and Ventura makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Khanom Tom throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Ventura decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Ventura dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ventura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Khanom Tom !
Khanom Tom tries to hold on but Ventura postures up.
Ventura looking to finish Khanom Tom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khanom Tom !
Ventura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ventura throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ventura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ventura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Khanom Tom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Khanom Tom tries to hold on but Ventura postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura looking to finish Khanom Tom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Khanom Tom !
Ventura controlling the position easily from mount.
Ventura wants to control the pace but Khanom Tom is squirming around nicely.
Khanom Tom avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ventura.
Khanom Tom in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Khanom Tom tries to lock up and control but Ventura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ventura.
Ventura scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Khanom Tom ?
Khanom Tom is in a horrible position here. Ventura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ventura raining down shots from the mount!
Khanom Tom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom wants to control but Ventura is keeping busy.
Ventura looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khanom Tom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ventura pulls his head out easily.
Ventura is trying to control the action in half guard but Khanom Tom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khanom Tom trying to control from the bottom.
Ventura is looking to advance position but Khanom Tom won't allow it.
Nai Khanom Tom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanom Tom keeping control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khanom Tom trying to control but Ventura postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Nai Khanom Tom hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the body

and Ventura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ventura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ace Ventura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ventura wants to control from the top but Khanom Tom keeps moving.
Ventura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Khanom Tom is striking off his back. Ventura thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Ventura there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Ventura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ventura 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Ace Ventura!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Ace Ventura!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Ace Ventura!

Ace Ventura wins by unanimous decision!