PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Hitana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Venris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hitana
vs
Venris

170 cm
26
140 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

165 cm
21
157 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

[JMFC] 160!

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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zack Hitana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Solomon Venris!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Venris.
Venris throws a push kick but Hitana slaps the foot to one side.
Hitana blocks a head kick by Venris.
Hitana tries to clinch but Venris moves out of range.
Hitana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venris.
Venris throws a sloppy head kick and Hitana moves out of range easily.
Venris misses with a body kick.
Venris throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hitana moves out of range of the body kick from Venris.
Venris misses with a body kick.
Venris looks for the body kick but Hitana saw that one coming.
Hitana throws a front kick aimed at Venris's knee but Venris avoids it well.
Venris throws a wild body kick that Hitana sees coming a mile off.
Hitana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitana is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hitana.
Hitana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitana blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris throws a push kick but Hitana slaps the foot to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hitana misses with a wild body shot.
Hitana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Venris moves away.
Venris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Venris tries to land a front kick but Hitana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Venris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Venris looks for the body kick but Hitana saw that one coming.
Hitana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Venris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hitana avoids it really well and circles away.
Venris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitana doesn't manage to clinch there - Venris circles away.
Hitana looks to land a combination but Venris avoids it well.
Venris shoots for a double leg takedown but Hitana sprawls well. He's pushed Venris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Venris.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana throws a looping overhand right but Venris ducks down to avoid it.
Hitana tries to clinch there but Venris circles away.
Hitana takes a kick to the side of the head.

Venris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitana avoids the damage to the body.
Hitana trying to land knees to the body.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Hitana shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitana takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitana avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Hitana blocks an elbow strike.
Venris throws an elbow but it misses.
Hitana tries a knee to the head but Venris blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Venris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hitana's brow.
Hitana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hitana blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana wants to break free but Venris has control.
Venris misses with a knee to the head.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitana presses Venris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hitana avoids a wild elbow strike from Venris.
Venris missing with knees to the body.

Hitana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hitana swinging wildly here.
Hitana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venris sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hitana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zack Hitana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Venris shoots in for a double leg but Hitana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zack Hitana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Venris.
A head kick misses from Venris.
Hitana lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Venris - that will leave a mark!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Venris pushes Hitana away with a front kick.
Venris bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hitana moves out of range of the body kick.
Venris throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Venris darts in and clinches Hitana up against the cage.
Hitana blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Venris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Venris misses with a body kick.
Venris blocks a low kick nicely.
Venris throws a nice head kick!

Hitana is rocked!
Venris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Hitana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Solomon Venris seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Hitana gets tackled into the cage by Venris. Venris maintains the clinch.
Venris keeps control of Hitana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Venris.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitana avoids the damage to the body.
Venris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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. Hitana is defending well for now.
Hitana with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venris lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Hitana.
Hitana trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitana's defenses.
Venris tries a knee to the head but Hitana blocks it.
Venris trying to land knees to the body.
Venris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hitana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venris lands an elbow inside that Hitana shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hitana's defenses.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris lands an elbow that stopped Hitana in his tracks for a moment.
Venris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hitana dodges an elbow strike from Venris.
Hitana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Venris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Venris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hitana is trying to break free.
Hitana misses with a knee to the head.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hitana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Venris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitana avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Venris avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana managing to block the knees to the body from Venris.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitana avoids the damage to the body.
Venris throws an elbow that misses.
Venris avoiding damage as Hitana throws knees to the body.
Hitana avoiding damage as Venris throws knees to the body.
Hitana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Venris avoids it.
Venris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hitana avoids it.

Hitana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hitana seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitana avoids the head kick by Venris.
A leg kick checked by Hitana.
Hitana digs a good body shot into Venris's ribs.
Venris looks to land a body kick but Hitana moved away.
Venris misses with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitana takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hitana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Venris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zack Hitana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Venris connects with an inside leg kick.
Hitana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Venris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venris throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Venris scores with a push kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Venris.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitana is looking to clinch.
Hitana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Venris. That one must have hurt.
Venris shoots in for a takedown but Hitana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hitana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hitana blocks the body kick.
Venris explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hitana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Venris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venris.

Venris moves into the clinch successfully.
Hitana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Venris's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hitana is defending well for now.
Hitana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitana.
Hitana takes an elbow to the temple.
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Venris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Venris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hitana.
Hitana wants to get back to striking at distance but Venris won't allow it.
Venris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Venris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitana pushes off an throws an elbow but Venris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venris tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitana avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hitana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hitana working hard to break the clinch.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A solid body kick from Venris.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Venris, right into the meat.
Hitana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hitana misses with a combination
and Venris counters with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Venris.
Hitana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Venris lands a jab to the nose.
Venris is looking to clinch but Hitana is avoiding it.
Venris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venris tries to close the distance and clinch but Hitana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitana takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hitana's sensitive parts.
Hitana is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venris throws a head kick that Hitana semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venris shoots in for a takedown but Hitana shows good takedown defense.
Venris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Venris fakes the leg kick and cracks Hitana in the body.
Venris is looking to clinch.
Venris throws the kick towards the body but Hitana avoids it.
Hitana lands a two punch combo.
Hitana just misses with a punch to the body.
Venris lands with a slapping head kick.
Venris fakes the leg kick and cracks Hitana in the body.
Venris wants to clinch.
Venris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Venris.
Hitana avoids a kick to the body.
Venris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Venris lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hitana will feel that in the morning.
Hitana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hitana on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Venris looks for the body kick but Hitana saw that one coming.
Venris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Venris throws a wild body kick that Hitana sees coming a mile off.

Venris moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venris managing to block the knees to the body from Hitana.
Well,Hitana is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Venris misses with an elbow over the top.
Solomon Venris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Venris missing with knees to the body.
Hitana tries a knee to the head but Venris blocks it.
Hitana has had enough of the clinch but Venris keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venris tries to land a knee to the head but Hitana blocks with his arms.

Hitana breaks the clinch.
Venris shoots in for a double leg but Hitana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitana is looking to wear down Venris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Venris defending well as Hitana loads up on a big left hand.
Venris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hitana's head.
Venris wants to clinch
and Hitana counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hitana misses with a double jab.
Venris lands a front kick.

Venris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Venris looks up at the clock and then as Hitana takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Venris smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hitana is looking to reverse the position.
Venris happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitana is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Venris asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zack Hitana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Venris wants to control but Hitana is keeping him busy.
Venris works to advance to full mount. Hitana defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venris looking to control and managing it successfully.
Venris wants to control the pace but Hitana is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitana throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Solomon Venris!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Solomon Venris!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Solomon Venris!

Solomon Venris wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Solomon Venris was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.