PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Haverford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haverford might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay-Z & Kanye West - N** In Paris. Joseph Venables is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Haverford
vs
Venables

180 cm
43
185 lbs
19 - 26 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Haverford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Venables!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haverford throws a low kick but Venables avoids it.
Venables tries a quick counter leg kick but Haverford is wise to it.
Venables misses with a two punch combination.
Haverford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Venables throws a leg kick but Haverford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haverford throws a leg kick but Venables sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haverford misses with a body shot.
Haverford looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A low kick from Haverford misses
and Venables connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Tom Haverford has been cut.
Venables pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Venables will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haverford misses with a leg kick
and Venables counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haverford 's knee momentarily.
Tom Haverford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haverford thows a leg kick but Venables checks it
and Venables counters with a leg kick.
Haverford misses the jab.
Haverford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venables.
Haverford misses with a looping left.
Venables misses with a head kick.
Haverford fires out a quick counter leg kick but Venables just manages to avoid it.
Haverford throws out a loose jab but Venables uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venables uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haverford .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown attempt by Haverford or perhaps it was just good defense by Venables, which made it look bad.
Venables is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venables lands a jab.
Haverford tries to clinch but Venables moves away
and Venables counters with a left and a right that stings Haverford .
Venables tries to score with a low kick but Haverford moves his leg out of the way.
Venables lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haverford takes a step back to recover.
Haverford is breathing heavily.
Venables looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haverford wants to slow Venables down by chopping away at his legs.
Venables buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Venables.
Haverford has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Venables.
Haverford tries to bum rush Venables with a series of wild strikes but Venables uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haverford shoots for a takedown but Venables saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Venables steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Haverford . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venables throws a combination. Haverford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Venables thumps Haverford with a low kick.
Venables turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haverford closes the distance but Venables moves to the side
and Venables counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venables throws a nice outside leg kick.
Venables looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Venables connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Haverford thows a leg kick but Venables checks it
and Venables counters with a good low kick that Haverford was not able to check.
Venables is looking to slow Haverford down with leg kicks.
Venables ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Venables and Haverford goes tumbling to the canvas! Venables follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Haverford is rocked!

Tom Haverford 's cut is getting worse.
Venables not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haverford is not content to let Venables control the position.
Haverford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Venables throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haverford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Venables.
Venables missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venables thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haverford 's head.
Haverford is controlling Venables's trapped leg to prevent Venables from advancing to side control.
Venables is keen to just control but Haverford is a slippery customer.
Haverford avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Venables.
Venables throwing shots but Haverford is blocking nicely.
Venables not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Venables sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haverford defending well though.
Haverford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Venables not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Venables is looking to advance position but Haverford won't allow it.
Venables thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haverford 's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A low kick from Haverford misses
and Venables counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Venables.
Venables ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venables throws a fast counter high kick but Haverford manages to duck under it in time.
Haverford sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Venables moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haverford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Venables moves out of range of the leg kick from Haverford .
A jab from Venables does it's job there.
Haverford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Venables.

Tom Haverford 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An inside leg kick lands from Venables.
Venables's coach down at Bad Company Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Venables's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Haverford has Venables up against the cage in a clinch.
Venables lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Venables.
Oh Haverford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Haverford is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haverford seems to have got his legs back now.
Venables scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jeez, Tom Haverford 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Venables breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Venables dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Haverford 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Haverford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Venables.
Venables circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Haverford drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Venables follows Haverford to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Venables!
Joseph Venables decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.