PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zsiga Venczel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Venczel
vs
Braz

192 cm
18
220 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
205 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zsiga Venczel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel with a lazy takedown attempt

and Braz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Braz.
Venczel trying to control the position.
Braz trying to control the position from guard on top but Venczel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venczel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braz trying to control but Venczel is working from the bottom.

Braz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Venczel keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel is trying to control the position but Braz postures up.
Venczel keeping full guard, as Braz tries to pass.
Braz wants to control from the top but Venczel keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Venczel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Venczel keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.
Braz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venczel is keeping the position for now.
Braz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Braz is fighting to break Venczel's control of his arms but Venczel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Braz is pushing down on Venczel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Venczel is fighting to maintain full guard but Braz has managed to sneak the leg through.

Braz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Braz wants to pass to mount but Venczel is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venczel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Braz is looking to pass into half guard but Venczel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Venczel is in guard.

Braz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Venczel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Venczel wants to control from the top but Braz keeps moving.

Braz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Venczel is aware though and is defending well.

Braz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Venczel is aware though and is defending well.
Venczel cracks Braz with a solid left hand.

Venczel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Venczel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Venczel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Braz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Venczel has managed to get both his arms back between Braz's legs - danger averted.
Venczel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braz has momentary wrist control but Venczel slips an elbow through the middle.

Braz looking for a guillotine here but Venczel defends easily.
Venczel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Braz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venczel defends well.
Venczel is pushing down on Braz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Braz is fighting to maintain full guard but Venczel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Venczel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Venczel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Venczel lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Venczel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Braz trying to hold on to Venczel's head to control him but Venczel postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel working Braz over with strikes.

Venczel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Braz is just riding it out for now. Venczel eventually gives up the hold.

Venczel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Venczel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Venczel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Venczel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Braz is looking to control Venczel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Braz avoid being mounted?

Braz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zsiga Venczel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Venczel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Braz tries to avoid it but Venczel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Braz to the ground. Braz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Venczel tries to sprawl but Braz drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Braz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Venczel defends it well.
Braz is trying to control the action in half guard but Venczel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Braz wants to free his trapped foot but Venczel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Braz is looking to take a break and control but Venczel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Braz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Braz is working for a kimura but Venczel is defending it quite comfortably.

Braz is trying to work for a kimura but Venczel is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Venczel is defending against the submission attempts here by Braz.
Braz trying to advance position but Venczel counters by regaining guard.
Venczel keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.

Venczel looking for a guillotine here but Braz defends easily.
Braz postures up.

That's two 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.
Venczel keeping moving, preventing Braz from controlling successfully.

Braz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Venczel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Venczel has escaped and now he's on top!

Braz trying to control the position here.
Venczel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Braz's head.

Braz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venczel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braz keeping moving, preventing Venczel from controlling successfully.
Zsiga Venczel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Venczel postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Venczel defends it easily.
Braz wants to sweep but no luck.
Venczel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Venczel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Braz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venczel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Braz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Venczel is aware though and is defending well.

Venczel avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venczel is working Braz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Venczel is looking to work some ground and pound but Braz has wrist control.
Venczel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Braz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venczel controlling from the top position.
Venczel trying to control but Braz is working from the bottom.
Venczel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Braz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Venczel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Venczel trying to control but Braz is working from the bottom.

Braz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Venczel defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Braz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Venczel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Braz trying to control but Venczel postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shoei Braz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Braz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venczel was well out of range. Poor timing from Braz.

Braz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Venczel's guard.

Venczel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Braz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Venczel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Venczel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Braz is now in half guard.
Venczel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braz wants to pass to mount but Venczel is defending the position.

Braz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Venczel wants to control but Braz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venczel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Braz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Braz's back!
Braz is covering up but some of the strikes from Venczel are getting through and doing damage.
Braz wants to escape the position.
Venczel scores with punches and elbows.
Braz trying to control the position but Venczel manages to sink in the hooks.
Venczel throwing damaging strikes from the back! Braz could be in trouble here!
Venczel not allowing Braz to control his hands.
Braz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Braz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Braz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Venczel's guard. Nice work there by Braz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braz chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Braz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Venczel is trying to control the position but Braz postures up.
Braz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venczel working a defensive guard here.
Venczel pulls Braz in close to prevent any damage.
Venczel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venczel is working hard here to advance position.

Venczel working for a triangle but Braz defends it easily.
Braz slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Braz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Venczel defends it well.
Venczel trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Venczel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Braz works over Venczel with some ground and pound from guard.
Braz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venczel is keeping the position for now.

Venczel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Braz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Venczel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Braz has Venczel in his guard.

Braz is looking for a triangle but Venczel pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Braz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Venczel wants to control from the top but Braz keeps moving.
Braz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Venczel's guard.

Venczel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Venczel is in close to Braz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Venczel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Braz has an active guard here but Venczel has managed to pass into half guard.
Braz is staying active underneath Venczel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zsiga Venczel.
I think Venczel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Zsiga Venczel!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Shoei Braz!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Zsiga Venczel!

Zsiga Venczel wins by split decision!
Zsiga Venczel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.