PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between GnP Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Machine
vs
Ventura

176 cm
18
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, GnP Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ventura looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ventura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Machine's guard.
Ventura throws a big right hand that misses.
Machine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machine tries to get out of the position.
Machine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ventura manages to get himself to full guard.
Machine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ventura swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ventura kicks Machine off and gets to his feet.
Machine shoots in for a takedown but Ventura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Ventura pushes Machine up against the cage in a clinch.

Ventura breaks the clinch.

Ventura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Machine turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Ventura looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Machine crashes against the mat.
Machine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Machine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Machine tries to score with some ground and pound. Ventura controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Machine working the head with strikes.

Machine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ventura, who protects the arm well.
Machine working the ground and pound.
Machine working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ventura takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Ventura is rocked!
Ventura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Machine lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Ventura! Machine senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Ventura out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). GnP Machine!