PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottoms has chosen House Of Pain - Jump Around as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ventura
vs
Bottoms

175 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

SHINTO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ventura jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ventura.
Bottoms thuds a left hand into Ventura's body.
We've been told by Ventura's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bottoms throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Ventura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ventura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bottoms throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ventura.
Ventura scores with a punch to the head.
Ventura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bottoms looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ventura tests Bottoms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bottoms takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bottoms is rocked!
Bottoms shoots in but Ventura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bottoms is still on wobbly legs! Can Ventura finish him?
Bottoms misses with a hook to the body
letting Ventura counter with a right hand.
Ventura with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ventura connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ventura - just one landing.
Ventura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bottoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottoms closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Bottoms. Those never looked like landing.
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Ventura wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bottoms seems to have recovered his senses.
Ventura catches Bottoms with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bottoms misses with a double jab.
Ventura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Bottoms scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bottoms moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bottoms throws an off balance right hand
and Ventura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ventura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ventura sizes up Bottoms with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bottoms darts in looking for a takedown but Ventura gets double underhooks and turns Bottoms into the cage.
Ventura was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Ventura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Harry Bottoms has been cut.
Bottoms looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ventura dips to his left and cracks Bottoms with an uppercut!
Ventura throws an overhand right that drops Bottoms like a sack of potatoes! Ventura dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tasha Ventura!
Tasha Ventura is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Tasha Ventura, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Harry Bottoms had this to say: 'I like Ace. Hes a good dude - we train together at Shinto Elite MMA in Tokyo - but losing still sucks. Im going to get back in the gym, get better and the next time you see me in here i'll be doing the ass kicking.'.