PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venturia's entrance music is Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise. A fine choice. Jesse Venturia has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Venturia
vs
Speed

210 cm
34
281 lbs
27 - 25 - 0

192 cm
27
295 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Speed!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed tries for a takedown but Venturia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but Venturia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Speed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Venturia avoids it really well and circles away.
Speed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jesse Venturia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Speed.
Venturia scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tyson Speed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed shoots for a takedown but Venturia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An inside leg kick from Speed misses.
Speed scores with a head kick.
Speed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Venturia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Speed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venturia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Speed.
Speed blocks a jab.
Venturia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venturia avoids the body shot from Speed.

Speed decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed tries to pass to full mount but Venturia defends it.
It looks like Speed is going to stand back up.
Venturia is refusing to be controlled, as Speed sits in half guard.
Venturia is trying to stand.
Speed seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyson Speed.
Venturia throws a body punch but Speed moves out of range.
Speed tries to clinch there but Venturia circles away.
Venturia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venturia cracks Speed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Speed walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venturia is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Speed like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Speed from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Venturia!
Jesse Venturia spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.