PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarvis Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Venris
vs
Calhoun

165 cm
21
157 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
168 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jarvis Calhoun!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun misses with a two punch combination.
Calhoun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Venris circles away quickly and effectively.
Venris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venris misses with a head kick.

Venris has closed the distance and engaged Calhoun in a clinch.

Venris breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Calhoun. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Calhoun misses.
Venris looks to land a body kick but Calhoun moved away.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calhoun misses with a double jab.
Calhoun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Venris rushes Calhoun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calhoun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Venris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calhoun throws a right hand that Venris ducks under and follows up with a left that Venris also avoids with ease.
Venris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calhoun looks gassed!
Venris throws the kick towards the body but Calhoun avoids it.
Calhoun misses with a two punch combination.
Calhoun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venris pushes Calhoun away with a front kick.

Venris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venris blocks an uppercut.
Calhoun misses with some punches.
Calhoun avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
Venris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Calhoun takes an elbow to the forehead.

Venris breaks the clinch.
Calhoun misses with a wild combination.

Venris gets a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Venris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Calhoun blocks it with crossed arms.
Calhoun takes an elbow to the forehead.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venris scores with a head kick. Calhoun tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Venris is looking to land body kicks.
Venris misses with a kick to the body.
Venris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calhoun.

Venris moves into the clinch.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calhoun tries to bum rush Venris with a series of wild strikes but Venris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Venris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calhoun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Venris is trying to break the clinch but Calhoun is controlling him.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Calhoun gets tackled into the cage by Venris. Venris maintains the clinch.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Calhoun blocks with his arms.
Venris blocking some punches.
Calhoun misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris moves into range and clinches up with Calhoun.
Venris blocking some punches.
Calhoun takes an elbow to the temple.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calhoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calhoun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calhoun throws a right hand that Venris ducks under and follows up with a left that Venris also avoids with ease.
Venris misses with an attempted mid kick.

Venris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.
Calhoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Calhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
Calhoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calhoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.
Calhoun misses with the head strike.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calhoun.
Calhoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Venris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calhoun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calhoun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Venris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Venris breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Calhoun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calhoun throws a right and a left that Venris avoids nicely.

Venris gets a clinch.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris looking to throw knees to the head but Calhoun is blocking nicely.

Venris manages to break the clinch.
Venris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Venris dodges the punch combination from Calhoun.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calhoun.
Calhoun has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
Calhoun working aggressively here.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris tries to circle away but Calhoun has him pinned against the cage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun lands a right hand.

Venris manages to break the clinch.
Calhoun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Venris moves into the clinch.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Venris working hard to break the clinch.
Venris throws a knee to the head but misses.

Venris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Venris throws a head kick but Calhoun moves out of range.
Venris looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
Calhoun prevents Venris from breaking the clinch.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Calhoun avoids the damage to the body.
Calhoun lands a left hand.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Venris blocks an uppercut.
Calhoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calhoun has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calhoun.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Venris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Venris clinches with his opponent.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Calhoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.
Calhoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Calhoun.
Calhoun avoids the elbow strike from Venris, against the cage.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Calhoun avoids the damage to the body.
Calhoun misses with a punch on the inside.
Calhoun misses with some punches.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Venris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Venris thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Calhoun if he has to take too many more of those.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
Calhoun working aggressively here.
Venris blocks an uppercut.
Venris blocking some punches.
Calhoun lands an uppercut.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calhoun.
Calhoun working aggressively here.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Venris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Venris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A chopping leg kick lands by Venris.
Calhoun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Venris drives through and clinches with Calhoun against the cage.
Calhoun working aggressively here.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calhoun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venris.
Calhoun misses with a double jab.
Venris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Venris clinches.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venris lands an elbow inside.

Venris breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Venris slams his shin into Calhoun's torso.
Venris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Venris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Calhoun tries to keep at a distance but Venris has taken the fight into the clinch.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venris moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Calhoun misses with a two punch combination.
Calhoun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venris.

Venris drives through and clinches with Calhoun against the cage.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calhoun takes an elbow to the forehead.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris takes the fight into the clinch.
Venris blocks an uppercut.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Calhoun.
Calhoun is breathing heavily.
Calhoun takes an elbow to the temple.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.

It looks like Jarvis Calhoun has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venris blocking some punches.
Calhoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solomon Venris has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Venris misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun working aggressively here.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Venris breaks from the clinch.
Venris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calhoun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.

Venris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Venris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calhoun.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calhoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris rushes Calhoun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calhoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calhoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Venris moves into the clinch successfully.
Calhoun has a couple of punches blocked by Venris.
Calhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calhoun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venris tries a knee to the head but Calhoun blocks it.
Venris blocking some punches.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Venris moves into the clinch.
Calhoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venris wants to break free but Calhoun has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Calhoun misses with the head strike.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.
Calhoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calhoun has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Venris.
Venris lands a good knee to the midsection. Calhoun won't want to take too many of those.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.
Calhoun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Venris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Calhoun has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Calhoun blocks with his arms.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Venris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Calhoun blocks a head kick by Venris.
Calhoun throws a series of punches but Venris moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun tries to bum rush Venris with a series of wild strikes but Venris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Venris moves into range and clinches up with Calhoun.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Calhoun's defenses.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calhoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris lands an elbow inside that Calhoun shrugs off.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.
Calhoun misses with the head strike.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Venris is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calhoun can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.

Venris breaks the clinch.

Venris closes the distance and clinches.
Venris blocking some punches.
Calhoun lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Calhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Calhoun shrugs off.
Venris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris misses with a knee strike.

Venris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Calhoun misses with a double jab.
Calhoun swinging wildly here.
Calhoun has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venris.
Venris tries to land a front kick but Calhoun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calhoun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Venris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Calhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun throws a punch but it's blocked by Venris.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venris throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Calhoun misses with some punches.
Calhoun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venris throws a knee to the head but misses.

Venris breaks from the clinch.
Calhoun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calhoun.
Good leg kick by Venris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Venris rushes Calhoun and presses him up against the cage.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Calhoun misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calhoun.
Venris missing with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris moves into the clinch.
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Venris breaks the clinch.
Calhoun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Venris looks for the body kick but Calhoun saw that one coming.
Calhoun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venris.
Venris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Venris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Calhoun misses with a jab, cross combination.

Venris closes the distance and pushes Calhoun back into the cage.
Calhoun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Venris manages to break the clinch.
Calhoun throws a nice looking combination but Venris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Venris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Calhoun, pushing him back against the cage.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Calhoun shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.

Venris breaks the clinch.

Venris moves into the clinch.

Venris breaks the clinch.

Venris moves into the clinch.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calhoun misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Venris.

Venris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Venris clinches up against the cage.
Calhoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calhoun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calhoun avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venris.
Calhoun throws a head punch that misses.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Calhoun avoids it.
Venris tries to break the clinch but Calhoun is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Calhoun fails to land.
Calhoun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Calhoun in his tracks for a moment.
Calhoun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Venris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calhoun throws a series of punches but Venris moves out of range.

Venris pushes Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.
Calhoun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calhoun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.

Venris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jarvis Calhoun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Venris has Calhoun up against the cage in a clinch.
Jarvis Calhoun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calhoun swings wildly with an uppercut but Venris uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Venris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Venris 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight for Solomon Venris!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Solomon Venris!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Solomon Venris!

Solomon Venris wins by unanimous decision!